The average bus between Croydon and Old Street takes 1h 25m and the fastest bus takes 1h 10m. There is a bus service every few hours from Croydon to Old Street. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Croydon and Old Street. The earliest departure is at 12:18 AM at night, and the last departure from Croydon is at 11:49 PM which arrives into Old Street at 1:00 AM. All services require a transfer at Elephant & Castle Station and take an average of 1h 25m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.

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No, there is no direct bus from Croydon to Old Street. However, there are services departing from Croydon station and arriving at Old Street station via Elephant & Castle Station station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 25m.
Croydon to Old Street bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Hogarth Crescent station.
Croydon to Old Street bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Elephant & Castle Station.
The distance between Croydon and Old Street is 15.9 km. The road distance is 18 km.
Arriva UK operates a bus from Hogarth Crescent to Elephant & Castle Station every 10 minutes. Tickets cost £1–3 and the journey takes 1h 4m. Abellio London also services this route hourly.