Running between Finsbury Park and Liverpool Street bus stations, it is operated by Metroline.

[1] From 5 December 2020, the route was extended from Finsbury Square to Liverpool Street station.

Around this time, the route also transferred from HCT Group to Go-Ahead London.

[3][4] Route 153 operates via these primary locations:[5] The route is operated from Go-Ahead London's Waterloo bus garage, which has had charging points fitted to accommodate the electric buses.

[2] Media related to London Buses route 153 at Wikimedia Commons