First W12 Bus: Start of Service

The first W12 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first W12 bus of the day leaves Rensburg Road at 06:00 towards Cross Road (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first W12 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full W12 timetable with every departure of the day.

Route: Rensburg Road ↔ Cross Road

Timetable last updated: 24 August 2026

Source: TfL Timetable API

To Cross Road

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Rensburg Road	06:00	06:00	07:30
Carisbrooke Road X	06:06	06:06	07:36
Walthamstow Market / High Street T	06:07	06:07	07:37
Walthamstow Market / High Street S	06:08	06:08	07:38
Church of St Michael & All Angels A	06:09	06:09	07:39
Forest Road B	06:10	06:10	07:40
Wolsey Avenue N	06:10	06:10	07:40
Lloyd Park / William Morris Gallery BE	06:11	06:11	07:41
Bromley Road BF	06:11	06:11	07:41
Jewel Road BN	06:12	06:12	07:42
Walthamstow Market J	06:13	06:13	07:43
Walthamstow Bus Station B	06:14	06:14	07:44
Church Hill S	06:16	06:16	07:46
Church Hill Road	06:18	06:18	07:48
Shernhall Street BW	06:19	06:19	07:49
Brookfield Avenue M	06:21	06:21	07:51
Addison Road N	06:22	06:22	07:52
Oliver Road P	06:23	06:23	07:53
Whipps Cross / Wood Street A	06:25	06:25	07:55
Whipps Cross Bus Stand V	06:27	06:27	07:57
Whipps Cross Hospital / Main Entrance K	06:28	06:28	07:58
Whipps Cross Hospital / A & E L	06:30	06:30	08:00
Clare Road Q	06:31	06:31	08:01
Peterborough Road	06:32	06:32	08:02
Essex Road South	06:34	06:34	08:04
Elim Pentecostal Church	06:35	06:35	08:05
Clarendon Road	06:36	06:36	08:06
Leytonstone Stn / Grove Green Road B	06:37	06:37	08:07
Gainsborough Road Q	06:39	06:39	08:09
Green Man Roundabout N	06:41	06:41	08:11
Cambridge Road H	06:44	06:44	08:14
Blake Hall Road K	06:45	06:45	08:15
Wanstead Station B	06:47	06:47	08:17
Wanstead Place SH	06:48	06:48	08:18
Snaresbrook Station SJ	06:51	06:51	08:21
Eagle Lane SK	06:52	06:52	08:22
Beechwood Park SL	06:53	06:53	08:23
Clarendon Road W	06:54	06:54	08:24
Bedford Road X	06:55	06:55	08:25
Grove Hill K	06:56	06:56	08:26
George Lane Shopping Centre G	06:57	06:57	08:27
South Woodford Station C	07:00	07:00	08:30
George Lane / Chigwell Road B	07:00	07:00	08:30
Onslow Gardens A	07:00	07:00	08:30
Charlie Brown's Roundabout D	07:04	07:04	08:34
Raven Road B	07:08	07:08	08:38
Maybank Road A	07:08	07:08	08:38
Gordon Road U	07:09	07:09	08:39
Wansford Road V	07:09	07:09	08:39
Broadmead Road F	07:09	07:09	08:39
Orchard Estate W	07:09	07:09	08:39
Chigwell Road / Broadmead Road X	07:10	07:10	08:40
Beaumaris Drive Y	07:11	07:11	08:41
Snakes Lane East Z	07:12	07:12	08:42
Ashton Playing Fields L	07:13	07:13	08:43
Manor Road	07:14	07:14	08:44
Love Lane	07:15	07:15	08:45
Cross Road	07:16	07:16	08:46

To Rensburg Road

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Cross Road	05:30	05:30	06:50
Roding Lane North	05:31	05:31	06:51
Ashton Playing Fields M	05:32	05:32	06:52
Beaumaris Drive S	05:33	05:33	06:53
Broadmead Road / Chigwell Road U	05:34	05:34	06:54
Orchard Estate V	05:35	05:35	06:55
Broadmead Road E	05:37	05:37	06:57
Wansford Road J	05:38	05:38	06:58
Gordon Road K	05:38	05:38	06:58
Latchett Road L	05:39	05:39	06:59
Southend Road M	05:42	05:42	07:02
Onslow Gardens R	05:42	05:42	07:02
George Lane / Chigwell Road Z	05:43	05:43	07:03
South Woodford Station D	05:44	05:44	07:04
George Lane Shopping Centre H	05:46	05:46	07:06
High Road / George Lane J	05:47	05:47	07:07
Bedford Road U	05:48	05:48	07:08
Clarendon Road V	05:49	05:49	07:09
Beechwood Park SA	05:50	05:50	07:10
Eagle Lane SB	05:51	05:51	07:11
Snaresbrook Station SC	05:52	05:52	07:12
High Street / Hermon Hill SD	05:52	05:52	07:12
Wanstead Place SE	05:53	05:53	07:13
Wanstead High St / Wanstead Station D	05:53	05:53	07:13
Wanstead Station / George Green C	05:57	05:57	07:17
Highstone Avenue W	06:03	06:03	07:23
Cambridge Road J	06:03	06:03	07:23
Green Man Roundabout P	06:05	06:05	07:25
Gainsborough Road Y	06:06	06:06	07:26
Leytonstone Stn / Grove Green Road A	06:07	06:07	07:27
Clarendon Road	06:09	06:09	07:29
Elim Pentecostal Church	06:09	06:09	07:29
Essex Road South	06:11	06:11	07:31
Clare Road P	06:12	06:12	07:32
Whipps Cross Hospital / A & E N	06:13	06:13	07:33
Whipps Cross Hospital / Main Entrance J	06:15	06:15	07:35
Whipps Cross Bus Stand M	06:16	06:16	07:36
Our Lady & St George's Catholic School S	06:19	06:19	07:39
Addison Road T	06:20	06:20	07:40
Shernhall Street BV	06:23	06:23	07:43
Church Hill Road	06:24	06:24	07:44
Hoe Street T	06:26	06:26	07:46
Walthamstow Bus Station E	06:29	06:29	07:49
Walthamstow Market G	06:30	06:30	07:50
Jewel Road BA	06:30	06:30	07:50
Forest Road / the Bell BH	06:31	06:31	07:51
Bromley Road BC	06:31	06:31	07:51
Lloyd Park / William Morris Gallery BD	06:32	06:32	07:52
Wolsey Avenue R	06:32	06:32	07:52
Higham Hill Road S	06:33	06:33	07:53
Forest Road J	06:33	06:33	07:53
Church of St Michael & All Angels K	06:34	06:34	07:54
Walthamstow Market / High Street U	06:35	06:35	07:55
Carisbrooke Road V	06:35	06:35	07:55
Walthamstow Market C	06:36	06:36	07:56
Rensburg Road	06:38	06:38	07:58

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 W12 bus FAQs

What time is the first W12 bus?

The first W12 bus leaves Rensburg Road at 06:00 towards Cross Road (Mon-Fri). From Cross Road the first bus is at 05:30. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first W12 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first W12 bus leaves Rensburg Road at 07:30. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first W12 bus start from?

The W12 starts from Rensburg Road and runs to Cross Road, and in the other direction from Cross Road. 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.

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