First N26 Bus: Start of Service
The first N26 of the day from every stop on the route
The N26 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Victoria Station at 00:20 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N26 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N26 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Chingford Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Station J | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:19 | 00:20 |
| Westminster Cathedral N | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:21 | 00:22 |
| Westminster City Hall SA | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:23 | 00:24 |
| St James's Park Station SC | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:24 | 00:25 |
| Westminster Abbey R | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:27 | 00:28 |
| Westminster Stn / Parliament Square A | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:31 | 00:32 |
| Horse Guards Parade | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:32 | 00:33 |
| Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square F | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:34 | 00:35 |
| Southampton Street / Covent Garden A | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:36 | 00:37 |
| Aldwych D | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:37 | 00:38 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice M | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:39 | 00:40 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:40 | 00:41 |
| Ludgate Circus E | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:41 | 00:42 |
| Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey G | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:42 | 00:43 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SK | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:43 | 00:44 |
| Mansion House Station ME | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:43 | 00:44 |
| Bank Station / Poultry K | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:45 | 00:46 |
| Bishopsgate R | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:48 | 00:49 |
| Threadneedle Street LN | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:49 | 00:50 |
| Camomile Street W | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:50 | 00:51 |
| Liverpool Street Station F | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:52 | 00:53 |
| Primrose Street H | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:53 | 00:54 |
| Shoreditch High Street Station F | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:54 | 00:55 |
| Shoreditch High St / Bethnal Green Road L | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:55 | 00:56 |
| Shoreditch Church P | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:56 | 00:57 |
| Hackney Road / Columbia Road R | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:56 | 00:57 |
| Hoxton Station HG | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:57 | 00:58 |
| Queensbridge Road HH | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:58 | 00:59 |
| Warner Place HJ | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:00 | 01:01 |
| Pritchards Road HK | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:00 | 01:01 |
| Cambridge Heath Station O | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:01 | 01:02 |
| Mare Street / Victoria Park Road R | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:03 | 01:04 |
| King Edward's Road LP | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:04 | 01:05 |
| Shore Road LW | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:05 | 01:06 |
| Holcroft Road D | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:07 | 01:08 |
| Kit Crowley Gardens E | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:07 | 01:08 |
| Gascoyne Road F | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:08 | 01:09 |
| Christie Road G | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:09 | 01:10 |
| Wick Road H | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:10 | 01:11 |
| St Mary of Eton Church N | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:12 | 01:13 |
| Trowbridge Estate P | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:12 | 01:13 |
| Crowfoot Close E | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:13 | 01:14 |
| Poplar Close F | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:14 | 01:15 |
| Hackney Marshes Playing Fields | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:15 | 01:16 |
| Hackney Marshes S | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:16 | 01:17 |
| Ruckholt Road Bridge T | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:17 | 01:18 |
| Spitalfields Market U | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:18 | 01:19 |
| Oliver Road G | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:19 | 01:20 |
| Leyton Library K | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:21 | 01:22 |
| Buckingham Road M | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:21 | 01:22 |
| Grange Park Road N | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:22 | 01:23 |
| Vicarage Road R | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:23 | 01:24 |
| Brunswick Road | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:24 | 01:25 |
| Leyton Midland Road Station NA | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:25 | 01:26 |
| Colchester Road NB | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:25 | 01:26 |
| Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms ND | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:26 | 01:27 |
| Hoe Street / Bakers Arms NE | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:27 | 01:28 |
| Grove Road NH | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:28 | 01:29 |
| Queen's Road L | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:29 | 01:30 |
| Walthamstow Bus Station C | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:31 | 01:32 |
| Walthamstow Market G | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:32 | 01:33 |
| Jewel Road BA | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:33 | 01:34 |
| Forest Road / the Bell BH | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:34 | 01:35 |
| Aveling Park Road BJ | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:36 | 01:37 |
| Cazenove Road | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:37 | 01:38 |
| Walthamstow / Crooked Billet Roundabout CH | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:38 | 01:39 |
| Walthamstow Stadium CS | 01:40 | 01:40 | 01:39 | 01:40 |
| Rowden Road CT | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:40 | 01:41 |
| Higham Station Avenue | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:41 | 01:42 |
| Leonard Road | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:41 | 01:42 |
| Hampton Road W | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:42 | 01:43 |
| Hall Lane L | 01:44 | 01:44 | 01:43 | 01:44 |
| Chingford Mount E | 01:44 | 01:44 | 01:43 | 01:44 |
| Alpha Road A | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:44 | 01:45 |
| Chingford Old Church X | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:45 | 01:46 |
| Ridgeway Park P | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:46 | 01:47 |
| Mansfield Park R | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:46 | 01:47 |
| Endlebury Road Y | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:47 | 01:48 |
| Chingford Fire Station R | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:48 | 01:49 |
| Kings Head Hill P | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:48 | 01:49 |
| Station Road / the Green L | 01:50 | 01:50 | 01:49 | 01:50 |
| Buxton Road H | 01:51 | 01:51 | 01:50 | 01:51 |
| Chingford Station F | 01:52 | 01:52 | 01:51 | 01:52 |
To Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Stn
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chingford Station C | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:32 | 00:33 |
| Station Road / Chingford Station E | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:32 | 00:33 |
| Stanley Road G | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:32 | 00:33 |
| Station Road / the Green J | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:33 | 00:34 |
| Kings Head Hill Q | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:34 | 00:35 |
| Chingford Fire Station T | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:34 | 00:35 |
| Endlebury Road M | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:35 | 00:36 |
| Mansfield Hill N | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:36 | 00:37 |
| Ridgeway Park Q | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:36 | 00:37 |
| Chingford Old Church Z | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:37 | 00:38 |
| Alpha Road B | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:38 | 00:39 |
| Hall Lane J | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:39 | 00:40 |
| Larkswood Road U | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:39 | 00:40 |
| Ainslie Wood Road V | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:40 | 00:41 |
| Leonard Road | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:40 | 00:41 |
| Higham Station Avenue | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:41 | 00:42 |
| Rowden Park Gardens CC | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:42 | 00:43 |
| Walthamstow Stadium CD | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:42 | 00:43 |
| Walthamstow / Crooked Billet Roundabout CE | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:43 | 00:44 |
| Brettenham Road CF | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:44 | 00:45 |
| Sir George Monoux College BK | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:44 | 00:45 |
| Aveling Park Road BL | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:45 | 00:46 |
| Forest Road / the Bell BM | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:46 | 00:47 |
| Jewel Road BN | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:47 | 00:48 |
| Walthamstow Market J | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:48 | 00:49 |
| Walthamstow Bus Station A | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:49 | 00:50 |
| Grosvenor Park Road K | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:52 | 00:53 |
| Grove Road SJ | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:52 | 00:53 |
| Bakers Avenue SK | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:53 | 00:54 |
| Leyton Green SL | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:54 | 00:55 |
| Colchester Road SM | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:55 | 00:56 |
| Leyton Midland Road Station SN | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:56 | 00:57 |
| Leyton Sports Ground SP | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:56 | 00:57 |
| Vicarage Road S | 01:00 | 01:00 | 00:57 | 00:58 |
| Grange Park Road P | 01:01 | 01:01 | 00:58 | 00:59 |
| Buckingham Road L | 01:01 | 01:01 | 00:58 | 00:59 |
| Leyton Library J | 01:02 | 01:02 | 00:59 | 01:00 |
| York Road E | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:00 | 01:01 |
| Oliver Road H | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:01 | 01:02 |
| Spitalfields Market K | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:02 | 01:03 |
| Ruckholt Road Bridge L | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:03 | 01:04 |
| Hackney Marshes R | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:04 | 01:05 |
| Hackney Marshes Playing Fields | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:04 | 01:05 |
| Lee Conservancy Road / Poplar Close C | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:06 | 01:07 |
| Crowfoot Close D | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:06 | 01:07 |
| Trowbridge Estate Q | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:07 | 01:08 |
| St Mary of Eton Church L | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:08 | 01:09 |
| Wick Road / Kenworthy Road J | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:10 | 01:11 |
| Barnabas Road K | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:11 | 01:12 |
| Kenton Road / Well Street L | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:12 | 01:13 |
| Valentine Road M | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:13 | 01:14 |
| Holcroft Road N | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:15 | 01:16 |
| Shore Road LX | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:16 | 01:17 |
| Mare Street / Well Street LA | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:16 | 01:17 |
| King Edward's Road LE | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:18 | 01:19 |
| Mare Street / Victoria Park Road Q | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:19 | 01:20 |
| Cambridge Heath Station N | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:21 | 01:22 |
| Pritchard's Road HC | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:22 | 01:23 |
| Warner Place HD | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:23 | 01:24 |
| Queensbridge Road HE | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:24 | 01:25 |
| Hoxton Station HF | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:26 | 01:27 |
| Shoreditch Church S | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:26 | 01:27 |
| Shoreditch High Street Station N | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:27 | 01:28 |
| Commercial Street / Worship Street D | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:29 | 01:30 |
| Primrose Street J | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:30 | 01:31 |
| Liverpool Street Station L | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:31 | 01:32 |
| Camomile Street Y | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:32 | 01:33 |
| Bank Station / Cornhill E | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:35 | 01:36 |
| Poultry / Bank Station L | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:36 | 01:37 |
| St Paul's Churchyard SH | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:38 | 01:39 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SJ | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:38 | 01:39 |
| City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus F | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:39 | 01:40 |
| Fetter Lane | 01:44 | 01:44 | 01:41 | 01:42 |
| Chancery Lane | 01:44 | 01:44 | 01:41 | 01:42 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice P | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:42 | 01:43 |
| Aldwych / Australia House G | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:42 | 01:43 |
| Aldwych / Drury Lane R | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:43 | 01:44 |
| Savoy Street U | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:44 | 01:45 |
| Bedford Street J | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:45 | 01:46 |
| Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn K | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:46 | 01:47 |
| Whitehall / Trafalgar Square N | 01:51 | 01:51 | 01:48 | 01:49 |
| Horse Guards Parade | 01:51 | 01:51 | 01:48 | 01:49 |
| Westminster Stn / Parliament Square F | 01:52 | 01:52 | 01:49 | 01:50 |
| St James's Park Station SD | 01:59 | 01:59 | 01:56 | 01:57 |
| Westminster City Hall SB | 02:01 | 02:01 | 01:58 | 01:59 |
| Westminster Cathedral / Victoria Stn M | 02:03 | 02:03 | 02:00 | 02:01 |
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 N26 bus FAQs
What time is the first N26 bus?
The N26 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Victoria Station at 00:20 towards Chingford Station (Mon-Thu night). From Chingford Station 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 N26?
Yes. The N26 runs at night only; during the day, route 26 covers a similar corridor. See the 26 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N26 bus start from?
The N26 starts from Victoria Station and runs to Chingford Station, and in the other direction from Chingford Station. 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 N26 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
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