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London's buses ferry around 2 billion passengers around the capital every year, beating the London Underground by a fair stretch. 

As a mode of transport it doesn't quite capture the imagination as much as its bigger more underground cousin but for many its their favourite way of getting around. 

TfL release data every year showing which routes are the most travelled and which are used by just a handful of passengers. 

Here are the lest busy bus routes in the whole of the London network. 

The night buses are not included in the results because they inevitably have much lower passenger numbers and would dominate the list. 

10.  Route 327 - Waltham Cross to Cocker Road - 78,655 passengers

The 327 is the tenth least busy bus route in London. 

It runs from Cocker Road in the northern edge of Enfield to Waltham Cross in the Hertfordshire borough of Broxbourne. 

It is also a very short route, stretching as the crow flies just over one mile. 

9.  Route 375 - Romford to Passingford Bridge - 67,470 passengers

The ninth least busy route is the Route 375. 

This takes passengers on the distant route from Romford , in the far reaches of East London, to Passingford Bridge, just inside the M25. 

For a large chunk of the route it's driving through open country. 

8.  Route 549 - South Woodford to Loughton - 61,811 passengers

Running from South Woodford to Loughton, the 549 is rarely used.  The equivalent of only 170 passengers a day. 

Although it falls within the boundaries of the M25, Loughton is in the Essex district of Epping Forest

7.  Route R5/R10 - Orpington to Green Street Green - 58,042 passengers

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This is a shared route running through South-East London. 

One of the shorter routes on this list, if you ride the R5/R10 end to end you'll only travel 1.6 miles. 

The buses take the good people of Green Street Green to Orpington Train Station where they can get a train into the centre of town. 

6.  Route 347 - Romford to South Ockendon - 43,187 passengers

Another one of the routes that goes from Romford clean out of London into Essex. 

The amount of passengers using this route is less than half the total capacity of Wembley Stadium. 

5.  Route 385 - Chingford to Salisbury Hall Sainsbury's - 36,945 passengers

This route takes you past the iconic Walthamstow Stadium.  Dubbed the Victoria Line's Las Vegas, it was one of the leading greyhound racing tracks in the country before it closed in 2008. 

Although, like most of London's great buildings, its been converted into flats, the art-deco neon sign at the front of the stadium was restored. 

4.  Route W10 - Enfield Town to Crewes Hill - 28,483 passengers

Takes passengers from the centre of Enfield to Crewes Hill Golf Club. 

Considering the tiny size of Crewes Hill and the exclusive nature of golf its hardly surprising this is a route not often travelled. 

On average only 78 passengers use this route a day. 

3.  Route H3 - Golders Green to East Finchley - 23,917 passengers

This route is surprisingly close to the centre of London to appear on a list of least used bus routes. 

It takes people from Golders Green through the leafy streets of North London to East Finchley. 

2.  Route 389 - Western Way to Chipping Barnet Library - 15,097 passengers

The second least used bus is the 389. 

It runs a short route of less than two miles through the heart of High Barnet, North London. 

Just over 40 passengers use this route a day. 

1.  Route 399 - Hadley Wood to Chipping Barnet Library - 10,412 passengers

Interestingly this route terminates in the same place the previous one does, Chipping Barnet Library. 

On average just 29 passengers use this route every day. 

In comparison the most used route, the Number 18 which runs along the Harrow Road, gave 16,670,500 rides.  That's 1,600 times the number that Route 399 does. 

It might seem absurd to run such a little used route but they remain an important lifeline for people unable to drive such as certain old or disabled people. 

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