First N21 Bus: Start of Service
The first N21 of the day from every stop on the route
The N21 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Bexleyheath Clock Tower at 00:20 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N21 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N21 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Charing Cross Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bexleyheath Clock Tower L | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Bexleyheath / Highland Road X | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Halcot Avenue C | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Broomfield Road D | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Gravel Hill Close E | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:22 |
| Hartford Road J | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Bexley Library G | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Bexley Station E | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 |
| Bexley War Memorial B | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 |
| Cross Lane H | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Riverdale Road J | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Bridgen / the Anchor K | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Woodside Lane L | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Beechway M | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Blackfen School For Girls P | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Blackfen Road / Ramillies Road E | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 |
| Blackfen Road / Wellington Avenue F | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| Sycamore Avenue G | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| Queenswood Road H | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Blackfen Road / Boundary Road | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Rennets Wood Road AM | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 |
| Stationers' Crown Woods Academy AD | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Bexley Road / Reinickendorf Avenue AE | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Bexley Road / Glenesk Road AF | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Eltham High Street / Foots Cray Road T | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Eltham High Street / St Mary's Place P | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Eltham High Street / Passey Place M | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Eltham Church / High Street H | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Kingsground W | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Greenway WD | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| Eltham Hill / Middle Park Avenue WE | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| Eltham Road / Westhorne Avenue WP | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 |
| Cedarhurst Drive WR | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 |
| Eltham Road / Kidbrooke Park Road WS | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Courtlands Avenue WT | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Weigall Road WU | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Cambridge Drive X | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Lee Green J | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Lampmead Road N | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Dacre Park T | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| Brandram Road U | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| Belmont Park V | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Marischal Road W | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Belmont Hill M | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Lewisham Clock Tower R | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Lewisham Station J | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Lewisham Station / Loampit Vale F | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Loampit Vale / Jerrard Street SG | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Undercliff Road SH | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Lewisham College SJ | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Lucas Street D | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Malpas Road E | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Amersham Road F | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths X | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 |
| New Cross Gate Station O | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 |
| New Cross Bus Garage J | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| New Cross Road / Besson Street C | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| Briant Street D | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Pomeroy Street W | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road WA | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Commercial Way WB | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Peckham Park Road WE | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Malt Street WH | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Trafalgar Avenue WJ | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Old Kent Road / East Street F | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Bricklayer's Arms BP | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Bartholomew Street BD | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
| Trinity Street / the Roebuck M | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Borough Station / Great Dover Street F | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Union Street G | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| London Bridge M | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Monument Station Q | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Bank Station / King William Street F | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| Poultry / Bank Station L | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 |
| St Paul's Churchyard SH | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SJ | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 |
| City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus F | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 |
| Fetter Lane | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Chancery Lane | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice P | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 |
| Aldwych / Australia House G | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 |
| Aldwych / Drury Lane R | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 |
| Savoy Street U | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 |
| Bedford Street J | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 |
| Charing Cross Station H | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 |
To Geddes Place
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn G | 00:35 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:35 |
| Southampton Street / Covent Garden A | 00:36 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:36 |
| Aldwych D | 00:37 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:37 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice L | 00:38 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:38 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:39 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:39 |
| Ludgate Circus E | 00:40 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:40 |
| Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey G | 00:41 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:41 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SK | 00:42 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:42 |
| Mansion House Station ME | 00:43 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:43 |
| Cannon Street Station MB | 00:44 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:44 |
| Monument Station P | 00:47 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:47 |
| London Bridge Y | 00:48 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:48 |
| London Bridge Station D | 00:50 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:50 |
| Southwark Street | 00:51 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:51 |
| Union Street H | 00:52 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:52 |
| Borough Station / Great Dover Street E | 00:53 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:53 |
| Trinity Street / the Roebuck L | 00:54 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:54 |
| Blackhorse Court | 00:55 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:55 |
| Bartholomew Street BE | 00:55 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:55 |
| Bricklayer's Arms BK | 00:56 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:56 |
| Old Kent Road / East Street G | 00:57 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:57 |
| Trafalgar Avenue EE | 01:00 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 01:00 |
| Malt Street EN | 01:00 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 01:00 |
| Peckham Park Road EN | 01:01 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 01:01 |
| Commercial Way EP | 01:02 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:02 |
| Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road | 01:03 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:03 |
| Briant Street F | 01:04 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:04 |
| New Cross Bus Garage H | 01:05 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:05 |
| New Cross Gate Station M | 01:06 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:06 |
| Marquis of Granby T | 01:07 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:07 |
| Amersham Road B | 01:08 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:08 |
| Malpas Road B | 01:09 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:09 |
| Lucas Street C | 01:09 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:09 |
| Lewisham College / Ashmead School SK | 01:10 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:10 |
| Tyrwhitt Road / St Johns Station SL | 01:11 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:11 |
| Undercliff Road SN | 01:11 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:11 |
| Loampit Vale / Jerrard Street SP | 01:12 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:12 |
| Lewisham Station D | 01:13 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:13 |
| Belmont Hill N | 01:14 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:14 |
| Belmont Park P | 01:15 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:15 |
| Manor Park Q | 01:16 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:16 |
| Brandram Road R | 01:17 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:17 |
| Dacre Park S | 01:17 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:17 |
| Lampmead Road L | 01:18 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:18 |
| Lee Green / the Old Tigers Head K | 01:18 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:18 |
| Cambridge Drive W | 01:19 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:19 |
| Weigall Road EA | 01:20 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:20 |
| Courtlands Avenue EB | 01:20 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:20 |
| Eltham Road / Kidbrooke Park Road EC | 01:21 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:21 |
| Sutcliffe Park ED | 01:21 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:21 |
| Eltham Road / Westhorne Avenue EE | 01:22 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:22 |
| Eltham Hill / Westhorne Avenue EK | 01:22 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:22 |
| Vandyke Cross | 01:23 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:23 |
| Kingsground X | 01:23 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:23 |
| Sherard Road Y | 01:24 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:24 |
| Eltham High Street / Roper Street O | 01:25 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:25 |
| Eltham High Street / Pound Place S | 01:25 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:25 |
| Eltham High Street / Westmount Road V | 01:26 | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:26 |
| Bexley Road / Glenesk Road AH | 01:27 | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:27 |
| Rennets Wood Road AL | 01:29 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:29 |
| Blackfen Road / Boundary Road | 01:29 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:29 |
| Queenswood Road A | 01:30 | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:30 |
| Blackfen Road / Days Lane B | 01:31 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:31 |
| Blackfen Road / Westwood Lane C | 01:31 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:31 |
| Blackfen Road / Ramillies Road D | 01:32 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:32 |
| Blackfen School For Girls A | 01:33 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:33 |
| Blackfen Road / Penhill Road B | 01:33 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:33 |
| Beechway C | 01:34 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:34 |
| Woodside Lane D | 01:34 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:34 |
| The Anchor E | 01:35 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:35 |
| Riverdale Road F | 01:35 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:35 |
| Cross Lane G | 01:36 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:36 |
| Parkhurst Road A | 01:36 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:36 |
| Bexley Station D | 01:36 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:36 |
| Bexley Library F | 01:37 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:37 |
| Hartford Road H | 01:37 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:37 |
| Gravel Hill Close F | 01:39 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:39 |
| Broomfield Road G | 01:39 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:39 |
| Halcot Avenue H | 01:40 | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:40 |
| Bexleyheath / Highland Road Y | 01:41 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:41 |
| Geddes Place | 01:41 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:41 |
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 N21 bus FAQs
What time is the first N21 bus?
The N21 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Bexleyheath Clock Tower at 00:20 towards Charing Cross Station (Mon-Thu night). From Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn the first bus is at 00:35. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N21?
Yes. The N21 runs at night only; during the day, route 21 covers a similar corridor. See the 21 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N21 bus start from?
The N21 starts from Bexleyheath Clock Tower and runs to Charing Cross Station, and in the other direction from Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn. 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 N21 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N21 timetable → Live N21 arrivals →