First R3 Bus: Start of Service

The first R3 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first R3 bus of the day leaves Princess Royal University Hospital at 06:00 towards Orpington Station (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first R3 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full R3 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Orpington Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Princess Royal University Hospital HB	06:00	06:00	07:00
Locksbottom / St Michael's Church HJ	06:02	06:02	07:02
Crofton Road / Starts Hill Road HN	06:02	06:02	07:02
Glyndebourne Park CM	06:03	06:03	07:03
Oakwood Road / St Paul's Church CN	06:05	06:05	07:05
Crofton Lane / Crofton Road CE	06:06	06:06	07:06
St Thomas Drive CF	06:06	06:06	07:06
Place Farm Avenue CH	06:07	06:07	07:07
Crofton School	06:07	06:07	07:07
Rycroft Road	06:10	06:10	07:10
Chesham Avenue / Woodhurst Avenue	06:11	06:11	07:11
Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue	06:12	06:12	07:12
Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row	06:12	06:12	07:12
Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row	06:12	06:12	07:12
Faringdon Avenue / Larch Way	06:12	06:12	07:12
Almond Way	06:13	06:13	07:13
Whitebeam Avenue / Larch Way	06:13	06:13	07:13
Ash Row	06:14	06:14	07:14
Oxhawth Crescent	06:15	06:15	07:15
Southborough Lane / Baptist Church R	06:16	06:16	07:16
Crescent Drive S	06:17	06:17	07:17
Queensway / Petts Wood Station B	06:18	06:18	07:18
Fairway / Tudor Way	06:20	06:20	07:20
Station Square / Petts Wood Station D	06:21	06:21	07:21
Woodland Way F	06:21	06:21	07:21
Crossway	06:22	06:22	07:22
Petts Wood Road R	06:23	06:23	07:23
Ladywood Avenue S	06:23	06:23	07:23
Poverest Road / Chislehurst Road T	06:24	06:24	07:24
Poverest Road / Church Hill Wood U	06:24	06:24	07:24
Church Hill Wood	06:24	06:24	07:24
Sherborne Road	06:25	06:25	07:25
Sefton Road	06:25	06:25	07:25
Sefton Close	06:25	06:25	07:25
Dorney Rise	06:26	06:26	07:26
Amherst Drive	06:26	06:26	07:26
Amherst Close	06:26	06:26	07:26
Sidmouth Road	06:27	06:27	07:27
Austin Road	06:27	06:27	07:27
Marion Crescent SW	06:27	06:27	07:27
Kent Road SR	06:28	06:28	07:28
Lower Road N	06:29	06:29	07:29
High Street / Carlton Parade P	06:31	06:31	07:31
High Street / Church Hill W	06:32	06:32	07:32
Walnuts Centre U	06:34	06:34	07:34
High Street / Orpington War Memorial S	06:35	06:35	07:35
Tubbenden Lane J	06:37	06:37	07:37
Orpington Station G	06:38	06:38	07:38

To Princess Royal University Hospital

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Orpington Bus Station D	05:40	05:40	06:40
Tubbenden Lane H	05:40	05:40	06:40
High Street / Orpington War Memorial R	05:42	05:42	06:42
Walnuts Centre T	05:43	05:43	06:43
High Street / Broomhill Road V	05:44	05:44	06:44
Goodmead Road D	05:46	05:46	06:46
Carlton Parade L	05:47	05:47	06:47
Lower Road M	05:48	05:48	06:48
Kent Road SQ	05:50	05:50	06:50
Marion Crescent SX	05:51	05:51	06:51
Austin Road	05:51	05:51	06:51
Cray Valley Road	05:52	05:52	06:52
Sidmouth Road	05:52	05:52	06:52
Amherst Close	05:52	05:52	06:52
Canbury Path	05:53	05:53	06:53
Dorney Rise	05:53	05:53	06:53
Sefton Close	05:54	05:54	06:54
Sefton Road	05:55	05:55	06:55
Church Hill Wood	05:55	05:55	06:55
Poverest Road / Church Hill Wood W	05:56	05:56	06:56
Poverest Road / Chislehurst Road X	05:56	05:56	06:56
Ladywood Avenue Y	05:57	05:57	06:57
Petts Wood Road Z	05:58	05:58	06:58
Cross Way	05:59	05:59	06:59
Woodland Way G	05:59	05:59	06:59
Station Square / Petts Wood Station D	06:00	06:00	07:00
Fairway / Tudor Way GL	06:01	06:01	07:01
Queensway / Petts Wood Station C	06:03	06:03	07:03
Petts Wood Library E	06:04	06:04	07:04
Crescent Drive F	06:05	06:05	07:05
Oxhawth Crescent	06:07	06:07	07:07
Oxhawth Crescent	06:07	06:07	07:07
Faringdon Avenue / Chesham Avenue	06:07	06:07	07:07
Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row	06:07	06:07	07:07
Faringdon Avenue / Birch Row	06:07	06:07	07:07
Faringdon Avenue / Larch Way	06:07	06:07	07:07
Almond Way	06:08	06:08	07:08
Whitebeam Avenue / Larch Way	06:08	06:08	07:08
Ash Row	06:08	06:08	07:08
Prescott Avenue	06:10	06:10	07:10
Chesham Avenue / Woodhurst Avenue	06:10	06:10	07:10
Kydbrook Close	06:12	06:12	07:12
Crofton School	06:13	06:13	07:13
Place Farm Avenue CJ	06:14	06:14	07:14
St Thomas Drive CK	06:15	06:15	07:15
Crofton Road / Crofton Lane CB	06:16	06:16	07:16
Oakwood Road / St Paul's Church CC	06:16	06:16	07:16
Glyndebourne Park CD	06:18	06:18	07:18
Crofton Road / Starts Hill Road HL	06:19	06:19	07:19
Locksbottom / St Michael's Church HK	06:20	06:20	07:20
Princess Royal University Hospital HB	06:22	06:22	07:22

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 R3 bus FAQs

What time is the first R3 bus?

The first R3 bus leaves Princess Royal University Hospital at 06:00 towards Orpington Station (Mon-Fri). From Orpington Bus Station the first bus is at 05:40. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first R3 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first R3 bus leaves Princess Royal University Hospital at 07:00. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first R3 bus start from?

The R3 starts from Princess Royal University Hospital and runs to Orpington Station, and in the other direction from Orpington 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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