First 50 Bus: Start of Service
The first 50 of the day from every stop on the route
Up early for a flight or an early shift? The first 50 bus of the day leaves Park Lane / Fairfield Halls at 04:50 towards Clapham Road / Stockwell Station (Mon-Thu). The tables below show the scheduled first 50 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full 50 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Clapham Road / Stockwell Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Lane / Fairfield Halls KA | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 | 04:50 |
| Fairfield Halls KD | 04:52 | 04:52 | 04:52 | 04:52 |
| Whitgift Centre WL | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 | 04:53 |
| Delta Point / West Croydon Station WP | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 | 04:55 |
| Bedford Hall K | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 | 04:56 |
| Hogarth Crescent L | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 | 04:57 |
| Devonshire Road J | 04:59 | 04:59 | 04:59 | 04:59 |
| The Crescent S | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 | 05:02 |
| Pawsons Road T | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 | 05:03 |
| Talbot Road M | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 |
| Thornton Heath Clock Tower H | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 |
| Thornton Heath Station C | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 |
| Brook Road | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 |
| Sandfield Road | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 |
| Braemar Avenue | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 |
| Ederline Avenue | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:13 |
| Dunbar Avenue | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 |
| Norbury Crescent / St Helen's Road | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 |
| St Helen's Road E | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 | 05:16 |
| Norbury Station B | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 |
| Hermitage Lane K | 05:19 | 05:19 | 05:19 | 05:19 |
| Arragon Gardens CK | 05:20 | 05:20 | 05:20 | 05:20 |
| Kempshott Road CL | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 |
| Streatham Common / Greyhound Lane CM | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:22 |
| Streatham Station SJ | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:25 |
| St Leonard's Church SK | 05:27 | 05:27 | 05:27 | 05:27 |
| Becmead Avenue OA | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 |
| Kingscourt Road M | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 | 05:31 |
| Mount Ephraim Road K | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 |
| Streatham Hill Station Q | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 |
| Criffel Avenue | 05:36 | 05:36 | 05:36 | 05:36 |
| New Park Road P | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 |
| Lexton Gardens Q | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 |
| Atkins Road R | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 |
| Poynders Road / Clarence Avenue S | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 |
| Poynders Court T | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 | 05:42 |
| Rudloe Road SL | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 |
| Abbeville Road SM | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 |
| Cavendish Road / Clapham South Stn SN | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 |
| Lynette Avenue SF | 05:46 | 05:46 | 05:46 | 05:46 |
| Elms Road / Windmill on the Common C | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 |
| Clapham Common Station D | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 |
| Nelson's Row CA | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 | 05:51 |
| Clapham North & High Street Stns L | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 |
| Clapham Road / Bedford Road C | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 | 05:54 |
| Union Road J | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 |
| Clapham Road / Stockwell Station F | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 | 05:57 |
To Fairfield Halls
| Stop | Mon-Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockwell Station / Clapham Road Z1 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 05:00 | 04:55 |
| Union Road L | 05:01 | 05:01 | 05:01 | 04:56 |
| Clapham North & High Street Stns G | 05:04 | 05:04 | 05:04 | 04:59 |
| St Luke's Avenue H | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:05 | 05:00 |
| Nelson's Row B | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:06 | 05:01 |
| Clapham Common Station G | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:07 | 05:02 |
| Elms Road / Windmill on the Common J | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:09 | 05:04 |
| Lynette Avenue SE | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:10 | 05:05 |
| Cavendish Road / Clapham South Stn SH | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:11 | 05:06 |
| Abbeville Road SJ | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:12 | 05:07 |
| Rudloe Road SK | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:13 | 05:08 |
| Poynders Road / Clarence Avenue U | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:14 | 05:09 |
| Poynders Road / Kings Avenue Y | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:15 | 05:10 |
| Copthorne Avenue W | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:17 | 05:12 |
| New Park Road X | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:18 | 05:13 |
| Criffel Avenue | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:21 | 05:16 |
| Streatham Hill Station C | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:22 | 05:17 |
| Leigham Court Road F | 05:24 | 05:24 | 05:24 | 05:19 |
| Mount Ephraim Road J | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:25 | 05:20 |
| Kingscourt Road L | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:26 | 05:21 |
| Becmead Avenue N | 05:27 | 05:27 | 05:27 | 05:22 |
| St Leonard's Church SA | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:30 | 05:25 |
| Streatham Station SC | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:32 | 05:27 |
| Streatham United Reformed Church SD | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:33 | 05:28 |
| Streatham Common / Greyhound Lane CH | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:34 | 05:29 |
| Arragon Gardens CJ | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:37 | 05:32 |
| Hermitage Lane L | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:38 | 05:33 |
| Norbury Station A | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:39 | 05:34 |
| Norbury Crescent / London Road C | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:36 |
| Norbury Crescent / St Helen's Road Y | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:41 | 05:36 |
| Dunbar Avenue | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:43 | 05:38 |
| Ederline Avenue | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:44 | 05:39 |
| Braemar Avenue | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:45 | 05:40 |
| Sandfield Road | 05:47 | 05:47 | 05:47 | 05:42 |
| Brook Road | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:48 | 05:43 |
| Thornton Heath Station D | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:49 | 05:44 |
| Thornton Heath Clock Tower G | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:50 | 05:45 |
| High Street / Whitehorse Lane K | 05:52 | 05:52 | 05:52 | 05:47 |
| Talbot Road N | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:53 | 05:48 |
| Pawsons Road P | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:55 | 05:50 |
| Beaconsfield Road / Legacy Youth Zone Q | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:56 | 05:51 |
| Northcote Road / Legacy Youth Zone R | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:58 | 05:53 |
| Cromwell Road H | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:59 | 05:54 |
| Hogarth Crescent R | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:00 | 05:55 |
| St Mary's Church / West Croydon WG | 06:02 | 06:02 | 06:02 | 05:57 |
| Lunar House WH | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 05:58 |
| Whitgift Centre WK | 06:03 | 06:03 | 06:03 | 05:58 |
| Fairfield Halls Z1 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 06:05 | 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 50 bus FAQs
What time is the first 50 bus?
The first 50 bus leaves Park Lane / Fairfield Halls at 04:50 towards Clapham Road / Stockwell Station (Mon-Thu). From Stockwell Station / Clapham Road the first bus is at 05:00. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
What time is the first 50 bus on a Sunday?
On Sundays the first 50 bus leaves Park Lane / Fairfield Halls at 04:50. Sunday service usually starts later than on weekdays, so check the Sun column above for your stop.
Where does the first 50 bus start from?
The 50 starts from Park Lane / Fairfield Halls and runs to Clapham Road / Stockwell Station, and in the other direction from Stockwell Station / Clapham Road. 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.
Planning the other end of the day?
See every 50 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
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