First 242 Bus: Start of Service
The first 242 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 242 bus of the day leaves Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street at 05:00 towards Aldgate Station (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 242 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 242 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Aldgate Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street HA | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 |
| Brooksby's Walk / Homerton Station HB | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 |
| Chatsworth Road / Clifden Road N | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 |
| Redwald Road J | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 |
| Mandeville Street / Gilpin Road | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 |
| Mandeville Community Primary School | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 |
| Millfields Road | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 |
| Chatsworth Road | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 |
| Median Road P | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 |
| Lower Clapton Road Y | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:13 |
| Hackney Baths Q | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 |
| Clapton Square S | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 |
| Pembury Circus Y | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 |
| Hackney Central Station T | 05:19 | 05:19 | 05:19 | 05:19 |
| Graham Road / Hackney Central E | 05:20 | 05:20 | 05:20 | 05:20 |
| Royal Oak Road Z | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:22 |
| Greenwood Road B | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 |
| Stannard Road C | 05:24 | 05:24 | 05:24 | 05:24 |
| Dalston Junction Station H | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 |
| Forest Road D | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 |
| Middleton Road KH | 05:29 | 05:29 | 05:29 | 05:29 |
| Haggerston Station KK | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 |
| Laburnum Street KL | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 |
| St Leonard's Hospital KM | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 |
| Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home KN | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 |
| Falkirk Street KP | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 |
| Shoreditch Church T | 05:36 | 05:36 | 05:36 | 05:36 |
| Shoreditch High Street Station N | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 |
| Elder Street H | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 |
| Folgate Street T | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 |
| Brushfield Street | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 |
| Lolesworth Close Z | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 |
| Aldgate East Station C | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 |
| Aldgate East Station J | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 |
| Aldgate Station R | 05:46 | 05:46 | 05:46 | 05:46 |
To Homerton Hospital
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldgate Bus Station L | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:25 |
| Aldgate East Station F | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 |
| Lolesworth Close Y | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 |
| Brushfield Street | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 |
| Shoreditch High Street Station S | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 |
| Elder Street G | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 |
| Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road L | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 |
| Shoreditch Church P | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 |
| Waterson Street V | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 |
| Hoxton Station / Museum of the Home KA | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 |
| Pearson Street KB | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 |
| St Leonard's Hospital KC | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 |
| Laburnum Street KD | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 |
| Haggerston Station KE | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 |
| Middleton Road KF | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 |
| Dalston Junction Station C | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 |
| Dalston Lane / Dalston Junction Stn K | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 |
| Stannard Road D | 05:47 | 05:47 | 05:47 | 05:47 |
| Greenwood Road E | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 |
| Royal Oak Road F | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 |
| Hackney Central Station J | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 |
| Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs Station L | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 |
| Clarence Road / Narrow Way Q | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 |
| Hackney Baths T | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 |
| Powerscroft Road / Lower Clapton Road R | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 |
| Chatsworth Road | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 |
| Millfields Road / Clapton Park | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 |
| Oswald Street | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 |
| Mandeville Street | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 |
| Daubeney Road | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 |
| Redwald Road K | 06:06 | 06:06 | 06:06 | 06:06 |
| Brooksby's Walk G | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 |
| Homerton Hospital F | 06:08 | 06:08 | 06:08 | 06:08 |
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 242 bus FAQs
What time is the first 242 bus?
The first 242 bus leaves Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street at 05:00 towards Aldgate Station (Mon-Thu). From Aldgate Bus Station the first bus is at 05:25. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
What time is the first 242 bus on a Sunday?
On Sundays the first 242 bus leaves Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street at 05:00. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.
Is there a bus before the first 242?
Before the first 242 of the morning, night bus N242 covers the route through the night. See the N242 route page for its stops and times.
Where does the first 242 bus start from?
The 242 starts from Homerton Hospital / Wardle Street and runs to Aldgate Station, and in the other direction from Aldgate Bus Station. 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.
Planning the other end of the day?
See every 242 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full 242 timetable → Live 242 arrivals →