First 401 Bus: Start of Service
The first 401 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 401 bus of the day leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 05:30 towards Bexleyheath Clock Tower (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 401 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 401 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Bexleyheath Clock Tower
| Stop | Mon-Fri | Mon-Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thamesmead Town Centre A | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 07:00 |
| Linton Mead Primary School D | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 07:00 |
| Hoveton Road | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 | 07:01 |
| Nickelby Close NE | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 07:02 |
| Thamesmead North / Eastgate Close NG | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 | 07:03 |
| Lister Walk NH | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 07:04 |
| Poplar Place SE | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 07:05 |
| Thamesmead / Carlyle Road SJ | 05:36 | 05:36 | 05:36 | 07:06 |
| Southmere Lake | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 | 07:08 |
| Yarnton Way / Harrow Manorway T | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 07:09 |
| Limestone Walk | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 | 07:10 |
| Harris Garrard Academy | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 07:11 |
| Northwood Place | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 | 07:12 |
| Thames Innovation Centre | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 | 07:12 |
| Hailey Road | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 07:14 |
| Yarnton Way / Norman Road | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 07:15 |
| Picardy Manorway / Eastern Way | 05:46 | 05:46 | 05:46 | 07:16 |
| Picardy Manorway / Belvedere Station F | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 07:19 |
| Lower Road / Belvedere Station H | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 07:20 |
| Halt Robin Road L | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 07:21 |
| Eardley Road M | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 07:23 |
| All Saints Church N | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 07:23 |
| Stapley Road | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 07:24 |
| Nuxley Road / Dryhill Road | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 07:25 |
| Parsonage Manorway | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 07:26 |
| Little Heath Road | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 | 07:27 |
| Hollingbourne Avenue | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 07:28 |
| Bedonwell Road / Long Lane | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:59 | 07:29 |
| Heversham Road | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 07:30 |
| Woolwich Road / Long Lane NC | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 07:31 |
| Garden Avenue ND | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 07:32 |
| Pelham Road NE | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 07:33 |
| Bexleyheath Clock Tower M | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 07:34 |
To Thamesmead Town Centre
| Stop | Mon-Fri | Mon-Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexleyheath Clock Tower L | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 07:25 |
| Pelham Road NA | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 07:26 |
| Long Lane / Woolwich Road NB | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 | 07:27 |
| Heversham Road | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:57 | 07:27 |
| Belvedere Road | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:58 | 07:28 |
| Bedonwell Road / Long Lane | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:59 | 07:29 |
| Hollingbourne Avenue | 06:00 | 06:00 | 05:59 | 07:29 |
| Little Heath Road | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:01 | 07:31 |
| Parsonage Manorway | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:01 | 07:31 |
| Bedonwell Road / Streamway | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:02 | 07:32 |
| Albert Road / Nuxley Road | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:03 | 07:33 |
| Victoria Street | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:03 | 07:33 |
| The Eardley Arms P | 06:06 | 06:06 | 06:04 | 07:34 |
| Eardley Road W | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:05 | 07:35 |
| Kentish Road X | 06:09 | 06:09 | 06:06 | 07:36 |
| Lower Road / Belvedere Station C | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:08 | 07:38 |
| Picardy Manorway / Belvedere Station E | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:09 | 07:39 |
| Eastern Way / Norman Road | 06:15 | 06:15 | 06:10 | 07:40 |
| Yarnton Way / Norman Road | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:11 | 07:41 |
| Hailey Road | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:11 | 07:41 |
| Centurion Way | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:12 | 07:42 |
| Thames Innovation Centre | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:13 | 07:43 |
| Anderson Way | 06:14 | 06:14 | — | — |
| Northwood Place | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:14 | 07:44 |
| Harris Garrard Academy | 06:20 | 06:20 | 06:14 | 07:44 |
| Limestone Walk | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:15 | 07:45 |
| Hartslock Drive | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:15 | 07:45 |
| Yarnton Way / Harrow Manorway V | 06:22 | 06:22 | 06:16 | 07:46 |
| Southmere Lake | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:16 | 07:46 |
| Thamesmead / Carlyle Road SK | 06:26 | 06:26 | 06:19 | 07:49 |
| Poplar Place SD | 06:27 | 06:27 | 06:20 | 07:50 |
| Curlew Close NA | 06:28 | 06:28 | 06:21 | 07:51 |
| Lister Walk NB | 06:28 | 06:28 | 06:21 | 07:51 |
| Thamesmead North / Manordene Road NC | 06:29 | 06:29 | 06:22 | 07:52 |
| Nickelby Close ND | 06:30 | 06:30 | 06:22 | 07:52 |
| Hoveton Road | 06:31 | 06:31 | 06:23 | 07:53 |
| Linton Mead Primary School E | 06:31 | 06:31 | 06:24 | 07:54 |
| Thamesmead Town Centre C | 06:32 | 06:32 | 06:24 | 07:54 |
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 401 bus FAQs
What time is the first 401 bus?
The first 401 bus leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 05:30 towards Bexleyheath Clock Tower (Mon-Fri). From Bexleyheath Clock Tower the first bus is at 05:55. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
What time is the first 401 bus on a Sunday?
On Sundays the first 401 bus leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 07:00. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.
Where does the first 401 bus start from?
The 401 starts from Thamesmead Town Centre and runs to Bexleyheath Clock Tower, and in the other direction from Bexleyheath Clock Tower. 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 401 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full 401 timetable → Live 401 arrivals →