FOI request detail

List of busiest to least busiest bus routes

Request ID: FOI-3418-2324
Date published: 18 January 2024

You asked

I am requesting a list of every bus route in london placed in a list from most used to least used from the most recent data set. Please may you include the annual passenger numbers Thank you.

We answered

Our ref: FOI-3418-2324

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 27 December 2023 asking for a list of the most to least busiest bus routes.

Your request has been considered under the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and our information access policy.

I can confirm that we do hold the information you require.

We publish the annual bus route usage by financial year on our website here:

https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/2022-2023-annual-bus-stats.xlsx

On this page https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/publications-and-reports/buses-performance-data the latest data for 2022-2023 is for the 52 weeks from Saturday 02 April 2022 to Friday 31 March 2023. Boardings for schooldays-only services are excluded as the data is not sufficiently reliable. Special services running occasional trips such as mobility or 900-series routes are also excluded.

If you are not satisfied with this response please see the attached information sheet for details of your right to appeal.


Yours sincerely,



Tahsin Prima
FOI Case Officer
General Counsel
Transport for London

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