First 179 Bus: Start of Service

The first 179 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 179 bus of the day leaves Chingford Station at 04:55 towards Hainault Street (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 179 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 179 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Hainault Street

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Chingford Station C	04:55	04:55	04:55	06:40
Station Road / Chingford Station E	04:55	04:55	04:55	06:40
Stanley Road G	04:56	04:56	04:56	06:41
Station Road / the Green K	04:57	04:57	04:57	06:42
Balgonie Road GA	04:58	04:58	04:58	06:43
Friday Hill GB	05:00	05:00	05:00	06:45
Kimberley Road GC	05:00	05:00	05:00	06:45
Valance Avenue GE	05:01	05:01	05:01	06:46
Seymour Court GH	05:02	05:02	05:02	06:47
Newlands Road FA	05:03	05:03	05:03	06:48
Forest Road FB	05:04	05:04	05:04	06:49
Bancroft's School FC	05:05	05:05	05:05	06:50
St Thomas of Canterbury Church FS	05:06	05:06	05:06	06:51
Monkhams Lane A	05:07	05:07	05:07	06:52
Woodford Green / Broadmead Road B	05:09	05:09	05:09	06:54
Chingford Lane C	05:10	05:10	05:10	06:55
Churchill Memorial D	05:11	05:11	05:11	06:56
St Albans Road G	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:58
Churchfields	05:14	05:14	05:14	06:59
Southend Road M	05:15	05:15	05:15	07:00
George Lane Shopping Centre G	05:16	05:16	05:16	07:01
South Woodford Station C	05:18	05:18	05:18	07:03
George Lane / Chigwell Road B	05:19	05:19	05:19	07:04
Onslow Gardens A	05:21	05:21	05:21	07:06
Charlie Brown's Roundabout D	05:23	05:23	05:23	07:08
Lechmere Approach E	05:24	05:24	05:24	07:09
Northview Drive F	05:25	05:25	05:25	07:10
Woodford / Roding Lane North WA	05:26	05:26	05:26	07:11
Claybury Broadway WB	05:27	05:27	05:27	07:12
Lord Avenue WD	05:30	05:30	05:30	07:15
Longwood Gardens WE	05:31	05:31	05:31	07:16
Highwood Gardens WH	05:31	05:31	05:31	07:16
Glenwood Gardens WP	05:32	05:32	05:32	07:17
Gants Hill Station / Woodford Avenue WQ	05:33	05:33	05:33	07:18
Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road CH	05:34	05:34	05:34	07:19
Mornington Avenue CJ	05:36	05:36	05:36	07:21
Bethell Avenue VA	05:37	05:37	05:37	07:22
Valentines Park VB	05:38	05:38	05:38	07:23
Northbrook Road VC	05:39	05:39	05:39	07:24
Coventry Road VJ	05:40	05:40	05:40	07:25
Ilford Station D	05:41	05:41	05:41	07:26
Ilford / Chapel Road P	05:42	05:42	05:42	07:27
Redbridge Central Library R	05:45	05:45	05:45	07:30
Hainault Street S	05:46	05:46	05:46	07:31

To Chingford Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Hainault Street W	05:15	05:15	05:15	06:55
Redbridge Central Library Q	05:17	05:17	05:17	06:57
High Road Ilford M	05:18	05:18	05:18	06:58
Ilford Station G	05:19	05:19	05:19	06:59
Beal Road VL	05:21	05:21	05:21	07:01
Northbrook Road VM	05:22	05:22	05:22	07:02
Valentines Park VP	05:23	05:23	05:23	07:03
Bethell Avenue VR	05:24	05:24	05:24	07:04
Beehive Lane CM	05:25	05:25	05:25	07:05
Gants Hill Station / Cranbrook Road CN	05:26	05:26	05:26	07:06
Gants Hill Station / Woodford Avenue WS	05:27	05:27	05:27	07:07
Wycombe Road WT	05:27	05:27	05:27	07:07
Beehive Lane WJ	05:28	05:28	05:28	07:08
Grasmere Gardens WK	05:28	05:28	05:28	07:08
Woodford Bridge Road WL	05:28	05:28	05:28	07:08
Woodford / Roding Lane South WN	05:30	05:30	05:30	07:10
Woodford Trading Estate Q	05:30	05:30	05:30	07:10
Charlie Browns Roundabout R	05:30	05:30	05:30	07:10
Southend Road M	05:37	05:37	05:37	07:17
Onslow Gardens R	05:38	05:38	05:38	07:18
George Lane / Chigwell Road Z	05:39	05:39	05:39	07:19
South Woodford Station E	05:40	05:40	05:40	07:20
George Lane Shopping Centre H	05:42	05:42	05:42	07:22
Southend Road L	05:43	05:43	05:43	07:23
Chelmsford Road X	05:45	05:45	05:45	07:25
Empress Avenue Y	05:46	05:46	05:46	07:26
Churchill Memorial Z	05:47	05:47	05:47	07:27
Chingford Lane S	05:48	05:48	05:48	07:28
Woodford Green / Broadmead Road U	05:50	05:50	05:50	07:30
Monkhams Lane V	05:51	05:51	05:51	07:31
St Thomas of Canterbury Church FH	05:52	05:52	05:52	07:32
Bancroft's School FU	05:53	05:53	05:53	07:33
Forest Road FV	05:54	05:54	05:54	07:34
Whitehall Lane FW	05:55	05:55	05:55	07:35
Seymour Court GM	05:56	05:56	05:56	07:36
Valance Avenue GN	05:56	05:56	05:56	07:36
Kimberley Road GP	05:57	05:57	05:57	07:37
Kings Road / Friday Hill GQ	05:58	05:58	05:58	07:38
Balgonie Road GS	05:59	05:59	05:59	07:39
Station Road / the Green L	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:40
Buxton Road H	06:01	06:01	06:01	07:41
Chingford Station F	06:03	06:03	06:03	07:43

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 179 bus FAQs

What time is the first 179 bus?

The first 179 bus leaves Chingford Station at 04:55 towards Hainault Street (Mon-Fri). From Hainault Street the first bus is at 05:15. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 179 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 179 bus leaves Chingford Station at 06:40. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 179 bus start from?

The 179 starts from Chingford Station and runs to Hainault Street, and in the other direction from Hainault 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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