First 78 Bus: Start of Service

The first 78 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 78 bus of the day leaves Shoreditch High Street Station at 05:40 towards St Mary's Road (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 78 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 78 timetable with every departure of the day.

To St Mary's Road

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Shoreditch High Street Station N	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40
Commercial Street / Worship Street D	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
Primrose Street J	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Liverpool Street Station L	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44
St Botolph Street B	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48
Aldgate Station R	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Minories H	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50
Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station TE	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52
Tower Bridge P	05:59	05:59	05:59	05:59
Druid Street C	06:01	06:01	06:01	06:01
Abbey Street H	06:02	06:02	06:02	06:02
Grigg's Place N	06:03	06:03	06:03	06:03
Fendall Street P	06:04	06:04	06:04	06:04
Spa Road Q	06:05	06:05	06:05	06:05
Alscot Road R	06:06	06:06	06:06	06:06
Longfield Estate S	06:07	06:07	06:07	06:07
Lynton Road	06:08	06:08	06:08	06:08
Humphrey Street SD	06:10	06:10	06:10	06:10
Trafalgar Avenue EE	06:11	06:11	06:11	06:11
Malt Street EN	06:12	06:12	06:12	06:12
Peckham Park Road / Old Kent Road SF	06:15	06:15	06:15	06:15
Bird In Bush Road S	06:16	06:16	06:16	06:16
Commercial Way T	06:18	06:18	06:18	06:18
Bonar Road N	06:19	06:19	06:19	06:19
Peckham Library D	06:20	06:20	06:20	06:20
The Aylesham Centre P	06:24	06:24	06:24	06:24
Peckham Rye Station V	06:26	06:26	06:26	06:26
Nigel Road EA	06:27	06:27	06:27	06:27
Peckham Rye / Nunhead Lane EC	06:29	06:29	06:29	06:29
Carden Road ES	06:29	06:29	06:29	06:29
Linden Grove	06:30	06:30	06:30	06:30
Barset Road	06:31	06:31	06:31	06:31
Hollydale Road NL	06:32	06:32	06:32	06:32
St Mary's Road NM	06:33	06:33	06:33	06:33

To Curtain Road

Stop	Mon-Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
St Mary's Road NM	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25
Hollydale Road NC	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26
Barset Road	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Nunhead Green	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28
Carden Road EP	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30
Peckham Rye / East Dulwich Road WK	05:32	05:32	05:32	05:32
Nigel Road WM	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33
Heaton Road X	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34
Peckham Rye Station U	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36
The Aylesham Centre M	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37
Peckham Library C	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40
Bonar Road H	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
Commercial Way P	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Bird In Bush Road R	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44
Peckham Park Road / Old Kent Road NG	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45
Malt Street WH	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47
Trafalgar Avenue WJ	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Dunton Road / Old Kent Road NA	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51
Lynton Road	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Longfield Estate T	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Alscot Road U	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54
Spa Road V	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56
Grange Road / Caledonian Market L	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58
Abbey Street M	05:59	05:59	05:59	05:59
Druid Street E	06:02	06:02	06:02	06:02
Tower Bridge L	06:03	06:03	06:03	06:03
Tower Gateway Station TD	06:08	06:08	06:08	06:08
Mansell Street S	06:10	06:10	06:10	06:10
Duke's Place A	06:14	06:14	06:14	06:14
Liverpool Street Station F	06:16	06:16	06:16	06:16
Primrose Street H	06:18	06:18	06:18	06:18
Shoreditch High Street Station F	06:19	06:19	06:19	06:19
Curtain Road ZA	06:22	06:22	06:22	06:22

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 78 bus FAQs

What time is the first 78 bus?

The first 78 bus leaves Shoreditch High Street Station at 05:40 towards St Mary's Road (Mon-Thu). From St Mary's Road the first bus is at 05:25. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 78 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 78 bus leaves Shoreditch High Street Station at 05:40. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 78 bus start from?

The 78 starts from Shoreditch High Street Station and runs to St Mary's Road, and in the other direction from St Mary's Road. 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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