First 469 Bus: Start of Service

The first 469 of the day from every stop on the route

Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 469 bus of the day leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 04:55 towards Erith Town Centre / Riverside (Mon-Fri). The tables below show the scheduled first 469 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 469 timetable with every departure of the day.

Route: Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance ↔ Erith Town Centre / Riverside

Timetable last updated: 24 August 2026

Source: TfL Timetable API

To Erith Town Centre / Riverside

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance H3	04:55	04:55	04:55
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Main Entrance H1	04:55	04:55	04:55
Ha-Ha Road / Repository Road K	04:56	04:56	04:56
Gunner Lane C	05:00	05:00	05:00
Naafi Messing Store D	05:01	05:01	05:01
Woolwich Arsenal Station Q	05:02	05:02	05:02
Woolwich Station K	05:03	05:03	05:03
Maxey Road	05:05	05:05	05:05
Plumstead Bus Garage A	05:06	05:06	05:06
Plumstead Station C	05:08	05:08	05:08
Lakedale Road D	05:09	05:09	05:09
Plumstead High Street / Police Station F	05:10	05:10	05:10
Purrett Road H	05:11	05:11	05:11
Plumstead Corner / Church Manorway K	05:12	05:12	05:12
Bannockburn School L	05:12	05:12	05:12
Brookdene Road M	05:13	05:13	05:13
Woodhurst Road	05:14	05:14	05:14
Cassilda Road	05:16	05:16	05:16
Eynsham Drive / Blithdale Road	05:17	05:17	05:17
Felixstowe Road	05:19	05:19	05:19
Finchale Road / Eynsham Drive	05:20	05:20	05:20
Penmon Road	05:21	05:21	05:21
St Pauls Academy	05:22	05:22	05:22
Sewell Road / Church Manorway S	05:23	05:23	05:23
Devenish Road	05:24	05:24	05:24
Abbey Wood Pumping Station	05:24	05:24	05:24
The Birchwood	05:25	05:25	05:25
Boxgrove Road	05:26	05:26	05:26
Eynsham Drive / Harrow Manor Way S	05:27	05:27	05:27
Harrow Manorway / Yarnton Way B	05:27	05:27	05:27
Overton Road BA	05:28	05:28	05:28
Harrow Manorway / Abbey Wood Station D	05:30	05:30	05:30
Abbey Wood Road E	05:31	05:31	05:31
Abbey Road W	05:32	05:32	05:32
Woodland Way	05:32	05:32	05:32
Hurst Lane F	05:34	05:34	05:34
New Road C	05:35	05:35	05:35
Woolwich Road / Bedonwell Road D	05:35	05:35	05:35
The View	05:37	05:37	05:37
The Eardley Arms P	05:38	05:38	05:38
Eardley Road W	05:39	05:39	05:39
Kentish Road X	05:41	05:41	05:41
Lower Road / Belvedere Station C	05:42	05:42	05:42
Halt Robin Lane D	05:43	05:43	05:43
Poplar Mount	05:44	05:44	05:44
Mayfield Road	05:44	05:44	05:44
Lower Road / Church Manorway	05:46	05:46	05:46
St Francis Road	05:46	05:46	05:46
Winifred Road / the Ship	05:47	05:47	05:47
Erith Station / West Street L	05:48	05:48	05:48
Erith Town Centre / Riverside	05:49	05:49	05:49

To Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance

Stop	Mon-Fri	Sat	Sun
Erith Town Centre / Riverside H	05:10	05:10	05:10
Erith High Street F	05:10	05:10	05:10
Maxim Road / the Ship	05:11	05:11	05:11
St Francis Road	05:12	05:12	05:12
Lower Road / Church Manorway	05:12	05:12	05:12
Mayfield Road	05:15	05:15	05:15
Poplar Mount	05:15	05:15	05:15
Halt Robin Lane G	05:16	05:16	05:16
Lower Road / Belvedere Station H	05:17	05:17	05:17
Halt Robin Road L	05:18	05:18	05:18
Eardley Road M	05:20	05:20	05:20
The Eardley Arms	05:21	05:21	05:21
The View	05:22	05:22	05:22
Woolwich Road / Bedonwell Road G	05:23	05:23	05:23
Hurst Lane E	05:24	05:24	05:24
Woodland Way	05:25	05:25	05:25
Abbey Wood / Florence Road L	05:26	05:26	05:26
Abbey Wood Road G	05:26	05:26	05:26
Abbey Wood Station C	05:28	05:28	05:28
Harrow Manorway / Lensbury Way A	05:30	05:30	05:30
Eynsham Drive / Harrow Manor Way R	05:30	05:30	05:30
The Birchwood	05:31	05:31	05:31
Abbey Wood Pumping Station	05:32	05:32	05:32
Devenish Road	05:33	05:33	05:33
Sewell Road / Church Manorway T	05:34	05:34	05:34
St Pauls Academy	05:35	05:35	05:35
Penmon Road	05:36	05:36	05:36
Finchale Road / Eynsham Drive	05:37	05:37	05:37
Chalcombe Road	05:38	05:38	05:38
Felixstowe Road	05:38	05:38	05:38
Eynsham Drive / Blithdale Road	05:40	05:40	05:40
Woodhurst Road	05:41	05:41	05:41
Brookdene Road WA	05:41	05:41	05:41
Bannockburn School WB	05:42	05:42	05:42
Plumstead Corner / Rockmount Road WE	05:43	05:43	05:43
Plumstead High St / the Plumstead Centre WH	05:44	05:44	05:44
Bannockburn Road WJ	05:44	05:44	05:44
Lakedale Road WK	05:45	05:45	05:45
Plumstead Road / Plumstead Station WL	05:49	05:49	05:49
Greenwich Community College WP	05:51	05:51	05:51
Maxey Road	05:51	05:51	05:51
Woolwich Z	05:53	05:53	05:53
Woolwich Arsenal Station J	05:54	05:54	05:54
Claydown Mews E	05:55	05:55	05:55
Gunner Lane F	05:56	05:56	05:56
Haha Road / Grand Depot Road Y	05:57	05:57	05:57
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / Main Entrance H2	05:59	05:59	05:59
Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance	06:00	06:00	06:00

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 469 bus FAQs

What time is the first 469 bus?

The first 469 bus leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 04:55 towards Erith Town Centre / Riverside (Mon-Fri). From Erith Town Centre / Riverside the first bus is at 05:10. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.

What time is the first 469 bus on a Sunday?

On Sundays the first 469 bus leaves Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance at 04:55. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.

Where does the first 469 bus start from?

The 469 starts from Queen Elizabeth Hospital / West Entrance and runs to Erith Town Centre / Riverside, and in the other direction from Erith Town Centre / Riverside. 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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