The route has roots from the
London Country route 468 which was introduced in May 1946 in time for the first post-war
Epsom Derby, which went from what was then
Chessington Zoo to
Effingham via
Epsom Hospital. It was renumbered 467 in 1999 after London suffix lettered bus routes were renumbered; 68A became
London Buses route 468, so the 468 became the 467, which had previously been used as a
London Transport country route between
Horton Kirby and
Sidcup. In early 2005, it was suggested that the route be merged with the K4, providing a service between
Epsom Hospital and
Kingston Hospital. This did not go ahead as a result of a lack of funding from Surrey Council, a lack of buses small enough to operate the route (the K4 uses small low-floor buses whereas the 467 uses double-deckers), an inability to cope with the school appendages on certain 467 journeys, and difficulty finding a suitable route through Hook, Mansfield Park and Winey Park. Certain journeys on the route carry on to
Epsom Hospital for
Rosebery School. In addition, since 2009 the 467 has covered the journeys of the discontinued 833 Surrey service from Hook to
Hinchley Wood School (which like the 467 was contentiously considered for withdrawal in 2006 but unlike the 467 was actually withdrawn that year), making it the only route to contain school-hour extensions at both ends of the route. On 19 June 2021, the route was transferred to
London United as part of RATP Group's plans to close the
Quality Line subsidiary. On 28 February 2025, the route passed from
London United to
First Bus London following the acquisition of
RATP Dev Transit London by
FirstGroup. ==Current route==