First 343 Bus: Start of Service

The first 343 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 343 bus of the day leaves Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station at 04:40 towards New Cross / Jerningham Road (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 343 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 343 timetable with every departure of the day.

To New Cross / Jerningham Road

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station TE	04:40	04:40	04:40	05:35
Tower Bridge P	04:45	04:45	04:45	05:40
Unicorn Theatre M	04:47	04:47	04:47	05:42
London Bridge Station S	04:49	04:49	04:49	05:44
Southwark Street	04:52	04:52	04:52	05:47
Union Street H	04:53	04:53	04:53	05:48
Borough Station A	04:54	04:54	04:54	05:49
Inner London Crown Court B	04:57	04:57	04:57	05:52
Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway G	04:58	04:58	04:58	05:53
Elephant & Castle Station R	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:56
Elephant Park	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:56
Larcom Street RZ	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:58
Balfour Street K	05:04	05:04	05:04	05:59
East Street L	05:05	05:05	05:05	06:00
Alsace Road M	05:07	05:07	05:07	06:02
Albany Road / Wells Way P	05:09	05:09	05:09	06:04
St George's Way / Burgess Park G	05:10	05:10	05:10	06:05
Sedgmoor Place A	05:12	05:12	05:12	06:07
Southampton Way Estate B	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:08
Southampton Way / Peckham Road C	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:08
Harris Academy Q	05:15	05:15	05:15	06:10
Peckham Library B	05:18	05:18	05:18	06:13
Clayton Road K	05:21	05:21	05:21	06:16
The Aylesham Centre P	05:22	05:22	05:22	06:17
Peckham Rye Station V	05:24	05:24	05:24	06:19
Nigel Road EA	05:25	05:25	05:25	06:20
Peckham Rye / Nunhead Lane EC	05:26	05:26	05:26	06:21
Solomon's Passage EF	05:27	05:27	05:27	06:22
Rye Hill Park EH	05:28	05:28	05:28	06:23
Stuart Road EJ	05:29	05:29	05:29	06:24
Surrey Road	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:25
Merttins Road	05:32	05:32	05:32	06:27
St Norbert Road	05:33	05:33	05:33	06:28
Turnham Road	05:34	05:34	05:34	06:29
Brockill Crescent BN	05:35	05:35	05:35	06:30
St Asaph Road BL	05:36	05:36	05:36	06:31
Avignon Road / Drakefell Road BK	05:36	05:36	05:36	06:31
Kitto Road	05:37	05:37	05:37	06:32
Arbuthnot Road	05:38	05:38	05:38	06:33
Ommaney Road	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:34
New Cross / Jerningham Road N	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:34

To Tower Gateway Station

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
New Cross / Jerningham Road N	05:10	05:10	05:10	05:10
New Cross Bus Garage K	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13
Kitto Road	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13
Drakefell Road	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
St Asaph Road BR	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15
Brockill Crescent BP	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17
Turnham Road	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17
St Norbert Road	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18
Inverton Road	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19
Surrey Road	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20
Stuart Road EK	05:21	05:21	05:21	05:21
Rye Hill Park EL	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22
Solomon's Passage EM	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24
Peckham Rye / Nunhead Lane EN	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24
Peckham Rye / East Dulwich Road WL	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Nigel Road WM	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28
Heaton Road X	05:29	05:29	05:29	05:29
Peckham Rye Station U	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31
Hanover Park R	05:32	05:32	05:32	05:32
Harris Academy S	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34
Peckham Road / Southampton Way T	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35
Southampton Way Estate D	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37
Sedgmoor Place E	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38
Cottage Green F	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40
St George's Way / Burgess Park X	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
Albany Road / Wells Way O	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Alsace Road A	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45
East Street B	05:46	05:46	05:46	05:46
Balfour Street C	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48
Larcom Street RU	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Elephant Park	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50
Hampton Street	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51
Elephant & Castle Station S	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Elephant & Castle / Newington Causeway F	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55
Inner London Crown Court P	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56
Borough Station D	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58
Union Street G	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00
London Bridge Station R	06:02	06:02	06:02	06:02
Hay's Galleria H	06:05	06:05	06:05	06:05
Abbots Lane J	06:06	06:06	06:06	06:06
Unicorn Theatre J	06:07	06:07	06:07	06:07
Tower Bridge L	06:09	06:09	06:09	06:09
Tower Gateway Station	06:13	06:13	06:13	06:13

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 343 bus FAQs

What time is the first 343 bus?

The first 343 bus leaves Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station at 04:40 towards New Cross / Jerningham Road (Mon-Thu). From New Cross / Jerningham Road the first bus is at 05:10. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 343 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 343 bus leaves Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station at 05:35. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Is there a bus before the first 343?

Before the first 343 of the morning, night bus N343 covers the route through the night. See the N343 route page for its stops and times.

Where does the first 343 bus start from?

The 343 starts from Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station and runs to New Cross / Jerningham Road, and in the other direction from New Cross / Jerningham Road. 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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