First N381 Bus: Start of Service
The first N381 of the day from every stop on the route
The N381 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Peckham Bus Station at 00:25 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N381 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N381 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Horse Guards Parade
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckham Bus Station H | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Peckham Library C | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Bonar Road H | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Commercial Way P | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Bird In Bush Road R | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Peckham Park Road / Old Kent Road NG | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Verney Road NK | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| Sherwood Gardens RJ | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Catlin Street CU | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Esmeralda Road JV | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 |
| St James's Road / Southwark Park Road JW | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Anchor Street PB | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Lynton Road GS | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Galleywall Road / South Bermondsey Stn GT | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Beamish House RL | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Corbetts Lane RM | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Warndon Street RN | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| Surrey Quays Station S | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 |
| Canada Water Bus Station B1 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Canada Street W | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| Surrey Quays Leisure Park G | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| Brunswick Quay | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Onega Gate | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Shipwright Road | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Downtown Road | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Russia Dock Road | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Bywater Place | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Peter Hills School | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Smith Close | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Rotherhithe Station W | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Rotherhithe Tunnel X | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Southwark Park C | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 |
| Drummond Road B | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| Bermondsey Station A | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| St James's Road C | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Jamaica Road / Abbey Street D | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Dockhead E | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Tanner Street A | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Boss Street T | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Unicorn Theatre M | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| London Bridge Station S | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| The Hop Exchange F | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Southwark Bridge Road BL | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Great Guildford Street BM | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Lavington Street SQ | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Blackfriars Road SL | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Kings Reach Building SE | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Coin Street SP | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Waterloo Road L | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Waterloo Station / York Road W | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| County Hall G | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall D | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Westminster Stn / Parliament Square A | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| Horse Guards Parade | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
To Peckham Bus Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue P | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Horse Guards Parade | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Westminster Stn / Parliament Square G | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall E | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| County Hall F | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Waterloo Station V | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Waterloo Road M | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Coin Street SJ | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Kings Reach Building SF | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Blackfriars Road SM | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Lavington Street SW | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Southwark Street / Southwark Bridge Road BV | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| The Hop Exchange | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| London Bridge Station R | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Hay's Galleria H | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Abbots Lane J | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| Unicorn Theatre J | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| Tower Bridge Road K | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Boss Street S | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Dockhead H | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Jamaica Road / Abbey Street J | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| Bermondsey Station D | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Drummond Road E | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Southwark Park F | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 |
| Rotherhithe Tunnel U | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 |
| Rotherhithe Station V | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:15 |
| Smith Close | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 |
| Peter Hills School | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Bywater Place | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 |
| Russia Dock Road | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 |
| Downtown Road | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 |
| Shipwright Road | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 |
| Onega Gate | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:20 |
| Brunswick Quay | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 |
| Surrey Quays Leisure Park F | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 |
| Canada Street U | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 |
| Canada Water Bus Station C | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:24 |
| Hothfield Place E | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:26 |
| Surrey Quays Shopping Centre K | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:27 |
| Surrey Quays Station L | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:28 |
| Warndon Street Q | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:29 |
| Corbetts Lane RE | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 |
| Rotherhithe New Rd / Sth Bermondsey Stn RF | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:31 |
| Lynton Road GP | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:32 |
| Anchor Street GQ | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 |
| Southwark Park Road / St James's Road PG | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 |
| Esmeralda Road JX | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 |
| Catlin Street JY | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:35 |
| Sherwood Gardens RH | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:36 |
| Verney Road SL | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 |
| Peckham Park Road / Old Kent Road SF | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:38 |
| Bird In Bush Road S | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:39 |
| Commercial Way T | 01:40 | 01:40 | 01:40 | 01:40 |
| Bonar Road N | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:41 |
| Peckham Library D | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:42 |
| Peckham Bus Station | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:43 |
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 N381 bus FAQs
What time is the first N381 bus?
The N381 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Peckham Bus Station at 00:25 towards Horse Guards Parade (Mon-Thu night). From Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue the first bus is at 00:50. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N381?
Yes. The N381 runs at night only; during the day, route 381 covers a similar corridor. See the 381 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N381 bus start from?
The N381 starts from Peckham Bus Station and runs to Horse Guards Parade, and in the other direction from Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue. 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 N381 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N381 timetable → Live N381 arrivals →