First N551 Bus: Start of Service
The first N551 of the day from every stop on the route
The N551 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Trafalgar Square at 00:05 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N551 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N551 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Gallions Reach Shopping Park
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trafalgar Square B | 00:05 | 00:05 | 00:05 | 00:05 |
| Charing Cross Stn / Trafalgar Square F | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 |
| Southampton Street / Covent Garden A | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Aldwych D | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice M | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 |
| Ludgate Circus E | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
| Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey G | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SK | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Mansion House Station ME | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Bank Station / Poultry K | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Bank Station / Cornhill D | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:19 |
| Bishopsgate R | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Threadneedle Street LN | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Camomile Street W | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| St Botolph Street B | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Aldgate Station R | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Minories H | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station TE | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| St Katharine Docks TS | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| Wellclose Street | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Tobacco Dock N | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 |
| St Paul's Church | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Free Trade Wharf LP | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:35 |
| Cable Street LR | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Limehouse Station LB | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Lowell Street LC | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| Salmon Lane LD | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 |
| Burdett Road LE | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 |
| University of Cumbria In London WS | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 |
| Upper North Street C | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Poplar Recreation Grd / Poplar Stn D | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Chrisp Street Market / All Saints Dlr B | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Bazely Street C | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Brunswick Road E | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Nutmeg Lane F | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Abbott Road | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Stephenson Street H | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Canning Town Bus Station B | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 00:48 |
| Rogers Road | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Keir Hardie Recreation Ground | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 |
| Tarling Road | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 |
| The Appleby Centre N | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| Bridgeland Road G | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Custom House Station D | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Chauntler Close / Cundy Park B | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Victoria Dock Road L | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 00:57 |
| Tree Road P | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Newham Way S | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Colman Road H | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Sullivan Avenue J | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Beckton District Park CA | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Dove Approach BA | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:02 |
| Swallow Street BB | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Kingsford Way BC | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
| Beckton Station H | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:05 |
| Covelees Wall G | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:06 |
| Horse Leaze A | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:07 |
| Gallions Reach Roundabout B | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Gallions Reach Station C | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:08 |
| Armada Point G | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:09 |
| Beckton Dlr Depot | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:10 |
| Hornet Way | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:11 |
| Gallions Reach Shopping Park AP | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:12 |
To Trafalgar Square
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallions Reach Shopping Park R | 23:20 | 23:20 | 23:20 | 23:20 |
| Hornet Way | 23:21 | 23:21 | 23:21 | 23:21 |
| Beckton Dlr Depot | 23:22 | 23:22 | 23:22 | 23:22 |
| Armada Point H | 23:22 | 23:22 | 23:22 | 23:22 |
| Gallions Reach Station D | 23:23 | 23:23 | 23:23 | 23:23 |
| Ferndale Street E | 23:24 | 23:24 | 23:24 | 23:24 |
| Horse Leaze F | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:25 |
| East Ham Manor Way J | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:25 | 23:25 |
| Beckton Bus Station C | 23:27 | 23:27 | 23:27 | 23:27 |
| Kingsford Way BP | 23:28 | 23:28 | 23:28 | 23:28 |
| Swallow Street BQ | 23:29 | 23:29 | 23:29 | 23:29 |
| Dove Approach BR | 23:30 | 23:30 | 23:30 | 23:30 |
| Beckton District Park CR | 23:31 | 23:31 | 23:31 | 23:31 |
| Sullivan Avenue K | 23:32 | 23:32 | 23:32 | 23:32 |
| Colman Road L | 23:33 | 23:33 | 23:33 | 23:33 |
| Newham Way C | 23:33 | 23:33 | 23:33 | 23:33 |
| Mortlake Road D | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:34 |
| Tree Road E | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:34 | 23:34 |
| Victoria Dock Road M | 23:35 | 23:35 | 23:35 | 23:35 |
| Chauntler Close / Cundy Park A | 23:36 | 23:36 | 23:36 | 23:36 |
| Custom House Station C | 23:37 | 23:37 | 23:37 | 23:37 |
| Bridgeland Road H | 23:38 | 23:38 | 23:38 | 23:38 |
| Munday Road / Royal Victoria J | 23:38 | 23:38 | 23:38 | 23:38 |
| Hallsville Primary School | 23:39 | 23:39 | 23:39 | 23:39 |
| Keir Hardie Recreation Ground | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:40 | 23:40 |
| Jude Street | 23:41 | 23:41 | 23:41 | 23:41 |
| Brunel Street | 23:42 | 23:42 | 23:42 | 23:42 |
| Canning Town Bus Station C | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:43 | 23:43 |
| Abbott Road | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 | 23:46 |
| Blackwall Tunnel D | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 |
| Bazely Street / All Saints Dlr A | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 | 23:48 |
| Poplar Recreation Ground E | 23:49 | 23:49 | 23:49 | 23:49 |
| Upper North Street F | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 | 23:50 |
| University of Cumbria In London WZ | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 |
| Burdett Road WT | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 | 23:51 |
| Limehouse Town Hall LH | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 |
| Lowell Street LJ | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 | 23:53 |
| Limehouse Station LK | 23:54 | 23:54 | 23:54 | 23:54 |
| Cable Street LS | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Free Trade Wharf LT | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Tobacco Dock L | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Wellclose Street | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| St Katharine Docks TN | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 |
| Tower Gateway Station | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 |
| Aldgate Bus Station L | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Duke's Place A | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 |
| Bishopsgate N | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Camomile Street Y | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 | 00:07 |
| Bank Station / Cornhill E | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| Poultry / Bank Station L | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| St Paul's Churchyard SH | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 |
| St Paul's Cathedral SJ | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 | 00:14 |
| City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus F | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 |
| Fetter Lane | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 |
| Chancery Lane | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 |
| The Royal Courts of Justice P | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Aldwych / Australia House G | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Aldwych / Drury Lane R | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Savoy Street U | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Bedford Street J | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Charing Cross Station H | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Trafalgar Square S | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:24 |
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 N551 bus FAQs
What time is the first N551 bus?
The N551 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Trafalgar Square at 00:05 towards Gallions Reach Shopping Park (Mon-Thu night). From Gallions Reach Shopping Park the first bus is at 23:20. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Where does the first N551 bus start from?
The N551 starts from Trafalgar Square and runs to Gallions Reach Shopping Park, and in the other direction from Gallions Reach Shopping Park. 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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