PLAN YOUR JOURNEY
Getting to Bexley & Bexleyheath:
Transport Options + Handy Extras
Bexley and Bexleyheath are related but distinct destinations, with different National Rail stations and different local centres.
📍 Where you’re heading
KNOW YOUR STATIONS
Bexley station is by Bexley Village. Bexleyheath station is a separate station serving the Bexleyheath area. Bexleyheath town centre also has a substantial bus network, so check whether your destination is the station, town centre, Bexley Village or somewhere else in the borough.
🚌 See your transport options
🚆 Bexley National Rail
Bexley station serves Bexley Village. It is a different station and destination from Bexleyheath.
🚆 Bexleyheath National Rail
Bexleyheath station serves the wider Bexleyheath area but is not the same place as Bexley Village or Bexley station.
🚌 Useful Bexleyheath buses
89 — Bexleyheath ↔ Welling / Blackheath / Lewisham and Slade Green direction
96 — Bexleyheath ↔ Woolwich and Bluewater direction
422 — Bexleyheath ↔ Woolwich / Charlton / North Greenwich
486 — Bexleyheath ↔ Welling / Shooters Hill / Charlton / North Greenwich
SL3 — Superloop connection through Bexleyheath towards Thamesmead and Bromley
🧭 Coming from our local patch
Welling / Blackheath / Lewisham: 89 is useful through Bexleyheath. Woolwich: 96 and 422 are useful. North Greenwich: 422 and 486 provide direct Bexleyheath links. Abbey Wood / Thamesmead: SL3 and local buses are useful depending on the exact starting point. Dartford / central London: National Rail may be the more useful starting point depending on destination.
🔄 Useful places to change
- Woolwich: Elizabeth line, DLR, National Rail and buses.
- North Greenwich: Jubilee line plus 422/486.
- Abbey Wood: Elizabeth line and local buses.
🏠 Getting home
Do not assume Bexley and Bexleyheath stations are interchangeable. Check the correct station, town-centre stop and return direction before leaving.
💷 Keeping travel costs down
Contactless/Oyster and eligible caps can simplify many London journeys. Hopper can help with qualifying bus changes; check child/Zip Oyster and Railcard rules for the route you use.
👨👩👧 Family travel
For Hall Place, Danson Park or shopping trips, check which station or bus stop is actually closest to the destination before choosing the fewest-change route.
♿ Accessibility
National Rail lists both Bexley and Bexleyheath as step-free category A stations. However, current National Rail alerts say lifts are out of service at both stations at the time of this check, so anyone relying on lifts should check live accessibility information before travelling.
📍 Useful local destinations
- 🏛️ Hall Place & Gardens
- 🌳 Danson Park
- 🛍️ Bexleyheath town centre / Broadway Shopping Centre
- 🏘️ Bexley Village
- 🚆 Bexley and Bexleyheath stations
✨ While you’re here
🚏 Explore by route
Already on the bus? Have a mooch along one of the strongest routes for this area.
🔎 Check before you travel
Travel information checked: 21 September 2026. Routes, lifts and accessibility arrangements can change.
