First 492 Bus: Start of Service
The first 492 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 492 bus of the day leaves Sidcup Station at 06:15 towards Bluewater Shopping Centre (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 492 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 492 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Bluewater Shopping Centre
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidcup Station F | 06:15 | 06:15 | 06:15 | 07:45 |
| Hatherley Crescent / Sidcup Station H | 06:38 | 06:38 | 06:45 | 08:16 |
| Station Road / Crescent Road M | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 07:46 |
| Sidcup High Street / Station Road T | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 07:47 |
| Church Road Y | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:18 | 07:48 |
| Knoll Road | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 07:49 |
| Middleton Avenue | 06:20 | 06:20 | 06:20 | 07:50 |
| Rectory Lane FC | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 07:51 |
| Five Arches Business Estate FD | 06:22 | 06:22 | 06:22 | 07:52 |
| Palm Avenue FE | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:23 | 07:53 |
| Ruxley Corner FF | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 07:54 |
| Mount Mascal Farm | 06:29 | 06:29 | 06:29 | 07:59 |
| Bexley Library F | 06:50 | 06:50 | 06:50 | 08:20 |
| Hartford Road H | 06:50 | 06:50 | 06:50 | 08:20 |
| Bunkers Hill / the White Cross | 06:31 | 06:31 | 06:31 | 08:01 |
| Parsonage Lane / North Cray Church | 06:32 | 06:32 | 06:32 | 08:02 |
| Gravel Hill Close F | 06:51 | 06:51 | 06:51 | 08:21 |
| Ellenborough Road | 06:33 | 06:33 | 06:33 | 08:03 |
| Barton Road FJ | 06:34 | 06:34 | 06:34 | 08:04 |
| Broomfield Road G | 06:51 | 06:51 | 06:51 | 08:21 |
| Halcot Avenue H | 06:51 | 06:51 | 06:51 | 08:21 |
| Bexleyheath / Highland Road Y | 06:52 | 06:52 | 06:52 | 08:22 |
| Bexleyheath Clock Tower S | 06:53 | 06:53 | 06:53 | 08:23 |
| Foresters Crescent NG | 06:53 | 06:53 | 06:53 | 08:23 |
| Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill NH | 06:53 | 06:53 | 06:53 | 08:23 |
| Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road NJ | 06:54 | 06:54 | 06:54 | 08:24 |
| Mayplace Road East / Manor Way | 06:55 | 06:55 | 06:55 | 08:25 |
| Woodside Road | 06:56 | 06:56 | 06:56 | 08:26 |
| Manor Road / Manor Close | 06:56 | 06:56 | 06:56 | 08:26 |
| Old Road / Perry Street | 06:57 | 06:57 | 06:57 | 08:27 |
| Crayford High Street C | 06:57 | 06:57 | 06:57 | 08:27 |
| Crayford Bridge D | 06:58 | 06:58 | 06:58 | 08:28 |
| Crayford Town Hall E | 06:58 | 06:58 | 06:58 | 08:28 |
| Crayford Station H | 06:59 | 06:59 | 06:59 | 08:29 |
| Royston Road J | 06:59 | 06:59 | 06:59 | 08:29 |
| Station Road / Chastilian Road | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 08:30 |
| Seaton Road | 07:02 | 07:02 | 07:02 | 08:32 |
| Princes Road | 07:03 | 07:03 | 07:03 | 08:33 |
| Shepherds Lane / Havelock Road | 07:04 | 07:04 | 07:04 | 08:34 |
| Somerset Road | 07:05 | 07:05 | 07:05 | 08:35 |
| Dartford Grammar School For Girls | 07:06 | 07:06 | 07:06 | 08:36 |
| Dartford Grammar School For Boys | 07:07 | 07:07 | 07:07 | 08:37 |
| West Hill / Shepherds Lane | 07:08 | 07:08 | 07:08 | 08:38 |
| Priory Hill | 07:08 | 07:08 | 07:08 | 08:38 |
| Dartford Station D | 07:11 | 07:11 | 07:11 | 08:41 |
| Hanau Bridge H | 07:11 | 07:11 | 07:11 | 08:41 |
| Livingstone Hospital | 07:13 | 07:13 | 07:13 | 08:43 |
| Shenley Road | 07:14 | 07:14 | 07:14 | 08:44 |
| The Brent | 07:15 | 07:15 | 07:15 | 08:45 |
| Milestone Road | 07:16 | 07:16 | 07:16 | 08:46 |
| Brent School | 07:18 | 07:18 | 07:18 | 08:48 |
| Welsh Tavern | 07:18 | 07:18 | 07:18 | 08:48 |
| Elm Road | 07:21 | 07:21 | 07:21 | 08:51 |
| The Bull | 07:22 | 07:22 | 07:22 | 08:52 |
| Winston Close | 07:22 | 07:22 | 07:22 | 08:52 |
| Bluewater Shopping Centre 7 | 07:28 | 07:28 | 07:28 | 08:58 |
To Sidcup Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluewater Shopping Centre 10 | 05:07 | 05:08 | 05:15 | 07:45 |
| Waterstone Park | 05:10 | 05:11 | 05:18 | 07:48 |
| Winston Close | 05:11 | 05:12 | 05:19 | 07:49 |
| The Bull | 05:12 | 05:13 | 05:20 | 07:50 |
| Elm Road | 05:12 | 05:13 | 05:20 | 07:50 |
| Welsh Tavern | 05:14 | 05:15 | 05:22 | 07:52 |
| Milestone Road | 05:16 | 05:17 | 05:24 | 07:54 |
| Brentfield Road | 05:17 | 05:18 | 05:25 | 07:55 |
| St Vincents Road | 05:17 | 05:18 | 05:25 | 07:55 |
| Livingstone Hospital | 05:18 | 05:19 | 05:26 | 07:56 |
| Dartford Station W | 05:21 | 05:22 | 05:29 | 07:59 |
| Constance Grove | 05:23 | 05:24 | 05:31 | 08:01 |
| West Hill / Shepherds Lane | 05:23 | 05:24 | 05:31 | 08:01 |
| Dartford Grammar School For Boys | 05:24 | 05:25 | 05:32 | 08:02 |
| Dartford Grammar School For Girls | 05:25 | 05:26 | 05:33 | 08:03 |
| Somerset Road | 05:25 | 05:26 | 05:33 | 08:03 |
| Shepherds Lane / Havelock Road | 05:26 | 05:27 | 05:34 | 08:04 |
| Princes Road | 05:27 | 05:28 | 05:35 | 08:05 |
| Seaton Road | 05:29 | 05:30 | 05:37 | 08:07 |
| Chastilian Road / North Road | 05:30 | 05:31 | 05:38 | 08:08 |
| Chastilian Road / Station Road | 05:30 | 05:31 | 05:38 | 08:08 |
| Royston Road K | 05:31 | 05:32 | 05:39 | 08:09 |
| Crayford Station L | 05:32 | 05:33 | 05:40 | 08:10 |
| Crayford Town Hall M | 05:33 | 05:34 | 05:41 | 08:11 |
| Crayford Bridge Sainsbury's N | 05:33 | 05:34 | 05:41 | 08:11 |
| Crayford High Street X | 05:34 | 05:35 | 05:42 | 08:12 |
| Old Road / Perry Street | 05:35 | 05:36 | 05:43 | 08:13 |
| Manor Road / Manor Close | 05:36 | 05:37 | 05:44 | 08:14 |
| Woodside Road | 05:37 | 05:38 | 05:45 | 08:15 |
| Mayplace Road East / Manor Way | 05:38 | 05:39 | 05:46 | 08:16 |
| Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road NM | 05:39 | 05:40 | 05:47 | 08:17 |
| Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill NN | 05:39 | 05:40 | 05:47 | 08:17 |
| Erith Road NP | 05:40 | 05:41 | 05:48 | 08:18 |
| Tower Road NQ | 05:41 | 05:42 | 05:49 | 08:19 |
| Bexleyheath Clock Tower L | 05:42 | 05:43 | 05:50 | 08:20 |
| Bexleyheath / Highland Road X | 05:43 | 05:44 | 05:51 | 08:21 |
| Halcot Avenue C | 05:44 | 05:45 | 05:52 | 08:22 |
| Broomfield Road D | 05:44 | 05:45 | 05:52 | 08:22 |
| Gravel Hill Close E | 05:45 | 05:46 | 05:53 | 08:23 |
| Hartford Road J | 05:47 | 05:48 | 05:55 | 08:25 |
| Bexley Library G | 05:48 | 05:49 | 05:56 | 08:26 |
| Mount Mascal Farm | 06:07 | 06:08 | 06:15 | 08:45 |
| Bunkers Hill / the White Cross | 06:08 | 06:09 | 06:16 | 08:46 |
| Parsonage Lane / North Cray Church | 06:09 | 06:10 | 06:17 | 08:47 |
| Ellenborough Road | 06:10 | 06:11 | 06:18 | 08:48 |
| Sidcup Station D | 06:20 | 06:21 | 06:28 | 08:58 |
| Barton Road | 06:11 | 06:12 | 06:19 | 08:49 |
| Ruxley Corner FL | 06:12 | 06:13 | 06:20 | 08:50 |
| Five Arches Business Estate FM | 06:13 | 06:14 | 06:21 | 08:51 |
| Sidcup Hill / Cray Road FU | 06:14 | 06:15 | 06:22 | 08:52 |
| Middleton Avenue | 06:15 | 06:16 | 06:23 | 08:53 |
| Knoll Road | 06:16 | 06:17 | 06:24 | 08:54 |
| Church Road Z | 06:17 | 06:18 | 06:25 | 08:55 |
| Sidcup High Street / Station Road V | 06:18 | 06:19 | 06:26 | 08:56 |
| Crescent Road N | 06:19 | 06:20 | 06:27 | 08:57 |
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 492 bus FAQs
What time is the first 492 bus?
The first 492 bus leaves Sidcup Station at 06:15 towards Bluewater Shopping Centre (Mon-Thu). From Bluewater Shopping Centre the first bus is at 05:07. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
What time is the first 492 bus on a Sunday?
On Sundays the first 492 bus leaves Sidcup Station at 07:45. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.
Where does the first 492 bus start from?
The 492 starts from Sidcup Station and runs to Bluewater Shopping Centre, and in the other direction from Bluewater Shopping Centre. 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?
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