{"id":642398,"date":"2025-12-19T14:47:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642398\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T14:47:19","slug":"5-brand-new-superloop-express-bus-routes-are-set-to-arrive-in-london-over-the-next-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/642398\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Brand New &#8216;Superloop&#8217; Express Bus Routes Are Set To Arrive In London Over The Next Two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/53241674174_3698afe429_o-1024x765.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"SL8 Bus on the superloop route\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: CascadaTransport, via Flickr (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic)<\/p>\n<p>    Save<\/p>\n<p>London could soon be adding five shiny new threads to its intricate <strong>public transport tapestry<\/strong>. And unsurprisingly, I\u2019m pretty darn excited about it. Since 2023, Transport for London has been well-and-truly levelling up its bus offering, in the form of its family of <strong>Superloop bust services<\/strong>. These express routes are whizzing Londoners around the city, and somehow managing to make bus travel cool again as they do so.<\/p>\n<p>There are currently <strong>11 of these swift Superloop services<\/strong> scattered across the capital, each of which connect key outer London transport hubs with minimal stops along the way. They\u2019re pretty darn handy, to be quite honest with you. And so it comes as rather good news that the wheels of <strong>five more of them<\/strong> could soon be going round and round, all through the town city.<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-329633 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"A Superloop bus stop at sunset\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/shutterstock_2661461787-min.jpg\"\/>Credit: Claudia8c, Shutterstock The new Superloop services set to land in London soon <\/p>\n<p>There are five new services in the pipeline, set to <strong>transform the city\u2019s transport network<\/strong>. Some of these swift services are ready to hit the road in the next few months, whilst others are still waiting for the official green light. The new services in question are:<\/p>\n<p> SL11 <\/p>\n<p>The SL11 will run between<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-greenwich\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-greenwich\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Greenwich<\/a> and Abbey Wood<\/strong>, replacing the current 472 route<strong> in early 2026<\/strong>. This new bus route will follow the same journey as the existing bus, but \u2013 in true Superloop style \u2013 will cut out a fair few of the stops along the way.<\/p>\n<p> SL12 <\/p>\n<p>The SL12 will also have its wheels set in motion in 2026, and this route will run between <strong>Gants Hill and Rainham<\/strong> via the likes of Ilford and Romford. This route is a particularly handy one because it will provide a new and direct link between King George Hospital and Queen\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n<p> SL13 <\/p>\n<p>The SL13 is a proposed speedy service that would run between <strong>Hendon and Ealing Broadway<\/strong>. Prospective stops would include Hendon Central, Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and Hanger Lane Station.<\/p>\n<p> SL14 <\/p>\n<p>The SL14 is another Superloop service that\u2019s still in the pipeline, with the public consultation only recently ending. This route would ferry passengers between <strong>Stratford Bus Station and Chingford Hatch<\/strong> via Leyton and Blackhorse Road.<\/p>\n<p> SL15 <\/p>\n<p>Last (but by no means least) we have the <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/superloop-bus-service-eltham-clapham\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/superloop-bus-service-eltham-clapham\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_internal\">SL15<\/a>. This prospective new service would link <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/clapham-junction-transformation\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/clapham-junction-transformation\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_internal\"><strong>Clapham Junction<\/strong><\/a><strong> and Eltham<\/strong>, with a whopping eight inter-rail change options on route.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-201452 size-full\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"a shot of the top of shepherd's bush green bus shelter, with a superloop totem attached to the roof\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/53327028775_774e38e50d_o-1.jpg\"\/>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sheeprus\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sheep\u201dR\u201dUs<\/a>, via Flickr \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc-nd\/2.0\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED<\/a> London\u2019s current Superloop services <\/p>\n<p>There are currently 11 of these s<strong>peedy Superloop services<\/strong> whizzing Londoners around the city. The rapid routes already rolling through the streets of <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-things-to-do-london\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-things-to-do-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_internal\">London<\/a> are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>SL1<\/strong> (running between North Finchley and <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/10-reasons-walthamstow-area-guide\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/10-reasons-walthamstow-area-guide\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_4\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Walthamstow Central<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL2<\/strong> (running between Walthamstow Central and North Woolwich)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL3<\/strong> (running between Thamesmead and Bromley North)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL4<\/strong> (running between Grove Park and <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-canary-wharf\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-canary-wharf\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_5\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Canary Wharf<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL5<\/strong> (running between Bromley North and Croydon Town Centre)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL6<\/strong> (running between West Croydon and Russel Square)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL7<\/strong> (running between West Croydon and Heathrow Airport)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL8<\/strong> (running between Uxbridge and White City)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL9<\/strong> (running between Heathrow Airport and Harrow)<\/li>\n<li><strong>SL10<\/strong> (running between Harrow and North Finchley)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/bakerloop-bus-south-london\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/bakerloop-bus-south-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_6\" data-category=\"click_internal\"><strong>BL1\/Bakerloop<\/strong><\/a> (running between <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-elephant-and-castle\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-elephant-and-castle\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_7\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Elephant and Castle<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-lewisham\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/things-to-do-in-lewisham\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_8\" data-category=\"click_internal\">Lewisham<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: CascadaTransport, via Flickr (Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic) Save London could soon be adding five shiny new threads to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519538,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,17009,257,19658,10763,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-642398","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-local-trip","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-public-transport-tickets","14":"tag-trip-travel","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=642398"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/642398\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=642398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=642398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=642398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}