First 166 Bus: Start of Service
The first 166 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 166 bus of the day leaves Epsom Hospital at 07:20 towards West Croydon Bus Station (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 166 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 166 timetable with every departure of the day.
To West Croydon Bus Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epsom Hospital Q | 07:20 | 07:20 | 07:23 |
| Westlands Court | 07:20 | 07:20 | 07:23 |
| Woodcote Side | 07:22 | 07:22 | 07:25 |
| Hylands Road | 07:24 | 07:24 | 07:27 |
| Woodcote Green Road S | 07:24 | 07:24 | 07:27 |
| Avenue Road | 07:26 | 07:26 | 07:29 |
| Clock Tower B | 07:28 | 07:28 | 07:31 |
| Epsom High Street G | 07:30 | 07:30 | 07:33 |
| Upper High Street / the Odeon | 07:31 | 07:31 | 07:34 |
| Pikes Hill | 07:32 | 07:32 | 07:35 |
| Bridge Road | 07:33 | 07:33 | 07:36 |
| Ashdown Road | 07:34 | 07:34 | 07:37 |
| Longdown Road | 07:35 | 07:35 | 07:38 |
| Longdown Lodge | 07:36 | 07:36 | 07:39 |
| Epsom College | 07:37 | 07:37 | 07:40 |
| Epsom Golf Club | 07:38 | 07:38 | 07:41 |
| Bunbury Way | 07:39 | 07:39 | 07:42 |
| Rose Bushes | 07:41 | 07:41 | 07:44 |
| Reigate Road / Nork Way | 07:42 | 07:42 | 07:45 |
| Drift Bridge | 07:45 | 07:45 | 07:48 |
| High Beeches | 07:46 | 07:46 | 07:49 |
| Sycamore Rise | 07:47 | 07:47 | 07:50 |
| Banstead Station A | 07:49 | 07:49 | 07:52 |
| Banstead Crossroads | 07:50 | 07:50 | 07:53 |
| Castleton Drive | 07:52 | 07:52 | 07:55 |
| Banstead / Marks & Spencer | 07:53 | 07:53 | 07:56 |
| Glenfield Road | 07:54 | 07:54 | 07:57 |
| Banstead / the Woolpack | 07:55 | 07:55 | 07:58 |
| Croydon Lane South | 07:56 | 07:56 | 07:59 |
| Fairlawn Grove | 07:58 | 07:58 | 08:01 |
| Oaks Park | 08:00 | 08:00 | 08:03 |
| Merrymeet | 08:02 | 08:02 | 08:05 |
| Woodmansterne Post Office | 08:03 | 08:03 | 08:06 |
| The Readens | 08:04 | 08:04 | 08:07 |
| Manor Way | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:08 |
| Pine Walk | 08:07 | 08:07 | 08:10 |
| Chipstead Valley / Rectory Lane | 08:08 | 08:08 | 08:11 |
| Chipstead Valley School | 08:10 | 08:10 | 08:13 |
| Woodmansterne Station A | 08:11 | 08:11 | 08:14 |
| Chipstead Valley Road / Rickman Hill | 08:12 | 08:12 | 08:15 |
| Coniston Road | 08:13 | 08:13 | 08:16 |
| Portnalls Road | 08:14 | 08:14 | 08:17 |
| Coulsdon Town Station J | 08:15 | 08:15 | 08:18 |
| The Avenue A | 08:16 | 08:16 | 08:19 |
| Willow Court RA | 08:17 | 08:17 | 08:20 |
| Smitham Downs Road RB | 08:18 | 08:18 | 08:21 |
| Brighton Road / Old Lodge Lane RC | 08:20 | 08:20 | 08:23 |
| Grovelands Road RD | 08:22 | 08:22 | 08:25 |
| Purley Tesco W | 08:24 | 08:24 | 08:27 |
| Purley Library Y | 08:24 | 08:24 | 08:27 |
| Purley Hospital PA | 08:26 | 08:26 | 08:29 |
| Wyvern Road PB | 08:27 | 08:27 | 08:30 |
| Lynscott Way | 08:28 | 08:28 | 08:31 |
| Blackford Close | 08:30 | 08:30 | 08:33 |
| Regina Coeli School | 08:31 | 08:31 | 08:34 |
| St Giles School GV | 08:32 | 08:32 | 08:35 |
| Haling Park Gardens GW | 08:33 | 08:33 | 08:36 |
| Whitgift Avenue | 08:34 | 08:34 | 08:37 |
| Croydon Bowling Club | 08:35 | 08:35 | 08:38 |
| Warham Road / Brighton Road K | 08:36 | 08:36 | 08:39 |
| Swan & Sugar Loaf M | 08:37 | 08:37 | 08:40 |
| Coombe Road V | 08:38 | 08:38 | 08:41 |
| Croydon Flyover KS | 08:39 | 08:39 | 08:42 |
| St. George's Walk / Croydon Town Centre KK | 08:41 | 08:41 | 08:44 |
| Whitgift Centre WM | 08:43 | 08:43 | 08:46 |
| West Croydon Bus Station B8 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 08:48 |
To Epsom Hospital
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Croydon Bus Station B2 | 05:40 | 05:40 | 05:40 | 06:40 |
| Whitgift Centre WK | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 06:41 |
| Park Street KH | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 06:43 |
| Croydon Flyover KP | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 06:45 |
| Coombe Road W | 05:47 | 05:47 | 05:47 | 06:47 |
| Aberdeen Road S | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 06:48 |
| Warham Road / Brighton Road L | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 06:50 |
| Croydon Bowling Club | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 06:51 |
| Bramley Hill | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 06:51 |
| Heath Close GY | 05:52 | 05:52 | 05:52 | 06:52 |
| St Giles School GZ | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 06:54 |
| Regina Coeli School | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 06:54 |
| Netherheys Drive | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 06:55 |
| Blackford Close | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 06:56 |
| Lynscott Way | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 | 06:57 |
| Wyvern Road PC | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 06:58 |
| Purley Hospital PD | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:59 | 06:59 |
| Purley Cross C | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 07:00 |
| Purley Tesco U | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 07:02 |
| Grovelands Road RE | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 07:03 |
| Brighton Road / Old Lodge Lane RF | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:04 | 07:04 |
| Musgrove Close RH | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 07:05 |
| Smitham Downs Road RJ | 06:06 | 06:06 | 06:06 | 07:06 |
| Willow Court RK | 06:08 | 06:08 | 06:08 | 07:08 |
| Coulsdon Town Station B | 06:09 | 06:09 | 06:09 | 07:09 |
| Chipstead Valley Road / Brighton Road H | 06:10 | 06:10 | 06:10 | 07:10 |
| Portnalls Road | 06:11 | 06:11 | 06:11 | 07:11 |
| Coniston Road | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:12 | 07:12 |
| Rickman Hill | 06:13 | 06:13 | 06:13 | 07:13 |
| Woodmansterne Station B | 06:14 | 06:14 | 06:14 | 07:14 |
| Chipstead Valley School | 06:15 | 06:15 | 06:15 | 07:15 |
| Chipstead Valley / Rectory Lane | 06:16 | 06:16 | 06:16 | 07:16 |
| Pine Walk | 06:17 | 06:17 | 06:17 | 07:17 |
| Manor Way | 06:19 | 06:19 | 06:19 | 07:19 |
| The Readens | 06:20 | 06:20 | 06:20 | 07:20 |
| Woodmansterne Post Office | 06:22 | 06:22 | 06:22 | 07:22 |
| Merrymeet | 06:22 | 06:22 | 06:22 | 07:22 |
| Oaks Park | 06:24 | 06:24 | 06:24 | 07:24 |
| Fairlawn Grove | 06:26 | 06:26 | 06:26 | 07:26 |
| Croydon Lane South | 06:28 | 06:28 | 06:28 | 07:28 |
| Banstead / the Woolpack | 06:29 | 06:29 | 06:29 | 07:29 |
| Glenfield Road | 06:30 | 06:30 | 06:30 | 07:30 |
| Banstead / Marks & Spencer | 06:31 | 06:31 | 06:31 | 07:31 |
| Castleton Drive | 06:56 | 06:56 | 06:56 | — |
| Banstead Crossroads | 06:57 | 06:57 | 06:57 | — |
| Banstead Station | 06:58 | 06:58 | 06:58 | — |
| Poplar Drive | 06:59 | 06:59 | 06:59 | — |
| Sycamore Rise | 06:59 | 06:59 | 06:59 | — |
| High Beeches | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:00 | — |
| Drift Bridge | 07:03 | 07:03 | 07:03 | — |
| Reigate Road / Nork Way | 07:04 | 07:04 | 07:04 | — |
| Bunbury Way | 07:07 | 07:07 | 07:07 | — |
| Epsom Golf Club | 07:08 | 07:08 | 07:08 | — |
| Epsom College | 07:10 | 07:10 | 07:10 | — |
| Longdown Lodge | 07:10 | 07:10 | 07:10 | — |
| Longdown Road | 07:11 | 07:11 | 07:11 | — |
| Ashdown Road | 07:13 | 07:13 | 07:13 | — |
| Bridge Road | 07:13 | 07:13 | 07:13 | — |
| Pikes Hill | 07:14 | 07:14 | 07:14 | — |
| Upper High Street / the Odeon | 07:15 | 07:15 | 07:15 | — |
| Epsom High Street K | 07:16 | 07:16 | 07:16 | — |
| Ashley Road M | 07:17 | 07:17 | 07:17 | — |
| Elmslie Close | 07:20 | 07:20 | 07:20 | — |
| Epsom Hospital P | 07:21 | 07:21 | 07:21 | — |
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 166 bus FAQs
What time is the first 166 bus?
The first 166 bus leaves Epsom Hospital at 07:20 towards West Croydon Bus Station (Mon-Thu). From West Croydon Bus Station the first bus is at 05:40. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Does the 166 bus run on Sundays?
No. TfL's timetable for the 166 has no Sunday service. Check the day columns above for the days this route runs.
Where does the first 166 bus start from?
The 166 starts from Epsom Hospital and runs to West Croydon Bus Station, and in the other direction from West Croydon 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.
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