First 229 Bus: Start of Service

The first 229 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 229 bus of the day leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 05:10 towards Queen Mary's Hospital / Chislehurst Road (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 229 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 229 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Queen Mary's Hospital / Chislehurst Road

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Thamesmead Town Centre A	05:10	05:10	05:10	05:10
Linton Mead Primary School D	05:10	05:10	05:10	05:10
Hoveton Road	05:11	05:11	05:11	05:11
Nickelby Close NE	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12
Thamesmead North / Eastgate Close NG	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13
Lister Walk NH	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
Poplar Place SE	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15
Thamesmead / Carlyle Road SJ	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16
Southmere Lake	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18
Harrow Manorway / Yarnton Way B	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20
Overton Road BA	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20
Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station D	05:21	05:21	05:21	05:21
Abbey Wood Road E	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22
Lesnes Abbey	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24
Elstree Gardens	05:25	05:25	05:25	05:25
Tunstock Way	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26
Kingswood Avenue	05:26	05:26	05:26	05:26
St Augustine's Road A	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Gilbert Road B	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28
Lower Road / Belvedere Station C	05:29	05:29	05:29	05:29
Halt Robin Lane D	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30
Poplar Mount	05:30	05:30	05:30	05:30
Mayfield Road	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31
Lower Road / Church Manorway	05:33	05:33	05:33	05:33
St Francis Road	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34
Winifred Road / the Ship	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35
Erith Station / West Street L	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36
Erith Town Centre / Cross Street G	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38
Fraser Road D	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39
Lesney Park S	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
Carlton Road T	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42
Northumberland Park V	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Brook Street L	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45
Rydal Drive M	05:46	05:46	05:46	05:46
Barnehurst Station A	05:47	05:47	05:47	05:47
Lyndhurst Road NU	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48
Long Lane NV	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Bexleyheath Bus Garage NW	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Tower Road NQ	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52
Bexleyheath Clock Tower L	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Bexleyheath / Highland Road X	05:55	05:55	05:55	05:55
Halcot Avenue C	05:56	05:56	05:56	05:56
Broomfield Road D	05:57	05:57	05:57	05:57
Gravel Hill Close E	05:58	05:58	05:58	05:58
Hartford Road J	06:00	06:00	06:00	06:00
Bexley Library G	06:01	06:01	06:01	06:01
Bexley Station E	06:02	06:02	06:02	06:02
Bexley War Memorial C	06:02	06:02	06:02	06:02
Woodstock Close	06:04	06:04	06:04	06:04
Valentine Avenue	06:05	06:05	06:05	06:05
Carisbrooke Avenue C	06:06	06:06	06:06	06:06
Crofton Avenue D	06:07	06:07	06:07	06:07
Penhill Road Y	06:08	06:08	06:08	06:08
Hurstmere School W	06:09	06:09	06:09	06:09
Sidcup Leisure Centre C	06:12	06:12	06:12	06:12
Sidcup Station G	06:13	06:13	06:13	06:13
Station Road / Crescent Road M	06:14	06:14	06:14	06:14
Sidcup / Carlton Road S	06:16	06:16	06:16	06:16
The Green W	06:16	06:16	06:16	06:16
Queen Mary's Hospital / Chislehurst Road	06:17	06:17	06:17	06:17

To Thamesmead Town Centre

Stop	Mon-Fri	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Sidcup / Queen Mary's Hospital HE	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45
Queen Mary's Hospital HJ	04:45	04:45	04:45	04:45
The Green X	04:46	04:46	04:46	04:46
Sidcup / Carlton Road R	04:48	04:48	04:48	04:48
Crescent Road N	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50
Sidcup Station / Station Road L	04:50	04:50	04:50	04:50
Sidcup Leisure Centre B	04:51	04:51	04:51	04:51
Hurstmere School X	04:54	04:54	04:54	04:54
Eynsford Crescent S	04:55	04:55	04:55	04:55
Crofton Avenue T	04:56	04:56	04:56	04:56
Carisbrooke Avenue U	04:57	04:57	04:57	04:57
Hurst Springs	04:58	04:58	04:58	04:58
Grange Wood	04:59	04:59	04:59	04:59
Parkwood Road	05:00	05:00	05:00	05:00
Bexley Station D	05:01	05:01	05:01	05:01
Bexley Library F	05:02	05:02	05:02	05:02
Hartford Road H	05:03	05:03	05:03	05:03
Gravel Hill Close F	05:05	05:05	05:05	05:05
Broomfield Road G	05:06	05:06	05:06	05:06
Halcot Avenue H	05:07	05:07	05:07	05:07
Bexleyheath / Highland Road Y	05:09	05:09	05:09	05:09
Bexleyheath Clock Tower S	05:10	05:10	05:10	05:10
Foresters Crescent NG	05:12	05:12	05:12	05:12
Bexleyheath Bus Garage NS	05:13	05:13	05:13	05:13
Long Lane	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
Lyndhurst Road NT	05:14	05:14	05:14	05:14
Barnehurst Station B	05:15	05:15	05:15	05:15
Rydal Drive E	05:16	05:16	05:16	05:16
Brook Street F	05:17	05:17	05:17	05:17
Mill Road H	05:18	05:18	05:18	05:18
Northumberland Park P	05:19	05:19	05:19	05:19
Carlton Road Q	05:20	05:20	05:20	05:20
Lesney Park R	05:22	05:22	05:22	05:22
Fraser Road C	05:24	05:24	05:24	05:24
Erith Health Centre M	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Colebrooke Street P	05:27	05:27	05:27	05:27
Erith Town Centre / Riverside J	05:28	05:28	05:28	05:28
Erith High Street F	05:29	05:29	05:29	05:29
Maxim Road / the Ship	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31
St Francis Road	05:31	05:31	05:31	05:31
Lower Road / Church Manorway	05:32	05:32	05:32	05:32
Mayfield Road	05:34	05:34	05:34	05:34
Poplar Mount	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35
Halt Robin Lane G	05:35	05:35	05:35	05:35
Lower Road / Belvedere Station H	05:36	05:36	05:36	05:36
Gilbert Road J	05:37	05:37	05:37	05:37
St Augustine's Road K	05:38	05:38	05:38	05:38
Kingswood Avenue Y	05:39	05:39	05:39	05:39
Tunstock Way	05:40	05:40	05:40	05:40
Lesnes Abbey	05:41	05:41	05:41	05:41
Fossington Road	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42
Abbey Wood / Florence Road L	05:42	05:42	05:42	05:42
Abbey Wood Road G	05:43	05:43	05:43	05:43
Abbey Wood Station C	05:44	05:44	05:44	05:44
Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way A	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45
Southmere Lake	05:45	05:45	05:45	05:45
Thamesmead / Carlyle Road SK	05:48	05:48	05:48	05:48
Poplar Place SD	05:49	05:49	05:49	05:49
Curlew Close NA	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50
Lister Walk NB	05:50	05:50	05:50	05:50
Thamesmead North / Manordene Road NC	05:51	05:51	05:51	05:51
Nickelby Close ND	05:52	05:52	05:52	05:52
Hoveton Road	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Linton Mead Primary School E	05:53	05:53	05:53	05:53
Thamesmead Town Centre C	05:54	05:54	05:54	05:54

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 229 bus FAQs

What time is the first 229 bus?

The first 229 bus leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 05:10 towards Queen Mary's Hospital / Chislehurst Road (Mon-Fri). From Sidcup / Queen Mary's Hospital 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 229 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 229 bus leaves Thamesmead Town Centre at 05:10. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 229 bus start from?

The 229 starts from Thamesmead Town Centre and runs to Queen Mary's Hospital / Chislehurst Road, and in the other direction from Sidcup / Queen Mary's Hospital. 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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