First 498 Bus: Start of Service

The first 498 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 498 bus of the day leaves Queen's Hospital at 05:45 towards Brentwood Sainsbury's (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 498 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 498 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Brentwood Sainsbury's

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Queen's Hospital HM	05:45	05:45	05:45	06:55
Rom Valley Way HE	05:47	05:47	05:47	06:57
Romford Station V	05:49	05:49	05:49	06:59
Western Road P	05:50	05:50	05:50	07:00
Mercury Gardens N	05:51	05:51	05:51	07:01
Romford Police Station Y	05:52	05:52	05:52	07:02
Pettits Lane Z	05:54	05:54	05:54	07:04
Raphael Park	05:54	05:54	05:54	07:04
Repton Avenue PU	05:55	05:55	05:55	07:05
Links Avenue PV	05:57	05:57	05:57	07:07
Castellan Avenue PW	05:58	05:58	05:58	07:08
Upper Brentwood Road GN	05:59	05:59	05:59	07:09
Gallows Corner Retail Park GG	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:10
Bampton Road GC	06:02	06:02	06:02	07:12
Gubbins Lane P	06:04	06:04	06:04	07:14
Court Avenue CG	06:06	06:06	06:06	07:16
Petersfield Avenue CC	06:07	06:07	06:07	07:17
Holiday Inn	06:12	06:12	06:12	07:22
The Bull	06:13	06:13	06:13	07:23
South Weald Parish Hall	06:14	06:14	06:14	07:24
Kavanaghs Road	06:16	06:16	06:16	07:26
London Road Cemetery	06:17	06:17	06:17	07:27
Westbury Road	06:18	06:18	06:18	07:28
Crown Street K	06:19	06:19	06:19	07:29
Brentwood High Street A	06:21	06:21	06:21	07:31
Brentwood Sainsbury's	06:22	06:22	06:22	07:32

To Queen's Hospital

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Brentwood Sainsbury's	05:35	05:35	05:35	07:30
Brentwood High Street F	05:35	05:35	05:35	07:30
Crown Street J	05:37	05:37	05:37	07:32
Westbury Road	05:38	05:38	05:38	07:33
London Road Cemetery	05:39	05:39	05:39	07:34
Kavanaghs Road	05:40	05:40	05:40	07:35
South Weald Parish Hall	05:42	05:42	05:42	07:37
The Bull	05:43	05:43	05:43	07:38
Holiday Inn	05:44	05:44	05:44	07:39
Maylands Way	05:47	05:47	05:47	07:42
Petersfield Avenue CE	05:48	05:48	05:48	07:43
Court Avenue CF	05:49	05:49	05:49	07:44
Gubbins Lane N	05:51	05:51	05:51	07:46
Bampton Road GB	05:53	05:53	05:53	07:48
Gallows Corner Retail Park GD	05:55	05:55	05:55	07:50
Upper Brentwood Road GQ	05:56	05:56	05:56	07:51
Castellan Avenue PQ	05:57	05:57	05:57	07:52
Balgores Lane PS	05:58	05:58	05:58	07:53
Repton Avenue PT	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:55
Raphael Park W	06:01	06:01	06:01	07:56
Pettits Lane X	06:02	06:02	06:02	07:57
Mercury Gardens K	06:03	06:03	06:03	07:58
Western Road Q	06:04	06:04	06:04	07:59
Romford Station T	06:06	06:06	06:06	08:01
Rom Valley Way HD	06:08	06:08	06:08	08:03
Queen's Hospital HJ	06:10	06:10	06:10	08:05

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 498 bus FAQs

What time is the first 498 bus?

The first 498 bus leaves Queen's Hospital at 05:45 towards Brentwood Sainsbury's (Mon-Fri). From Brentwood Sainsbury's the first bus is at 05:35. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 498 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 498 bus leaves Queen's Hospital at 06:55. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 498 bus start from?

The 498 starts from Queen's Hospital and runs to Brentwood Sainsbury's, and in the other direction from Brentwood Sainsbury's. 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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