First N55 Bus: Start of Service
The first N55 of the day from every stop on the route
The N55 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving St Thomas of Canterbury Church at 23:55 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N55 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N55 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church FS | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Monkhams Lane A | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 | 23:55 |
| Woodford Green / Broadmead Road B | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 | 23:56 |
| Chingford Lane C | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 | 23:57 |
| Churchill Memorial D | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 |
| St Albans Road G | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 | 23:58 |
| Churchfields | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Southend Road M | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 | 23:59 |
| George Lane Shopping Centre G | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 00:00 |
| South Woodford Station C | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 |
| George Lane / Chigwell Road B | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 |
| Charnwood Drive S | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 | 00:02 |
| Heronwood Hospital SQ | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 |
| Sylvan Road ST | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 |
| High Street / Hermon Hill SD | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 | 00:03 |
| Wanstead Place SE | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Wanstead High St / Wanstead Station D | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 | 00:04 |
| Wanstead Station / George Green C | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 | 00:06 |
| Felstead Road T | 00:08 | 00:08 | 00:08 | 00:08 |
| Bush Road U | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 |
| Bush Road / Green Man Roundabout R | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 | 00:09 |
| Leyton Way NN | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:10 | 00:10 |
| Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 | 00:11 |
| James Lane S | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 | 00:12 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital H | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
| Whipps Cross Bus Stand M | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 | 00:13 |
| Peterborough Road WA | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:15 |
| Essex Road WB | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Fraser Road WD | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:16 |
| Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms WE | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:17 |
| High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms WH | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:18 |
| Shortlands Road WJ | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:19 |
| Manor Road LJ | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:20 |
| Markhouse Road LK | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:21 |
| Emmanuel Parish Church LL | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:22 |
| Bloxhall Road LM | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Lea Bridge Station LN | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:23 |
| Lea Valley Riding Centre N | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Lee Valley Ice Centre P | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:25 |
| Chatsworth Road Q | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 | 00:26 |
| Wattisfield Road U | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:27 |
| Lea Bridge Roundabout T | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Clapton Pond E | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Millfields Road G | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:29 |
| Clapton Girls' Academy N | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:30 |
| Hackney Baths V | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Clapton Square S | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:31 |
| Pembury Circus Y | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:32 |
| Hackney Central Station T | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| Hackney Town Hall B | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:34 |
| St Thomas's Square LZ | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:36 |
| Mare Street / Well Street LA | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:37 |
| King Edward's Road LE | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:38 |
| Mare Street / Victoria Park Road Q | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:39 |
| Cambridge Heath Station N | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:40 |
| Pritchard's Road HC | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Warner Place HD | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Queensbridge Road HE | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:42 |
| Hoxton Station HF | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Shoreditch Church S | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:44 |
| Shoreditch Town Hall W | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 00:45 |
| Great Eastern Street YA | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 00:47 |
| Old Street Station L | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Bunhill Row G | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 00:50 |
| St Luke's Music Education Centre H | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 00:51 |
| Goswell Road BX | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 00:52 |
| Clerkenwell Road / St John Street | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 00:53 |
| Clerkenwell Green K | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 00:54 |
| Hatton Garden D | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 00:55 |
| Rosebery Avenue CW | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Gray's Inn Road CP | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 | 00:56 |
| Red Lion Street A | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 | 00:58 |
| Bloomsbury Square B | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 00:59 |
| Museum Street C | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:00 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station X | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:01 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station YB | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Wardour Street OM | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:03 |
| Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn OP | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:04 |
To St Thomas of Canterbury Church
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn OJ | 01:11 | 01:13 | 01:13 | 01:11 |
| Tottenham Court Road Station V | 01:15 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:15 |
| Tottenham Ct Rd Stn / New Oxford St Y | 01:17 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:17 |
| Museum Street E | 01:18 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:18 |
| Bloomsbury Square F | 01:19 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:19 |
| Red Lion Street G | 01:20 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:20 |
| Gray's Inn Road CA | 01:21 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:21 |
| Rosebery Avenue CU | 01:22 | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:22 |
| Farringdon Road E | 01:23 | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:23 |
| St John Street J | 01:24 | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:24 |
| Goswell Road BS | 01:25 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:25 |
| Central Street BZ | 01:26 | 01:28 | 01:28 | 01:26 |
| St Luke's Music Education Centre J | 01:28 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:28 |
| Old Street Station F | 01:30 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:30 |
| Great Eastern Street Y | 01:32 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:32 |
| Shoreditch Town Hall X | 01:33 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:33 |
| Hackney Road / Columbia Road R | 01:34 | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:34 |
| Hoxton Station HG | 01:34 | 01:36 | 01:36 | 01:34 |
| Queensbridge Road HH | 01:35 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:35 |
| Warner Place HJ | 01:36 | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:36 |
| Pritchards Road HK | 01:37 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:37 |
| Cambridge Heath Station O | 01:38 | 01:40 | 01:40 | 01:38 |
| Mare Street / Victoria Park Road R | 01:39 | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:39 |
| King Edward's Road LP | 01:40 | 01:42 | 01:42 | 01:40 |
| Mare Street / Well Street LC | 01:41 | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:41 |
| St Thomas's Square LQ | 01:41 | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:41 |
| Hackney Town Hall A | 01:44 | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:44 |
| Hackney Central Station J | 01:45 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:45 |
| Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs Station L | 01:46 | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:46 |
| Mare Street / Narrow Way R | 01:47 | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:47 |
| Hackney Baths U | 01:48 | 01:50 | 01:50 | 01:48 |
| Glenarm Road Z | 01:48 | 01:50 | 01:50 | 01:48 |
| Clapton Girls' Academy L | 01:49 | 01:51 | 01:51 | 01:49 |
| Clapton Pond H | 01:50 | 01:52 | 01:52 | 01:50 |
| Lea Bridge Roundabout L | 01:50 | 01:52 | 01:52 | 01:50 |
| Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road S | 01:51 | 01:53 | 01:53 | 01:51 |
| Chatsworth Road V | 01:52 | 01:54 | 01:54 | 01:52 |
| Lee Valley Ice Centre W | 01:53 | 01:55 | 01:55 | 01:53 |
| Lee Valley Riding Centre X | 01:54 | 01:56 | 01:56 | 01:54 |
| Perth Road LE | 01:56 | 01:58 | 01:58 | 01:56 |
| Emmanuel Parish Church LF | 01:56 | 01:58 | 01:58 | 01:56 |
| Markhouse Road LG | 01:57 | 01:59 | 01:59 | 01:57 |
| Rochdale Road LH | 01:58 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 01:58 |
| Shrubland Road EA | 01:59 | 02:01 | 02:01 | 01:59 |
| High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms EC | 02:00 | 02:02 | 02:02 | 02:00 |
| Lea Bridge Road / Bakers Arms EH | 02:01 | 02:03 | 02:03 | 02:01 |
| Leyton Green Road EJ | 02:01 | 02:03 | 02:03 | 02:01 |
| Shernhall Street EK | 02:02 | 02:04 | 02:04 | 02:02 |
| Peterborough Road EL | 02:02 | 02:04 | 02:04 | 02:02 |
| Whipps Cross / Wood Street A | 02:03 | 02:05 | 02:05 | 02:03 |
| Whipps Cross Bus Stand V | 02:03 | 02:05 | 02:05 | 02:03 |
| Whipps Cross Hospital E | 02:04 | 02:06 | 02:06 | 02:04 |
| James Lane T | 02:05 | 02:07 | 02:07 | 02:05 |
| Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel | 02:06 | 02:08 | 02:08 | 02:06 |
| Leyton Way PP | 02:07 | 02:09 | 02:09 | 02:07 |
| Cambridge Road H | 02:08 | 02:10 | 02:10 | 02:08 |
| Blake Hall Road K | 02:08 | 02:10 | 02:10 | 02:08 |
| Wanstead Station B | 02:09 | 02:11 | 02:11 | 02:09 |
| Wanstead Place SH | 02:10 | 02:12 | 02:12 | 02:10 |
| New Wanstead SU | 02:11 | 02:13 | 02:13 | 02:11 |
| Sylvan Road SV | 02:11 | 02:13 | 02:13 | 02:11 |
| Heronwood Hospital SW | 02:12 | 02:14 | 02:14 | 02:12 |
| Charnwood Drive T | 02:13 | 02:15 | 02:15 | 02:13 |
| George Lane / Chigwell Road Z | 02:14 | 02:16 | 02:16 | 02:14 |
| South Woodford Station E | 02:14 | 02:16 | 02:16 | 02:14 |
| George Lane Shopping Centre H | 02:15 | 02:17 | 02:17 | 02:15 |
| Southend Road L | 02:16 | 02:18 | 02:18 | 02:16 |
| Chelmsford Road X | 02:16 | 02:18 | 02:18 | 02:16 |
| Empress Avenue Y | 02:17 | 02:19 | 02:19 | 02:17 |
| Churchill Memorial Z | 02:17 | 02:19 | 02:19 | 02:17 |
| Chingford Lane S | 02:18 | 02:20 | 02:20 | 02:18 |
| Woodford Green / Broadmead Road U | 02:19 | 02:21 | 02:21 | 02:19 |
| Monkhams Lane V | 02:20 | 02:22 | 02:22 | 02:20 |
| St Thomas of Canterbury Church FH | 02:20 | 02:22 | 02:22 | 02:20 |
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 N55 bus FAQs
What time is the first N55 bus?
The N55 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves St Thomas of Canterbury Church at 23:55 towards Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn (Mon-Thu night). From Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn the first bus is at 01:11. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N55?
Yes. The N55 runs at night only; during the day, route 55 covers a similar corridor. See the 55 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N55 bus start from?
The N55 starts from St Thomas of Canterbury Church and runs to Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn, and in the other direction from Great Titchfield St / Oxford Circus Stn. 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 N55 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N55 timetable → Live N55 arrivals →