First 291 Bus: Start of Service

The first 291 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 291 bus of the day leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 05:00 towards Garland Road Clinic (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 291 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 291 timetable with every departure of the day.

To Garland Road Clinic

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance H3	05:00	05:00	06:00
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Main Entrance H1	05:00	05:00	06:00
Repository Road / Artillery Place	05:03	05:03	06:03
Artillery Place / Frances Street	05:04	05:04	06:04
Calderwood Street V	05:07	05:07	06:07
Woolwich Arsenal Station M	05:09	05:09	06:09
Vincent Road / Woolwich Arsenal Station G	05:09	05:09	06:09
Burrage Road / Arthur Grove WA	05:11	05:11	06:11
Foxfield Primary School WM	05:13	05:13	06:13
Glyndon Community Centre	05:14	05:14	06:14
Robert Street	05:15	05:15	06:15
Griffin Road / Brewery Road	05:16	05:16	06:16
Heavitree Road A	05:17	05:17	06:17
Plumstead Common / the Ship J	05:19	05:19	06:19
Plumstead Common Road / Erindale Terrace K	05:20	05:20	06:20
Garland Road Clinic M	05:21	05:21	06:21

To Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Garland Road Clinic M	05:15	05:15	06:15
Landstead Road	05:16	05:16	06:16
Warland Road	05:16	05:16	06:16
High Grove / Voce Road	05:17	05:17	06:17
Flaxton Road / Voce Road	05:18	05:18	06:18
Duncroft	05:19	05:19	06:19
Barden Street	05:20	05:20	06:20
Timbercroft Lane / Pegwell Street N	05:22	05:22	06:22
Plumstead Common Road / Warwick Terrace R	05:23	05:23	06:23
Plumstead Common / the Ship S	05:24	05:24	06:24
Plumstead Common / the Ship U	05:25	05:25	06:25
Heavitree Road W	05:26	05:26	06:26
Brewery Road	05:28	05:28	06:28
Glyndon Community Centre	05:29	05:29	06:29
Foxfield Primary School WL	05:31	05:31	06:31
Burrage Road	05:33	05:33	06:33
Woolwich Z	05:34	05:34	06:34
Woolwich Arsenal Station J	05:35	05:35	06:35
The Woolwich Centre S	05:37	05:37	06:37
Artillery Place / John Wilson Street X	05:38	05:38	06:38
Artillery Place / Frances Street	05:39	05:39	06:39
Repository Road / Artillery Place	05:39	05:39	06:39
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Main Entrance H2	05:42	05:42	06:42
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance	05:43	05:43	06:43

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 291 bus FAQs

What time is the first 291 bus?

The first 291 bus leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 05:00 towards Garland Road Clinic (Mon-Fri). From Garland Road Clinic the first bus is at 05:15. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 291 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 291 bus leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 06:00. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 291 bus start from?

The 291 starts from Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance and runs to Garland Road Clinic, and in the other direction from Garland Road Clinic. 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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