First 53 Bus: Start of Service
The first 53 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 53 bus of the day leaves Orchard Road / Griffin Road at 04:05 towards Lower Marsh (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 53 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 53 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Lower Marsh
| Stop | Mon | Mon-Fri | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Road / Griffin Road WU | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:10 |
| Conway Road WV | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:05 | 04:10 |
| Griffin Road / Brewery Road | 04:06 | 04:06 | 04:06 | 04:06 | 04:06 | 04:06 | 04:11 |
| Heavitree Road A | 04:07 | 04:07 | 04:07 | 04:07 | 04:07 | 04:07 | 04:12 |
| Warwick Terrace / Plumstead Common Road C | 04:08 | 04:08 | 04:08 | 04:08 | 04:08 | 04:08 | 04:13 |
| Plumstead Common Road / Warwick Terrace R | 04:09 | 04:09 | 04:09 | 04:09 | 04:09 | 04:09 | 04:14 |
| Plumstead Common / the Ship S | 04:10 | 04:10 | 04:10 | 04:10 | 04:10 | 04:10 | 04:15 |
| Kirk Lane T | 04:11 | 04:11 | 04:11 | 04:11 | 04:11 | 04:11 | 04:16 |
| Trinity Church WP | 04:12 | 04:12 | 04:12 | 04:12 | 04:12 | 04:12 | 04:17 |
| Herbert Road WQ | 04:13 | 04:13 | 04:13 | 04:13 | 04:13 | 04:13 | 04:18 |
| Frederick Place WJ | 04:15 | 04:15 | 04:15 | 04:15 | 04:15 | 04:15 | 04:20 |
| Crescent Road WK | 04:16 | 04:16 | 04:16 | 04:16 | 04:16 | 04:16 | 04:21 |
| Burrage Road | 04:18 | 04:18 | 04:18 | 04:18 | 04:18 | 04:18 | 04:23 |
| Woolwich Z | 04:19 | 04:19 | 04:19 | 04:19 | 04:19 | 04:19 | 04:24 |
| Woolwich Arsenal Station H | 04:20 | 04:20 | 04:20 | 04:20 | 04:20 | 04:20 | 04:25 |
| The Woolwich Centre S | 04:22 | 04:22 | 04:22 | 04:22 | 04:22 | 04:22 | 04:27 |
| Artillery Place / John Wilson Street X | 04:23 | 04:23 | 04:23 | 04:23 | 04:23 | 04:23 | 04:28 |
| Artillery Place / Frances Street | 04:24 | 04:24 | 04:24 | 04:24 | 04:24 | 04:24 | 04:29 |
| Erwood Road A | 04:26 | 04:26 | 04:26 | 04:26 | 04:26 | 04:26 | 04:31 |
| Cemetery Lane B | 04:27 | 04:27 | 04:27 | 04:27 | 04:27 | 04:27 | 04:32 |
| Charlton Park Road Q | 04:29 | 04:29 | 04:29 | 04:29 | 04:29 | 04:29 | 04:34 |
| Charlton House P | 04:30 | 04:30 | 04:30 | 04:30 | 04:30 | 04:30 | 04:35 |
| Charlton Road / Victoria Way | 04:31 | 04:31 | 04:31 | 04:31 | 04:31 | 04:31 | 04:36 |
| Wyndcliff Road BT | 04:32 | 04:32 | 04:32 | 04:32 | 04:32 | 04:32 | 04:37 |
| Blackheath / Royal Standard BD | 04:33 | 04:33 | 04:33 | 04:33 | 04:33 | 04:33 | 04:38 |
| Vanbrugh Park / Stratheden Road BK | 04:34 | 04:34 | 04:34 | 04:34 | 04:34 | 04:34 | 04:39 |
| Vanbrugh Park / Beaconsfield Road BX | 04:35 | 04:35 | 04:35 | 04:35 | 04:35 | 04:35 | 04:40 |
| Maze Hill Q | 04:36 | 04:36 | 04:36 | 04:36 | 04:36 | 04:36 | 04:41 |
| Greenwich Park T | 04:38 | 04:38 | 04:38 | 04:38 | 04:38 | 04:38 | 04:43 |
| Wat Tyler Road L | 04:41 | 04:41 | 04:41 | 04:41 | 04:41 | 04:41 | 04:46 |
| Lewisham Road M | 04:43 | 04:43 | 04:43 | 04:43 | 04:43 | 04:43 | 04:48 |
| Egerton Drive N | 04:44 | 04:44 | 04:44 | 04:44 | 04:44 | 04:44 | 04:49 |
| Deptford Bridge Station T | 04:46 | 04:46 | 04:46 | 04:46 | 04:46 | 04:46 | 04:51 |
| Florence Road F | 04:47 | 04:47 | 04:47 | 04:47 | 04:47 | 04:47 | 04:52 |
| New Cross Station W | 04:48 | 04:48 | 04:48 | 04:48 | 04:48 | 04:48 | 04:53 |
| Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths X | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:55 |
| New Cross Gate Station O | 04:51 | 04:51 | 04:51 | 04:51 | 04:51 | 04:51 | 04:56 |
| New Cross Bus Garage J | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:58 |
| New Cross Road / Besson Street C | 04:54 | 04:54 | 04:54 | 04:54 | 04:54 | 04:54 | 04:59 |
| Briant Street D | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 | 05:00 |
| Pomeroy Street W | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 | 05:01 |
| Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road WA | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 | 05:02 |
| Commercial Way WB | 04:58 | 04:58 | 04:58 | 04:58 | 04:58 | 04:58 | 05:03 |
| Peckham Park Road WE | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:05 |
| Malt Street WH | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:07 |
| Trafalgar Avenue WJ | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:08 |
| Dunton Road WN | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:10 |
| Old Kent Road / East Street F | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:11 |
| Bricklayer's Arms BQ | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:12 |
| Bricklayer's Arms / New Kent Road BS | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:14 |
| Rodney Place BT | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:15 |
| Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road M | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:16 |
| London College of Communication Z | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:17 |
| St George's Road / Imperial War Museum N | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:19 |
| Lambeth North Station B | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:22 |
| Lower Marsh A | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:23 |
To Griffin Road / Plumstead Station
| Stop | Mon | Mon-Fri | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Marsh K | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:25 |
| Lambeth North Station C | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:26 |
| St George's Circus D | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:27 |
| Elephant & Castle / London Road E | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:31 |
| Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road J | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:33 |
| Rodney Place BA | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:23 | 05:33 |
| Old Kent Road / East Street G | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:36 |
| Burgess Park / Dunton Road EC | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:28 | 05:38 |
| Trafalgar Avenue EE | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:40 |
| Malt Street EN | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:40 |
| Peckham Park Road EN | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:42 |
| Commercial Way EP | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:44 |
| Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road ER | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:35 | 05:45 |
| Briant Street F | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:47 |
| New Cross Bus Garage G | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:49 |
| New Cross Gate Station R | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:51 |
| Marquis of Granby S | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:53 |
| New Cross Station V | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:54 |
| Deptford High Street E | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:55 |
| Deptford Bridge Y | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:58 |
| Egerton Drive | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:59 |
| Lewisham Road J | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 06:00 |
| Wat Tyler Road K | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 06:01 |
| Greenwich Park S | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 06:04 |
| Charlton Way / Maze Hill R | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 06:06 |
| Vanbrugh Park / Beaconsfield Road BU | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 06:08 |
| Blackheath / Royal Standard BC | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:10 |
| Wyndcliff Road BS | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:01 | 06:11 |
| Charlton Road / Victoria Way | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:12 |
| Charlton Village R | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:13 |
| Charlton Park Road C | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:14 |
| Cemetery Lane D | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:15 |
| Erwood Road E | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:17 |
| Artillery Place / Frances Street | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:21 |
| The Woolwich Centre P | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:21 |
| Woolwich Arsenal Station M | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:22 |
| Vincent Road / Woolwich Arsenal Station G | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:23 |
| Burrage Road / Arthur Grove WA | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:24 |
| Frederick Place WB | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:26 |
| Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road WD | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:27 |
| Trinity Church WR | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:18 | 06:28 |
| Blendon Terrace H | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:29 |
| Plumstead Common / the Ship U | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:31 |
| Heavitree Road W | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:21 | 06:31 |
| Griffin Road / Brewery Road | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:23 | 06:33 |
| Conway Road T | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:34 |
| Griffin Road / Plumstead Station U | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:34 |
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 53 bus FAQs
What time is the first 53 bus?
The first 53 bus leaves Orchard Road / Griffin Road at 04:05 towards Lower Marsh (Mon-Fri). From Lower Marsh the first bus is at 05:15. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Does the 53 bus run on Sundays?
No. TfL's timetable for the 53 has no Sunday service. Check the day columns above for the days this route runs.
Is there a bus before the first 53?
Before the first 53 of the morning, night bus N53 covers the route through the night. See the N53 route page for its stops and times.
Where does the first 53 bus start from?
The 53 starts from Orchard Road / Griffin Road and runs to Lower Marsh, and in the other direction from Lower Marsh. 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 53 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
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