First 499 Bus: Start of Service

The first 499 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 499 bus of the day leaves Gallows Corner / Tesco at 05:13 towards Stansgate Road Shops (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 499 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 499 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Stansgate Road Shops

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Gallows Corner / Tesco GA	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:15
Gallows Corner Retail Park GD	05:14	05:14	05:14	06:16
Gallows Corner GL	05:16	05:16	05:16	06:18
Faringdon Avenue GK	05:17	05:17	05:17	06:19
Heaton Avenue / Heaton Way	05:18	05:18	05:18	06:20
Keats Avenue	05:20	05:20	05:20	06:22
Grange Road / Archway	05:21	05:21	05:21	06:23
Hilldene Primary School	05:22	05:22	05:22	06:24
Grange Road	05:22	05:22	05:22	06:24
Charlbury Crescent	05:23	05:23	05:23	06:25
Hilldene Avenue / Chatteris Avenue	05:23	05:23	05:23	06:25
Hilldene Avenue Shopping Centre	05:25	05:25	05:25	06:27
Chippenham Road HJ	05:25	05:25	05:25	06:27
Dorking Road NK	05:26	05:26	05:26	06:28
Dorking Walk	05:26	05:26	05:26	06:28
Wincanton Road	05:28	05:28	05:28	06:30
Kynance Close	05:28	05:28	05:28	06:30
Taunton Road	05:29	05:29	05:29	06:31
Straight Road	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:32
Helmsdale Road CK	05:34	05:34	05:34	06:36
Campbell Close CP	05:35	05:35	05:35	06:37
Garry Way CQ	05:35	05:35	05:35	06:37
Moray Way CR	05:36	05:36	05:36	06:38
Mashiters Hill CS	05:37	05:37	05:37	06:39
Heather Close CT	05:38	05:38	05:38	06:40
Heather Gardens	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:41
Marshalls Park Academy	05:40	05:40	05:40	06:42
Parkland Avenue	05:41	05:41	05:41	06:43
Havering Drive	05:42	05:42	05:42	06:44
Pettits Lane Romford	05:43	05:43	05:43	06:45
Pettits Lane X	05:44	05:44	05:44	06:46
Mercury Gardens K	05:46	05:46	05:46	06:48
Western Road Q	05:47	05:47	05:47	06:49
Romford Station T	05:49	05:49	05:49	06:51
Rom Valley Way HD	05:50	05:50	05:50	06:52
Queen's Hospital HL	05:53	05:53	05:53	06:55
Oldchurch Rise HC	05:54	05:54	05:54	06:56
Romford Cemetery	05:55	05:55	05:55	06:57
Beechfield Gardens	05:56	05:56	05:56	06:58
Bernard Road	05:56	05:56	05:56	06:58
Jutsums Lane / Crow Lane	05:57	05:57	05:57	06:59
Crow Lane	05:57	05:57	05:57	06:59
Seabrook Gardens	05:58	05:58	05:58	07:00
Warley Avenue	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:02
Stanley Avenue S	06:01	06:01	06:01	07:03
James Avenue T	06:03	06:03	06:03	07:05
Morris Road E	06:05	06:05	06:05	07:07
Stansgate Road Shops	06:07	06:07	06:07	07:09

To Gallows Corner / Tesco

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Stansgate Road Shops	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:00
Rusholme Avenue	06:00	06:00	06:00	07:00
Frizlands Lane	06:01	06:01	06:01	07:01
Bull Lane / Frizlands Lane	06:01	06:01	06:01	07:01
Cu London University / Rainham Rd North N	06:02	06:02	06:02	07:02
Cu London University / Wood Lane R	06:03	06:03	06:03	07:03
Barton Avenue A	06:04	06:04	06:04	07:04
Clayton Road B	06:05	06:05	06:05	07:05
Leonard Avenue C	06:06	06:06	06:06	07:06
Norwood Avenue E	06:08	06:08	06:08	07:08
Crow Lane F	06:08	06:08	06:08	07:08
Oldchurch Rise HB	06:09	06:09	06:09	07:09
Queen's Hospital HM	06:12	06:12	06:12	07:12
Rom Valley Way HE	06:15	06:15	06:15	07:15
Romford Station V	06:17	06:17	06:17	07:17
Western Road P	06:18	06:18	06:18	07:18
Mercury Gardens N	06:19	06:19	06:19	07:19
Romford Police Station Y	06:20	06:20	06:20	07:20
Pettits Lane Romford	06:22	06:22	06:22	07:22
Parkland Avenue	06:24	06:24	06:24	07:24
Marshalls Park Academy	06:25	06:25	06:25	07:25
Heather Gardens	06:26	06:26	06:26	07:26
Heather Close CU	06:27	06:27	06:27	07:27
Mashiters Hill CV	06:28	06:28	06:28	07:28
Moray Way CW	06:29	06:29	06:29	07:29
Garry Way CY	06:30	06:30	06:30	07:30
Chase Cross Road CZ	06:31	06:31	06:31	07:31
Helmsdale Road CJ	06:32	06:32	06:32	07:32
Broxhill Road	06:36	06:36	06:36	07:36
Taunton Road	06:36	06:36	06:36	07:36
Kynance Close	06:37	06:37	06:37	07:37
Wincanton Road	06:37	06:37	06:37	07:37
Ashbourne Road	06:38	06:38	06:38	07:38
Dorking Walk	06:39	06:39	06:39	07:39
Dorking Road NL	06:39	06:39	06:39	07:39
Chippenham Road HH	06:40	06:40	06:40	07:40
Hilldene Avenue Shopping Centre	06:41	06:41	06:41	07:41
Chatteris Avenue	06:42	06:42	06:42	07:42
Charlbury Crescent	06:43	06:43	06:43	07:43
Hilldene Primary School	06:44	06:44	06:44	07:44
Grange Road / Archway	06:45	06:45	06:45	07:45
Heaton Avenue / Heaton Way	06:47	06:47	06:47	07:47
Heaton Avenue	06:48	06:48	06:48	07:48
Masefield Crescent GF	06:49	06:49	06:49	07:49
Gallows Corner GE	06:49	06:49	06:49	07:49
Gallows Corner Retail Park GG	06:50	06:50	06:50	07:50
Gallows Corner / Tesco GA	06:53	06:53	06:53	07:53

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 499 bus FAQs

What time is the first 499 bus?

The first 499 bus leaves Gallows Corner / Tesco at 05:13 towards Stansgate Road Shops (Mon-Fri). From Stansgate Road Shops the first bus is at 06:00. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 499 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 499 bus leaves Gallows Corner / Tesco at 06:15. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 499 bus start from?

The 499 starts from Gallows Corner / Tesco and runs to Stansgate Road Shops, and in the other direction from Stansgate Road Shops. 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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