TfL Publishes the Most Common Station-to-Station Journeys for the National Rail, Elizabeth Line, London Overground, Underground and DLR for 2025

This is a follow-up to my previous article about the most common journeys on the London Underground and other services in 2023.

I can reveal that Transport for London (TfL) has published the most common journeys for the London Underground (LU), National Rail (NR), Elizabeth Line (EL), and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) as of 2025.

Bear in mind, we are still in 2025, and the data for this year is only available up to and including 1st November.

With so many London Underground stations at the top, here are 100 journeys.

Request ID: FOI-2907-2526
Date published: 17 November 2025

Please find attached origin-destination data for 2025 up to and including 1st November:

Tap-in and tap-out contactless ticketing extended to 50 more stations across South East England, including London Stansted and Southend airports — launching 14 December 2025!

Map of stations that will offer contactless ticketing

After a very long wait, the UK Department for Transport has announced that contactless pay-as-you-go will finally be expanded to a further 50 stations across south-east England, including London Stansted and Southend airports! The launch will take place on 14 December 2025.

Let’s take a look at the press release on the UK government website:

From: Department for Transport and Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill CBE

London Bus Tender Awards: Hydrogen Buses to Leave Route 7 and New Electric Buses for Routes 7/N7, 156 and 344

Drawings of the Wrightbus StreetDeck Hydroliner

Transport for London (TfL) has announced in the London Bus Tender awards that routes 7/N7, 156 and 344 will soon be served using new double-deck electric buses as part of the new route contracts awarded to the relevant bus operating companies.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Transport for London Reveals the Top 20 Busiest Bus Routes and Top Three Longest Night Bus Routes of 2025

In searching through the Freedom of Information (FOI) releases on the Transport for London (TfL) website, I noted they have published a couple of interesting requests relating to London Buses.

Firstly, let's take a look at the top 20 busiest bus routes and commendations by bus users.

Request ID: FOI-2919-2526
Date published: 12 November 2025

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Routes 8 and 678, Hybrid New Routemasters to Leave Route 8

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that routes 8/N8 and 678 will be operated with new double-deck electric buses, meaning that the New Routemaster vehicles will be withdrawn from route 8. I understand that this news may be disappointing for some people.

31st October 2025 (for reference)

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Routes 16, 104, 146, 208, 300, 301, 336 and P13

Design of the second-generation Yutong U11DD

Transport for London (TfL) has announced that eight routes have been awarded new electric buses. This means the New Routemaster buses will be withdrawn from route 16 and possibly deployed to another route.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

Route 16
Retained by: Metroline
Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR): 16
Vehicles: New electric double deck
Contract Start Date: 10th October 2026
Contract End Date: 7th October 2033

London Bus Tender Awards: Falcon Coaches Wins Route 467 with New Double-Decker Electric Buses

Transport for London has announced that an independent bus operator, Falcon Coaches, has entered the London bus market after winning the Route 467 contract with new double-decker electric buses.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below:

The Impact of Withdrawing Paper One Day Bus & Tram Passes in London: The Importance of Alternative Ticketing Methods

It's been several months since Transport for London (TfL) has quietly withdrawn their paper One Day Bus & Tram Pass from TfL and railway stations.

This is a follow up to my previous article where I reported about TfL quietly withdrawing the paper One Day Bus & Tram Pass from TfL and railway stations, then I updated the article as more information was found such as the Equality Impact Assesment (EqIA) and the answer by the Mayor of London.

Transport for London Reveals Costs of Using Social Media Influencers to Raise Awareness and Promote Its Services

Transport for London (TfL) has revealed, via the Freedom of Information (FOI) section of its website, the cost of using social media influencers to help raise awareness of various topics and promote public transport use.

Request ID: FOI-2222-2526
Date published: 07 October 2025

London Bus Tender Awards: New Electric Buses for Route 81

As of October 2025, Transport for London (TfL) has announced that Route 81 will operate with new double-deck electric buses, following Metroline’s successful retention of the contract.

LBSL intends to enter into new contracts for the following routes with the operators listed below: