First 20 Bus: Start of Service

The first 20 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 20 bus of the day leaves Walthamstow Bus Station at 06:10 towards Burton Road (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 20 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 20 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Burton Road

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Walthamstow Bus Station B	06:10	06:07	07:10
Grosvenor Park Road K	06:12	06:09	07:12
Grove Road SJ	06:13	06:10	07:13
Bakers Avenue SK	06:14	06:11	07:14
Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms EH	06:16	06:13	07:16
Leyton Green Road EJ	06:17	06:14	07:17
Shernhall Street EK	06:19	06:16	07:19
Peterborough Road EL	06:19	06:16	07:19
Whipps Cross / Wood Street A	06:21	06:18	07:21
Hainault Court	06:22	06:19	07:22
Oakhurst Gardens	06:23	06:20	07:23
St Peters Church	06:23	06:20	07:23
Forest Road J	06:25	06:22	07:25
Waterworks Corner K	06:26	06:23	07:26
Chelmsford Road P	06:27	06:24	07:27
Oak Hill Q	06:28	06:25	07:28
St Aubyn's School R	06:28	06:25	07:28
Chingford Lane S	06:30	06:27	07:30
Woodford Green / Broadmead Road U	06:31	06:28	07:31
Monkhams Lane V	06:32	06:29	07:32
St Thomas of Canterbury Church FH	06:32	06:29	07:32
Whitehall Road / Bancrofts School FJ	06:33	06:30	07:33
Knighton Lane FK	06:35	06:32	07:35
Stag Lane	06:35	06:32	07:35
Russell Road	06:36	06:33	07:36
Cricket Ground	06:37	06:34	07:37
North Farm	06:39	06:36	07:39
Spring Grove	06:40	06:37	07:40
Upper Park	06:40	06:37	07:40
Loughton Station A	06:42	06:39	07:42
Sainsbury's	06:43	06:40	07:43
The Crown	06:44	06:41	07:44
Forest Road	06:44	06:41	07:44
Traps Hill	06:46	06:43	07:46
The Uplands	06:47	06:44	07:47
Church Close	06:49	06:46	07:49
Sedley Rise	06:50	06:47	07:50
Maple Gate	06:50	06:47	07:50
Hillyfields	06:51	06:48	07:51
Hillcroft	06:51	06:48	07:51
Pyrles Lane	06:52	06:49	07:52
Chandler Road	06:53	06:50	07:53
Castell Road	06:54	06:51	07:54
Davenant School	06:54	06:51	07:54
Colebrook Lane	06:56	06:53	07:56
The Cottage Loaf	06:56	06:53	07:56
Goldingham Avenue	06:57	06:54	07:57
Mannock Drive	06:58	06:55	07:58
Etheridge Road	06:59	06:56	07:59
Vere Road	07:00	06:57	08:00
Burton Road	07:01	06:58	08:01

To Walthamstow Bus Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
The Broadway	05:20	05:20	06:25
Torrington Drive	05:20	05:20	06:25
Burton Road	05:20	05:20	06:25
Etheridge Road	05:22	05:22	06:27
Mannock Drive	05:23	05:23	06:28
Goldingham Avenue	05:24	05:24	06:29
The Cottage Loaf	05:24	05:24	06:29
Colebrook Lane	05:25	05:25	06:30
Castell Road	05:26	05:26	06:31
Chandler Road	05:26	05:26	06:31
Pyrles Lane	05:27	05:27	06:32
Hillcroft	05:28	05:28	06:33
Hillyfields	05:29	05:29	06:34
Maple Gate	05:30	05:30	06:35
Sedley Rise	05:30	05:30	06:35
Church Lane	05:31	05:31	06:36
The Uplands	05:32	05:32	06:37
Traps Hill	05:33	05:33	06:38
Forest Road	05:34	05:34	06:39
Loughton Station C	05:36	05:36	06:41
The Crown	05:37	05:37	06:42
Sainsbury's	05:37	05:37	06:42
The Crescent	05:38	05:38	06:43
Spring Grove	05:39	05:39	06:44
North Farm	05:40	05:40	06:45
Cricket Ground	05:41	05:41	06:46
Russell Road	05:42	05:42	06:47
Stag Lane	05:43	05:43	06:48
Knighton Lane FN	05:44	05:44	06:49
Whitehall Road / Bancrofts School FD	05:45	05:45	06:50
St Thomas of Canterbury Church FS	05:46	05:46	06:51
Monkhams Lane A	05:47	05:47	06:52
Woodford Green / Broadmead Road B	05:48	05:48	06:53
Chingford Lane C	05:49	05:49	06:54
St Aubyn's School E	05:50	05:50	06:55
Chelmsford Road F	05:51	05:51	06:56
Waterworks Corner G	05:52	05:52	06:57
Forest Road H	05:53	05:53	06:58
St Peters Church	05:55	05:55	07:00
Snaresbrook Road	05:56	05:56	07:01
Hainault Court H	05:56	05:56	07:01
Whipps Cross Bus Stand G	05:57	05:57	07:02
Peterborough Road WA	06:00	06:00	07:05
Essex Road WB	06:00	06:00	07:05
Leyton Green Road WK	06:01	06:01	07:06
Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms ND	06:04	06:04	07:09
Hoe Street / Bakers Arms NE	06:05	06:05	07:10
Grove Road NH	06:07	06:07	07:12
Queen's Road L	06:08	06:08	07:13
Walthamstow Bus Station	06:11	06:11	07:16

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 20 bus FAQs

What time is the first 20 bus?

The first 20 bus leaves Walthamstow Bus Station at 06:10 towards Burton Road (Mon-Fri). From The Broadway the first bus is at 05:20. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 20 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 20 bus leaves Walthamstow Bus Station at 07:10. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Is there a bus before the first 20?

Before the first 20 of the morning, night bus N20 covers the route through the night. See the N20 route page for its stops and times.

Where does the first 20 bus start from?

The 20 starts from Walthamstow Bus Station and runs to Burton Road, and in the other direction from The Broadway. 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?

See every 20 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.

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