First N5 Bus: Start of Service
The first N5 of the day from every stop on the route
The N5 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Edgware Bus Station at 23:33 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N5 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N5 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Whitehall / Trafalgar Square
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgware Bus Station D | 23:33 | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:33 |
| Manor Park Crescent J | 23:33 | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:33 |
| Whitchurch Lane N | 23:34 | 23:41 | 23:41 | 23:34 |
| Deansbrook Road HD | 23:35 | 23:42 | 23:42 | 23:35 |
| Edgware Community Hospital HA | 23:36 | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:36 |
| North Road A | 23:36 | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:36 |
| Watling Avenue L | 23:38 | 23:45 | 23:45 | 23:38 |
| Burnt Oak Station N | 23:38 | 23:45 | 23:45 | 23:38 |
| Gunter Grove U | 23:39 | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:39 |
| Cressingham Road QX | 23:40 | 23:47 | 23:47 | 23:40 |
| Pageant Avenue QB | 23:41 | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:41 |
| North Acre QC | 23:42 | 23:49 | 23:49 | 23:42 |
| Quakers Course QD | 23:43 | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:43 |
| Colindale Library QH | 23:45 | 23:52 | 23:52 | 23:45 |
| Colindale Station CA | 23:46 | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:46 |
| Ajax Avenue CC | 23:47 | 23:54 | 23:54 | 23:47 |
| Colindale Avenue CE | 23:48 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:48 |
| Colindeep Lane CF | 23:49 | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:49 |
| Sheaveshill Avenue CG | 23:50 | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:50 |
| Kingsbury Road HA | 23:51 | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:51 |
| Hendon Magistrates Court HB | 23:52 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:52 |
| West Hendon Broadway / Herbert Road HC | 23:52 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:52 |
| Hendon Station HD | 23:54 | 00:01 | 00:01 | 23:54 |
| Audley Road | 23:55 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 23:55 |
| Hendon Way D | 23:56 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 23:56 |
| Hendon Central Station A | 23:56 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 23:56 |
| Brent Green Y | 23:58 | 00:05 | 00:05 | 23:58 |
| Brent Street / Green Lane L | 23:58 | 00:05 | 00:05 | 23:58 |
| North Circular Road M | 23:59 | 00:06 | 00:06 | 23:59 |
| Golders Manor Drive N | 00:00 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:00 |
| Highfield Avenue P | 00:00 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:00 |
| Woodstock Avenue R | 00:01 | 00:08 | 00:08 | 00:01 |
| Hoop Lane S | 00:02 | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:02 |
| Finchley Road GT | 00:03 | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:03 |
| Golders Green Station GJ | 00:04 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:04 |
| Wellgarth Road | 00:06 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:06 |
| Hampstead Way | 00:08 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:08 |
| Inverforth House L | 00:10 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:10 |
| Whitestone Pond / Jack Straw's Castle P | 00:11 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:11 |
| Royal Free Hospital D | 00:11 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:11 |
| Rosslyn Hill E | 00:11 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:11 |
| Haverstock Hill / Pond Street F | 00:11 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:11 |
| Belsize Park Station L | 00:12 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:12 |
| Downside Crescent M | 00:12 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:12 |
| Upper Park Road N | 00:13 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:13 |
| Haverstock Hill / Steele's Village P | 00:14 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:14 |
| Chalk Farm Station CD | 00:15 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:15 |
| Chalk Farm Road / Morrisons CE | 00:16 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:16 |
| Camden Market CP | 00:16 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:16 |
| Hawley Road M | 00:17 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:17 |
| Camden Gardens D | 00:18 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:18 |
| Camden Town Station S | 00:19 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:19 |
| Pratt Street W | 00:22 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:22 |
| Mornington Cres Stn / Camden Tn Library G | 00:26 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:26 |
| Silverdale W | 00:26 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:26 |
| William Road K | 00:26 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:26 |
| Warren Street Station / Euston Road U | 00:26 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:26 |
| Capper Street N | 00:26 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:26 |
| Goodge Street Station D | 00:28 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:28 |
| Stephen Street B | 00:31 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:31 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station G | 00:34 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:34 |
| Cambridge Circus D | 00:35 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:35 |
| Leicester Square Station J | 00:36 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:36 |
| St Martin's Place K | 00:37 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:37 |
| Trafalgar Square / Charing Cross Stn D | 00:38 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:38 |
| Whitehall / Trafalgar Square N | 00:40 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:40 |
To Edgware Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn C | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 23:55 |
| Leicester Square Station L | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 23:55 |
| Cambridge Circus M | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 23:56 |
| Denmark Street A | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 23:57 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station C | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 00:02 |
| Goodge Street Station A | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 00:03 |
| Warren Street Station X | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 00:05 |
| Euston Square Station Q | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 00:06 |
| Euston Station C | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 00:08 |
| Euston Station / Eversholt Street A | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 00:09 |
| Aldenham Street T | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 00:10 |
| Mornington Crescent Station A | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 00:12 |
| Camden High Street J | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 00:13 |
| Camden Town Station X | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 00:14 |
| Hartland Road / Camden Market CQ | 01:16 | 01:16 | 01:16 | 00:16 |
| The Roundhouse CF | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 00:17 |
| Chalk Farm Station CC | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 00:18 |
| Steele's Road / Steele's Village Q | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 00:19 |
| Upper Park Road W | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 00:21 |
| Belsize Park Station K | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 00:22 |
| Rosslyn Hill G | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 00:23 |
| Royal Free Hospital C | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 00:23 |
| Inverforth House F | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 00:23 |
| North End Road / Golders Hill Park | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:26 | 00:26 |
| Wellgarth Road | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:28 | 00:28 |
| Golders Green Station GK | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 00:30 |
| Finchley Road GN | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 00:30 |
| Hoop Lane A | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 00:31 |
| Woodstock Avenue B | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 00:32 |
| Limes Avenue C | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 00:33 |
| Golders Manor Drive D | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 00:34 |
| North Circular Road E | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 00:34 |
| Brent Street / Green Lane F | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 00:35 |
| Brent Green Z | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:36 | 00:36 |
| Hendon Central Station B | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 00:37 |
| Hendon Way C | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 00:37 |
| Audley Road | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 00:37 |
| Hendon Station HE | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:45 | 00:45 |
| West Hendon Broadway / Herbert Road HM | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:46 | 00:46 |
| Hendon Magistrates Court HP | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Kingsbury Road HQ | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Sheaveshill Avenue CH | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Colindeep Lane GZ | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Colindale Avenue CL | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Stonecrop Close CV | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 00:47 |
| Ajax Avenue CD | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:48 | 00:48 |
| Colindale Station CB | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:48 | 00:48 |
| Colindale Library QT | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:49 | 00:49 |
| Quakers Course QD | 01:51 | 01:51 | 01:51 | 00:51 |
| North Acre QU | 01:52 | 01:52 | 01:52 | 00:52 |
| Angus Gardens QV | 01:53 | 01:53 | 01:53 | 00:53 |
| Burnt Oak Leisure Centre QW | 01:54 | 01:54 | 01:54 | 00:54 |
| Gunter Grove T | 01:54 | 01:54 | 01:54 | 00:54 |
| Burnt Oak Station S | 01:55 | 01:55 | 01:55 | 00:55 |
| Burnt Oak Broadway C | 01:56 | 01:56 | 01:56 | 00:56 |
| North Road B | 01:57 | 01:57 | 01:57 | 00:57 |
| Edgware Community Hospital HB | 01:57 | 01:57 | 01:57 | 00:57 |
| Deansbrook Road HC | 01:58 | 01:58 | 01:58 | 00:58 |
| Spring Villa Road P | 01:59 | 01:59 | 01:59 | 00:59 |
| Manor Park Crescent H | 02:00 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 01:00 |
| Edgware Station G | 02:00 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 01:00 |
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 N5 bus FAQs
What time is the first N5 bus?
The N5 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Edgware Bus Station at 23:33 towards Whitehall / Trafalgar Square (Mon-Thu night). From Trafalgar Sq / Charing Cross Stn the first bus is at 00:55. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N5?
Yes. The N5 runs at night only; during the day, route 5 covers a similar corridor. See the 5 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N5 bus start from?
The N5 starts from Edgware Bus Station and runs to Whitehall / Trafalgar Square, and in the other direction from Trafalgar Sq / 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 N5 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N5 timetable → Live N5 arrivals →