First 268 Bus: Start of Service

The first 268 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 268 bus of the day leaves Golders Green Station at 05:20 towards O2 Centre / Sainsbury's (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 268 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 268 timetable with every departure of the day.

To O2 Centre / Sainsbury's

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Golders Green Station GJ	05:20	05:20	06:40
Wellgarth Road	05:21	05:21	06:41
Hampstead Way	05:22	05:22	06:42
Inverforth House L	05:24	05:24	06:44
Whitestone Pond / Jack Straw's Castle P	05:25	05:25	06:45
Royal Free Hospital D	05:31	05:31	06:51
Rosslyn Hill E	05:32	05:32	06:52
Haverstock Hill / Pond Street F	05:33	05:33	06:53
Belsize Avenue J	05:35	05:35	06:55
Belsize Village X	05:36	05:36	06:56
Belsize Square Y	05:37	05:37	06:57
Buckland Crescent Z	05:38	05:38	06:58
College Crescent G	05:40	05:40	07:00
Swiss Cottage Station D	05:40	05:40	07:00
Swiss Cottage Stn / Finchley Road L	05:42	05:42	07:02
College Crescent A	05:44	05:44	07:04
Finchley Road Station FK	05:45	05:45	07:05
Finchley Road / O2 Centre FL	05:46	05:46	07:06
O2 Centre / Sainsbury's	05:48	05:48	07:08

To Golders Green Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
O2 Centre / Sainsbury's FC	05:14	05:14	06:34
O2 Centre / Homebase FB	05:15	05:15	06:35
O2 Centre FH	05:17	05:17	06:37
Finchley Road Station FJ	05:18	05:18	06:38
Finchley Road / College Crescent B	05:20	05:20	06:40
College Crescent F	05:21	05:21	06:41
Buckland Crescent U	05:23	05:23	06:43
Belsize Square V	05:25	05:25	06:45
Belsize Village W	05:27	05:27	06:47
Haverstock Hill H	05:29	05:29	06:49
Rosslyn Hill G	05:31	05:31	06:51
Royal Free Hospital C	05:33	05:33	06:53
Inverforth House F	05:39	05:39	06:59
North End Road / Golders Hill Park	05:41	05:41	07:01
Wellgarth Road	05:43	05:43	07:03
Golders Green Station GK	05:45	05:45	07:05
Golders Green Station B	05:45	05:45	07:05

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 268 bus FAQs

What time is the first 268 bus?

The first 268 bus leaves Golders Green Station at 05:20 towards O2 Centre / Sainsbury's (Mon-Fri). From O2 Centre / Sainsbury's the first bus is at 05:14. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 268 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 268 bus leaves Golders Green Station at 06:40. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 268 bus start from?

The 268 starts from Golders Green Station and runs to O2 Centre / Sainsbury's, and in the other direction from O2 Centre / Sainsbury's. 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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