First 142 Bus: Start of Service

The first 142 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 142 bus of the day leaves Watford Junction Station at 04:45 towards Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 142 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 142 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Brent Cross Shopping Centre

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Watford Junction Station 3	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	06:00
St John's Road	04:46	04:46	04:46	04:46	04:46	04:46	04:46	06:01
Beechen Grove N	04:47	04:47	04:47	04:47	04:47	04:47	04:47	06:02
Water Lane R	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	06:05
Watford High Street Station B	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50	06:05
Watford Field Road	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	06:07
Waterfields Way	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	06:08
Bushey Arches G	04:54	04:54	04:54	04:54	04:54	04:54	04:54	06:09
Bushey Station B	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	06:11
Grange Road	04:58	04:58	04:58	04:58	04:58	04:58	04:58	06:13
Grange Academy	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	06:14
The Red Lion Public House	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	06:14
Bournehall Road	05:00	05:00	05:00	05:00	05:00	05:00	05:00	06:15
Melbourne Road	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	06:16
Steeplands	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	06:17
The Royal Oak Public House	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	06:18
Merry Hill Road	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03	06:18
St Peter's Close	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	06:20
Windmill Lane	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	06:21
Common Road	05:07	05:07	05:07	05:07	05:07	05:07	05:07	06:22
Heathbourne Road / Bentley Priory Museum	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	06:23
Priory Drive	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	06:24
Little Common	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	06:26
Hill Close	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12	06:27
Mosaic & the Woodlands G	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:28
The Broadway D	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	06:29
Stanmore Station B	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15	06:30
London Road / Reenglass Road H	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17	06:32
London Road / Rees Drive K	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	06:33
Willow Court P	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	06:34
Farnsworth Drive U	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	06:35
Park Grove	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	06:37
Mill Ridge	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24	06:39
Grove Road U	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	06:40
Manor Park Crescent H	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27	06:42
Edgware Station G	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	06:43
Edgware Bus Station D	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:45
Manor Park Crescent J	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	06:46
Whitchurch Lane N	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	06:48
Deansbrook Road HD	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	06:49
Edgware Community Hospital HA	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	06:51
North Road A	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	06:52
Burnt Oak Broadway D	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38	06:53
Watling Avenue H	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:54
Montrose Avenue / Unitas Youth Zone J	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	06:55
Carlisle Road CX	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	06:56
Annesley Avenue CS	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	06:57
Colindale Avenue CE	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	06:59
Colindeep Lane CF	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	06:59
Sheaveshill Avenue CG	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45	07:00
Kingsbury Road HA	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	07:02
Hendon Magistrates Court HB	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49	07:04
West Hendon Broadway / Herbert Road HC	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	07:05
Park Road HH	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	07:06
Sutherland House HJ	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52	07:07
Staples Corner SA	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	07:08
Etheridge Road M	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55	07:10
Brent Cross Shopping Centre A	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56	07:11

To Watford Junction Railway Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Brent Cross Shopping Centre B	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45	06:00
Tilling Road S	04:48	04:48	04:48	04:48	04:48	04:48	04:48	06:03
Priestley Way SQ	04:51	04:51	04:51	04:51	04:51	04:51	04:51	06:06
Station Road HK	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	04:52	06:07
West Hendon Broadway HL	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	06:08
West Hendon Broadway / Herbert Road HM	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	04:53	06:08
Hendon Magistrates Court HP	04:55	04:55	04:55	04:55	04:55	04:55	04:55	06:10
Kingsbury Road HQ	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56	06:11
Sheaveshill Avenue CH	04:57	04:57	04:57	04:57	04:57	04:57	04:57	06:12
Colindeep Lane GZ	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	06:14
Colindale Avenue CL	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59	06:14
The Greenway CN	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01	06:16
Carlisle Road CR	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	06:17
Montrose Avenue / Unitas Youth Zone Z	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02	06:17
Stag Lane G	05:04	05:04	05:04	05:04	05:04	05:04	05:04	06:19
Burnt Oak Broadway C	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05	06:20
North Road B	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06	06:21
Edgware Community Hospital HB	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	05:08	06:23
Deansbrook Road HC	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09	06:24
Spring Villa Road P	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11	06:26
Manor Park Crescent H	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13	06:28
Edgware Station G	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14	06:29
Edgware Bus Station F	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16	06:31
St Margarets Church L	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18	06:33
Whitchurch Lane T	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19	06:34
Mill Ridge	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20	06:35
Park Grove	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22	06:37
Farnsworth Drive O	05:23	05:23	05:23	05:23	05:23	05:23	05:23	06:38
Canons Corner M	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25	06:40
London Road / Reenglass Road J	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26	06:41
Stanmore Station A	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28	06:43
The Broadway E	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30	06:45
Mosaic & the Woodlands	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	06:46
Hill Close	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31	06:46
Little Common	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33	06:48
Priory Drive	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34	06:49
Heathbourne Road / Bentley Priory Museum	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35	06:50
Common Road	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36	06:51
Windmill Lane	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37	06:52
Bushey Heath Three Crowns	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:54
Merry Hill Road	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39	06:54
The Royal Oak Public House	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40	06:55
Steeplands	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41	06:56
Melbourne Road	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	06:57
Bournehall Road	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42	06:57
The Red Lion Public House	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43	06:58
Grange Academy	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44	06:59
Bushey Station A	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47	07:02
Bushey Arches F	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48	07:03
Dalton Way	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50	07:05
Watford High Street Station A	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51	07:06
King Street T	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53	07:08
St Mary's Road U	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54	07:09
St John's Road	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57	07:12
Watford Junction Railway Station 1	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58	07:13

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 142 bus FAQs

What time is the first 142 bus?

The first 142 bus leaves Watford Junction Station at 04:45 towards Brent Cross Shopping Centre (Mon-Fri). From Brent Cross Shopping Centre the first bus is at 04:45. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 142 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 142 bus leaves Watford Junction Station at 06:00. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 142 bus start from?

The 142 starts from Watford Junction Station and runs to Brent Cross Shopping Centre, and in the other direction from Brent Cross Shopping Centre. 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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