First 12 Bus: Start of Service

The first 12 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 12 bus of the day leaves Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street at 00:01 towards Eynella Road / Dulwich Library (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 12 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 12 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Eynella Road / Dulwich Library

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street RF	00:01	00:01	00:01	00:01
Conduit Street / Hamleys Toy Store T	00:04	00:04	00:04	00:04
Piccadilly Circus F	00:06	00:06	00:06	00:06
Haymarket / Charles Il Street P	00:09	00:09	00:09	00:09
Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn A	00:10	00:10	00:10	00:10
Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue P	00:14	00:14	00:14	00:14
Horse Guards Parade	00:14	00:14	00:14	00:14
Westminster Stn / Parliament Square G	00:16	00:16	00:16	00:16
St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall E	00:18	00:18	00:18	00:18
Lower Marsh K	00:20	00:20	00:20	00:20
Lambeth North Station C	00:21	00:21	00:21	00:21
St George's Circus D	00:22	00:22	00:22	00:22
Elephant & Castle / London Road D	00:25	00:25	00:25	00:25
Elephant & Castle Station R	00:30	00:30	00:30	00:30
Larcom Street A	00:31	00:31	00:31	00:31
East Street F	00:33	00:33	00:33	00:33
Westmoreland Road J	00:34	00:34	00:34	00:34
Camberwell Road / Albany Road N	00:37	00:37	00:37	00:37
Bowyer Place N	00:38	00:38	00:38	00:38
Medlar Street A	00:40	00:40	00:40	00:40
Camberwell Church St / Camberwell Grn K	00:42	00:42	00:42	00:42
St Giles Church	00:43	00:43	00:43	00:43
Vestry Road N	00:44	00:44	00:44	00:44
Peckham Road / Southampton Way P	00:45	00:45	00:45	00:45
Harris Academy Q	00:46	00:46	00:46	00:46
Peckham Library B	00:50	00:50	00:50	00:50
Clayton Road K	00:53	00:53	00:53	00:53
The Aylesham Centre N	00:54	00:54	00:54	00:54
Peckham Rye Station V	00:55	00:55	00:55	00:55
Nigel Road EA	00:57	00:57	00:57	00:57
Peckham Rye / East Dulwich Road WN	00:58	00:58	00:58	00:58
The Gardens WQ	00:59	00:59	00:59	00:59
Barry Road / Peckham Rye WS	01:00	01:00	01:00	01:00
Upland Road WT	01:00	01:00	01:00	01:00
Underhill Road DZ	01:01	01:01	01:01	01:01
Goodrich Road DD	01:02	01:02	01:02	01:02
Eynella Road / Dulwich Library DE	01:04	01:04	01:04	01:04

To Margaret Street / Oxford Circus

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Etherow Street DB	05:05	00:10	00:10	00:10
Goodrich Road DC	05:05	00:10	00:10	00:10
Underhill Road DG	05:07	00:12	00:12	00:12
Upland Road WD	05:08	00:13	00:13	00:13
Peckham Rye / Barry Road WE	05:09	00:14	00:14	00:14
The Gardens WF	05:09	00:14	00:14	00:14
Peckham Rye / East Dulwich Road WK	05:10	00:15	00:15	00:15
Nigel Road WM	05:11	00:16	00:16	00:16
Heaton Road X	05:13	00:18	00:18	00:18
Peckham Rye Station U	05:14	00:19	00:19	00:19
Hanover Park R	05:16	00:21	00:21	00:21
Harris Academy S	05:17	00:22	00:22	00:22
Peckham Road / Southampton Way T	05:18	00:23	00:23	00:23
Vestry Road V	05:20	00:25	00:25	00:25
St Giles Church U	05:21	00:26	00:26	00:26
Camberwell Church St / Camberwell Grn L	05:23	00:28	00:28	00:28
Camberwell Green F	05:25	00:30	00:30	00:30
Medlar Street D	05:26	00:31	00:31	00:31
Wyndham Road U	05:27	00:32	00:32	00:32
Bowyer Place Z	05:28	00:33	00:33	00:33
Camberwell Road / Albany Road X	05:29	00:34	00:34	00:34
Westmoreland Road M	05:31	00:36	00:36	00:36
East Street H	05:32	00:37	00:37	00:37
Larcom Street C	05:34	00:39	00:39	00:39
Heygate Street Z	05:35	00:40	00:40	00:40
Elephant & Castle Station V	05:38	00:43	00:43	00:43
London College of Communication Z	05:38	00:43	00:43	00:43
St George's Road / Imperial War Museum N	05:40	00:45	00:45	00:45
Lambeth North Station B	05:43	00:48	00:48	00:48
Lower Marsh A	05:44	00:49	00:49	00:49
St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall D	05:46	00:51	00:51	00:51
Westminster Stn / Parliament Square A	05:49	00:54	00:54	00:54
Horse Guards Parade	05:50	00:55	00:55	00:55
Trafalgar Square T	05:53	00:58	00:58	00:58
Regent Street / St James's Y	05:56	01:01	01:01	01:01
Piccadilly Circus E	05:59	01:04	01:04	01:04
Beak Street / Hamleys Toy Store L	06:00	01:05	01:05	01:05
Oxford Circus Station RC	06:03	01:08	01:08	01:08
Margaret Street / Oxford Circus RE	06:04	01:09	01:09	01:09

Times are TfL's scheduled first departures from each stop in the given direction; the final stop's time is an arrival. Columns cover the days shown in their heading, and the highlighted column is today. On busy mornings buses can run a few minutes later than scheduled, so allow a small buffer if the first bus matters for a connection.

First 12 bus FAQs

What time is the first 12 bus?

The first 12 bus leaves Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street at 00:01 towards Eynella Road / Dulwich Library (Mon-Thu). From Etherow Street the first bus is at 05:05. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 12 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 12 bus leaves Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street at 00:01. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Does the 12 run all night?

Yes. The 12 is a 24-hour route, so buses keep running through the night and there is no real "first bus". The times above are the first departures of each service day. Overnight buses usually run less often than during the day.

Where does the first 12 bus start from?

The 12 starts from Oxford Circus Stn / Margaret Street and runs to Eynella Road / Dulwich Library, and in the other direction from Etherow Street. Buses reach stops along the route a few minutes after leaving the start, and the tables above show the scheduled first departure at every stop.

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