First 289 Bus: Start of Service

The first 289 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 289 bus of the day leaves Elmers End Interchange at 05:00 towards Purley Station (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 289 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 289 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Purley Station

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Elmers End Interchange A	05:00	05:00	06:40
Elmers End / Tesco F	05:01	05:01	06:41
The Glade	05:03	05:03	06:43
Longheath Gardens LA	05:04	05:04	06:44
Arena Tram Stop	05:05	05:05	06:45
Longhurst Road	05:07	05:07	06:47
Ashburton Park WQ	05:08	05:08	06:48
Brockenhurst Road AK	05:09	05:09	06:49
Parkview Road AL	05:10	05:10	06:50
Addiscombe Tram Stop AM	05:11	05:11	06:51
Ashburton Road AN	05:12	05:12	06:52
Havelock Road AP	05:13	05:13	06:53
Canning Road AQ	05:14	05:14	06:54
Morland Road	05:15	05:15	06:55
Davidson Road	05:17	05:17	06:57
Lansdowne Road	05:18	05:18	06:58
Spurgeon's Bridge S	05:20	05:20	07:00
Bedford Hall T	05:20	05:20	07:00
West Croydon Bus Station B4	05:22	05:22	07:02
West Croydon Station WS	05:23	05:23	07:03
Montague Road LD	05:25	05:25	07:05
Sumner Road LE	05:28	05:28	07:08
Broad Green Avenue LF	05:28	05:28	07:08
Canterbury Road B	05:30	05:30	07:10
Croydon University Hospital D	05:32	05:32	07:12
Thornton Heath Pond J	05:34	05:34	07:14
Thornton Heath Pond / Fairlands Avenue K	05:34	05:34	07:14
Croydon Crematorium R	05:36	05:36	07:16
Peall Road S	05:37	05:37	07:17
Lombard Roundabout T	05:38	05:38	07:18
Drake Road U	05:39	05:39	07:19
Newman Road A	05:40	05:40	07:20
Purley Way / Beddington Farm Road B	05:43	05:43	07:23
Commerce Way E	05:44	05:44	07:24
Purley Way / Waddon Road SV	05:46	05:46	07:26
Alton Road SU	05:47	05:47	07:27
Waddon Station SD	05:49	05:49	07:29
Waddon Leisure Centre / Fiveways SE	05:50	05:50	07:30
Coldharbour Road SF	05:50	05:50	07:30
Imperial Way	05:53	05:53	07:33
Colonnades Leisure Park	05:54	05:54	07:34
Battle of Britain War Memorial	05:56	05:56	07:36
Edgehill Road X	05:57	05:57	07:37
Purley Cross C	05:59	05:59	07:39
Purley Station / Purley High Street M	06:00	06:00	07:40
Purley Station Z2	06:03	06:03	07:43

To Elmers End Interchange

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Purley Station H	05:20	05:20	06:50
Purley High Street / Purley Station P	05:21	05:21	06:51
Purley Library Y	05:22	05:22	06:52
Russell Hill Road B	05:23	05:23	06:53
Gilliam Close R	05:24	05:24	06:54
Edgehill Road S	05:25	05:25	06:55
Battle of Britain War Memorial	05:27	05:27	06:57
Airport House	05:28	05:28	06:58
Imperial Way	05:30	05:30	07:00
Coldharbour Road NG	05:30	05:30	07:00
Waddon Leisure Centre / Fiveways NH	05:31	05:31	07:01
Waddon Station NN	05:33	05:33	07:03
Alton Road NT	05:34	05:34	07:04
Purley Way / Waddon Road NZ	05:36	05:36	07:06
Commerce Way H	05:38	05:38	07:08
Purley Way / Beddington Farm Road J	05:38	05:38	07:08
Newman Road K	05:41	05:41	07:11
Lombard Roundabout W	05:42	05:42	07:12
Cecil Road X	05:43	05:43	07:13
Peall Road Y	05:44	05:44	07:14
Croydon Crematorium Z	05:45	05:45	07:15
Thornton Heath Pond / Fairlands Avenue L	05:47	05:47	07:17
Thornton Heath Pond G	05:48	05:48	07:18
Dunheved Road North E	05:49	05:49	07:19
Croydon University Hospital C	05:51	05:51	07:21
Broad Green Avenue LA	05:53	05:53	07:23
Sumner Road LB	05:56	05:56	07:26
Montague Road LC	05:57	05:57	07:27
West Croydon Station WB	05:59	05:59	07:29
Poplar Walk WE	06:01	06:01	07:31
Bedford Hall K	06:02	06:02	07:32
Spurgeon's Bridge M	06:04	06:04	07:34
Lansdowne Road	06:05	06:05	07:35
Lower Addiscombe Road / Davidson Road	06:06	06:06	07:36
Canning Road AA	06:09	06:09	07:39
Havelock Road AB	06:10	06:10	07:40
Addiscombe Tram Stop AC	06:11	06:11	07:41
Parkview Road AD	06:12	06:12	07:42
Brockenhurst Road AE	06:13	06:13	07:43
Ashburton Park WS	06:14	06:14	07:44
Woodside Fire Station WP	06:16	06:16	07:46
Longhurst Road	06:16	06:16	07:46
Arena Tram Stop LC	06:17	06:17	07:47
Longheath Gardens	06:19	06:19	07:49
Kingfisher Way	06:19	06:19	07:49
Elmers End / Tesco E	06:21	06:21	07:51
Elmers End Interchange AP	06:22	06:22	07:52

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 289 bus FAQs

What time is the first 289 bus?

The first 289 bus leaves Elmers End Interchange at 05:00 towards Purley Station (Mon-Fri). From Purley Station 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 289 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 289 bus leaves Elmers End Interchange at 06:40. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 289 bus start from?

The 289 starts from Elmers End Interchange and runs to Purley Station, and in the other direction from Purley 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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