First N550 Bus: Start of Service
The first N550 of the day from every stop on the route
The N550 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Trafalgar Square at 00:20 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N550 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N550 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Canning Town Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Square B | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square F | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Southampton Street / Covent Garden A | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Aldwych D | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice L | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Ludgate Circus E | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey G | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SK | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Mansion House Station ME | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Bank Station / Poultry K | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Bank Station / Cornhill D | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Bishopsgate R | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 |
| St Mary Axe LR | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| St Katharine Cree X | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| Aldgate Station | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 |
| Aldgate East Station H | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Henriques Street P | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| New Road Q | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Watney Market F | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:43 |
| St Mary's & St Michael's Church | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Arbour Square | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Stepney Methodist Church LA | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Limehouse Station LB | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Lowell Street LC | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Salmon Lane LD | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Burdett Road LE | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Limehouse Police Station WU | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| Westferry Station WX | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| West India Avenue C | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 |
| Canary Wharf Station F | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| Canada Square North H | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Canary Wharf Station L | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Marsh Wall / Heron Quay A | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Cuba Street B | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Barkantine Clinic / Hutchings Street C | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Sir John Mcdougall Gardens D | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School E | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Crews Street / the Space Theatre F | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| St Edmund's School G | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Harbinger School / Masthouse Ter. Pier H | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Maconochies Road A | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| East Ferry Road B | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
| Island Gardens Station J | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
| George Green's School K | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Christ Church Isle of Dogs CS | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Pier Street CT | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Cubitt Town School CU | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| St John's Park L | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| Stewart Street M | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 |
| The Blue Bridge E | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Coldharbour F | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Aspen Way R | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Baffin Way BA | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| East India Station O | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Leamouth Road BB | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
| Leamouth / Orchard Place I | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:14 |
| Stephenson Street H | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:17 |
| Canning Town Station A | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:18 |
To Trafalgar Square
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canning Town Bus Station C | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:40 |
| Leamouth / Orchard Place I | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:43 |
| Leamouth Road BC | 23:44 | 23:44 | 23:44 | 23:44 |
| East India Station X | 23:44 | 23:44 | 23:44 | 23:44 |
| Baffin Way BD | 23:45 | 23:45 | 23:45 | 23:45 |
| Aspen Way Q | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 |
| Coldharbour H | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 |
| Stewart Street J | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 |
| St John's Park K | 23:49 | 23:49 | 23:49 | 23:49 |
| Cubitt Town School CQ | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 |
| Pier Street CR | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 |
| Christ Church Isle of Dogs C | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 |
| Island Gardens Station D | 23:52 | 23:52 | 23:52 | 23:52 |
| East Ferry Road E | 23:52 | 23:52 | 23:52 | 23:52 |
| Langbourne Place F | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 |
| Harbinger School / Masthouse Ter. Pier M | 23:54 | 23:54 | 23:54 | 23:54 |
| St Edmund's School N | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Crews Street P | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Arnhem Wharf Primary School R | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Sir John Mcdougall Gardens S | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 |
| Barkantine Clinic / Hutchings Street T | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 |
| Byng Street U | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 |
| Marsh Wall / Heron Quay V | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Canary Wharf Station K | 00:01 | 00:01 | 00:01 | 00:01 |
| Canada Square South / Canary Wharf Stn J | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 |
| Canary Wharf Station G | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 |
| West India Avenue E | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Westferry Circus / Canary Wharf Pier B | 00:05 | 00:05 | 00:05 | 00:05 |
| Westferry Station WK | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Salter Street WL | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Limehouse Police Station WM | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Limehouse Town Hall LH | 00:08 | 00:08 | 00:08 | 00:08 |
| Lowell Street LJ | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 |
| Limehouse Station LK | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:10 |
| Stepney Methodist Church LL | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| Marion Richardson School LM | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| Exmouth Estate | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 |
| St Mary's & St Michael's Church | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
| Watney Market E | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 |
| New Road T | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 |
| Henriques Street U | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Aldgate East Station J | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Aldgate Station R | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| St Katharine Cree W | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| St Mary Axe Z | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Bank Station / Cornhill E | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Poultry / Bank Station L | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 |
| St Paul's Churchyard SH | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SJ | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus F | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 |
| Chancery Lane | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice P | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Aldwych / Australia House G | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Aldwych / Drury Lane R | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 |
| Savoy Street U | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Bedford Street J | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Charing Cross Station H | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Trafalgar Square S | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
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 N550 bus FAQs
What time is the first N550 bus?
The N550 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Trafalgar Square at 00:20 towards Canning Town Station (Mon-Thu night). From Canning Town Bus Station the first bus is at 23:40. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Where does the first N550 bus start from?
The N550 starts from Trafalgar Square and runs to Canning Town Station, and in the other direction from Canning Town Bus 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?
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