First N86 Bus: Start of Service
The first N86 of the day from every stop on the route
The N86 is a night bus, so its "first bus" is the first departure of the night, leaving Stratford Bus Station at 01:20 (Mon-Thu night). The tables below show the scheduled first N86 departure from every stop, in each direction, for each day of the week. Stop names link to the full N86 timetable with every departure of the day.
To Dagnam Park Square
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford Bus Station B | 01:20 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:20 |
| Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hosp N | 01:21 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:21 |
| Litchfield Avenue MJ | 01:21 | 01:11 | 01:11 | 01:21 |
| Water Lane / University of East London MK | 01:22 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:22 |
| Atherton Leisure Centre | 01:24 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:24 |
| Margery Park Road N | 01:25 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:25 |
| Woodgrange Road F | 01:25 | 01:15 | 01:15 | 01:25 |
| Green Street P | 01:27 | 01:17 | 01:17 | 01:27 |
| Katherine Road | 01:28 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:28 |
| Shrewsbury Road | 01:28 | 01:18 | 01:18 | 01:28 |
| Woodgrange Park Station H | 01:29 | 01:19 | 01:19 | 01:29 |
| High Street North E | 01:30 | 01:20 | 01:20 | 01:30 |
| First Avenue K | 01:31 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:31 |
| Rabbits Road L | 01:31 | 01:21 | 01:21 | 01:31 |
| Seventh Avenue M | 01:32 | 01:22 | 01:22 | 01:32 |
| Little Ilford Lane N | 01:33 | 01:23 | 01:23 | 01:33 |
| North Circular Road P | 01:34 | 01:24 | 01:24 | 01:34 |
| Ilford Station / Ilford Hill F | 01:35 | 01:25 | 01:25 | 01:35 |
| Pioneer Point PP | 01:36 | 01:26 | 01:26 | 01:36 |
| Redbridge Central Library R | 01:37 | 01:27 | 01:27 | 01:37 |
| Hainault Street T | 01:39 | 01:29 | 01:29 | 01:39 |
| St Peter & St Paul Church L | 01:40 | 01:30 | 01:30 | 01:40 |
| Ilford County Court J | 01:41 | 01:31 | 01:31 | 01:41 |
| Aldborough Road South K | 01:42 | 01:32 | 01:32 | 01:42 |
| New Road L | 01:43 | 01:33 | 01:33 | 01:43 |
| Seven Kings Station M | 01:44 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:44 |
| Chester Road N | 01:44 | 01:34 | 01:34 | 01:44 |
| Kingswood Road Q | 01:45 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:45 |
| Barley Lane / Goodmayes Station C | 01:45 | 01:35 | 01:35 | 01:45 |
| Goodmayes Retail Park N | 01:47 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:47 |
| Grove Road | 01:47 | 01:37 | 01:37 | 01:47 |
| Belfairs Drive G | 01:48 | 01:38 | 01:38 | 01:48 |
| Chadwell Heath Lane C | 01:49 | 01:39 | 01:39 | 01:49 |
| St Chad's Road K | 01:50 | 01:40 | 01:40 | 01:50 |
| Whalebone Lane N | 01:51 | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:51 |
| Hainault Road M | 01:51 | 01:41 | 01:41 | 01:51 |
| St Edward's Academy / the Compass School | 01:53 | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:53 |
| Jutsums Lane | 01:53 | 01:43 | 01:43 | 01:53 |
| Romford Stadium L | 01:54 | 01:44 | 01:44 | 01:54 |
| Richards Avenue M | 01:55 | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:55 |
| Cotleigh Road N | 01:55 | 01:45 | 01:45 | 01:55 |
| Knightsbridge Gardens LC | 01:56 | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:56 |
| Mawney Road A | 01:56 | 01:46 | 01:46 | 01:56 |
| North Street C | 01:57 | 01:47 | 01:47 | 01:57 |
| Romford Market E | 01:58 | 01:48 | 01:48 | 01:58 |
| Mercury Gardens K | 01:59 | 01:49 | 01:49 | 01:59 |
| Western Road Q | 02:00 | 01:50 | 01:50 | 02:00 |
| Romford Station Z | 02:02 | 01:52 | 01:52 | 02:02 |
| Mercury Gardens N | 02:03 | 01:53 | 01:53 | 02:03 |
| Romford Police Station Y | 02:04 | 01:54 | 01:54 | 02:04 |
| Pettits Lane Z | 02:05 | 01:55 | 01:55 | 02:05 |
| Raphael Park | 02:05 | 01:55 | 01:55 | 02:05 |
| Repton Avenue PU | 02:06 | 01:56 | 01:56 | 02:06 |
| Links Avenue PV | 02:07 | 01:57 | 01:57 | 02:07 |
| Castellan Avenue PW | 02:07 | 01:57 | 01:57 | 02:07 |
| Upper Brentwood Road GN | 02:08 | 01:58 | 01:58 | 02:08 |
| Gallows Corner GL | 02:09 | 01:59 | 01:59 | 02:09 |
| Faringdon Avenue GK | 02:09 | 01:59 | 01:59 | 02:09 |
| Heaton Avenue | 02:10 | 02:00 | 02:00 | 02:10 |
| Myrtle Road | 02:11 | 02:01 | 02:01 | 02:11 |
| Grange Road | 02:11 | 02:01 | 02:01 | 02:11 |
| Charlbury Crescent | 02:11 | 02:01 | 02:01 | 02:11 |
| Hilldene Avenue / Chatteris Avenue | 02:12 | 02:02 | 02:02 | 02:12 |
| Hilldene Avenue Shopping Centre | 02:13 | 02:03 | 02:03 | 02:13 |
| Chippenham Road HJ | 02:13 | 02:03 | 02:03 | 02:13 |
| Harkness Close DC | 02:15 | 02:05 | 02:05 | 02:15 |
| Sedgefield Crescent DD | 02:15 | 02:05 | 02:05 | 02:15 |
| Wickford Drive LN | 02:16 | 02:06 | 02:06 | 02:16 |
| Redruth Road LP | 02:16 | 02:06 | 02:06 | 02:16 |
| Petersfield Avenue LR | 02:17 | 02:07 | 02:07 | 02:17 |
| St Neot's Road PL | 02:17 | 02:07 | 02:07 | 02:17 |
| Tarnworth Road PN | 02:18 | 02:08 | 02:08 | 02:18 |
| Dagnam Park Square DJ | 02:18 | 02:08 | 02:08 | 02:18 |
To Stratford Bus Station
| Stop | Mon-Thu night | Fri night | Sat night | Sun night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagnam Park Square DJ | 00:30 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:30 |
| Sheffield Drive DK | 00:30 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:30 |
| Settle Road DL | 00:30 | 00:15 | 00:15 | 00:30 |
| Sedgefield Crescent DT | 00:31 | 00:16 | 00:16 | 00:31 |
| Harkness Close DV | 00:32 | 00:17 | 00:17 | 00:32 |
| Brookside School DU | 00:33 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:33 |
| Chippenham Road HH | 00:33 | 00:18 | 00:18 | 00:33 |
| Hilldene Avenue Shopping Centre | 00:34 | 00:19 | 00:19 | 00:34 |
| Chatteris Avenue | 00:35 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:35 |
| Charlbury Crescent | 00:35 | 00:20 | 00:20 | 00:35 |
| Grange Road | 00:36 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:36 |
| Myrtle Road | 00:36 | 00:21 | 00:21 | 00:36 |
| Heaton Avenue | 00:37 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:37 |
| Masefield Crescent GF | 00:37 | 00:22 | 00:22 | 00:37 |
| Gallows Corner GE | 00:38 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:38 |
| Upper Brentwood Road GQ | 00:38 | 00:23 | 00:23 | 00:38 |
| Castellan Avenue PQ | 00:39 | 00:24 | 00:24 | 00:39 |
| Balgores Lane PS | 00:40 | 00:25 | 00:25 | 00:40 |
| Repton Avenue PT | 00:42 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:42 |
| Raphael Park W | 00:42 | 00:27 | 00:27 | 00:42 |
| Pettits Lane X | 00:43 | 00:28 | 00:28 | 00:43 |
| Mercury Gardens K | 00:44 | 00:29 | 00:29 | 00:44 |
| Western Road Q | 00:45 | 00:30 | 00:30 | 00:45 |
| Romford Station Z | 00:46 | 00:31 | 00:31 | 00:46 |
| Western Road P | 00:47 | 00:32 | 00:32 | 00:47 |
| Romford Market L | 00:49 | 00:34 | 00:34 | 00:49 |
| North Street D | 00:50 | 00:35 | 00:35 | 00:50 |
| Mawney Road B | 00:51 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:51 |
| Cotleigh Road T | 00:51 | 00:36 | 00:36 | 00:51 |
| Richards Avenue U | 00:52 | 00:37 | 00:37 | 00:52 |
| Romford Stadium V | 00:53 | 00:38 | 00:38 | 00:53 |
| Jutsums Lane | 00:54 | 00:39 | 00:39 | 00:54 |
| St Edward's Academy / the Compass School | 00:55 | 00:40 | 00:40 | 00:55 |
| Albany Road J | 00:56 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:56 |
| Whalebone Lane K | 00:56 | 00:41 | 00:41 | 00:56 |
| Farrance Road L | 00:57 | 00:42 | 00:42 | 00:57 |
| St Chad's Road J | 00:58 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:58 |
| Japan Road H | 00:58 | 00:43 | 00:43 | 00:58 |
| Wangey Road D | 00:59 | 00:44 | 00:44 | 00:59 |
| Montpelier Gardens | 01:00 | 00:45 | 00:45 | 01:00 |
| Goodmayes Retail Park | 01:01 | 00:46 | 00:46 | 01:01 |
| Goodmayes Tesco P | 01:02 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 01:02 |
| Goodmayes Road / Goodmayes Station D | 01:02 | 00:47 | 00:47 | 01:02 |
| Blythswood Road R | 01:03 | 00:48 | 00:48 | 01:03 |
| Chester Road S | 01:04 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 01:04 |
| Seven Kings Station T | 01:04 | 00:49 | 00:49 | 01:04 |
| New Road U | 01:05 | 00:50 | 00:50 | 01:05 |
| Ilford Fire Station V | 01:06 | 00:51 | 00:51 | 01:06 |
| Connaught Road W | 01:07 | 00:52 | 00:52 | 01:07 |
| St Peter & St Paul Church X | 01:08 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 01:08 |
| Winston Way Primary School Z | 01:08 | 00:53 | 00:53 | 01:08 |
| Hainault Street V | 01:09 | 00:54 | 00:54 | 01:09 |
| Redbridge Central Library Q | 01:10 | 00:55 | 00:55 | 01:10 |
| Ilford Broadway L | 01:12 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 01:12 |
| Chapel Road Y | 01:12 | 00:57 | 00:57 | 01:12 |
| Dersingham Avenue A | 01:14 | 00:59 | 00:59 | 01:14 |
| Little Ilford Lane B | 01:15 | 01:00 | 01:00 | 01:15 |
| Rabbits Road C | 01:16 | 01:01 | 01:01 | 01:16 |
| First Avenue D | 01:17 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:17 |
| High Street North F | 01:17 | 01:02 | 01:02 | 01:17 |
| Woodgrange Park Station G | 01:18 | 01:03 | 01:03 | 01:18 |
| Shrewsbury Road | 01:19 | 01:04 | 01:04 | 01:19 |
| Katherine Road | 01:20 | 01:05 | 01:05 | 01:20 |
| Green Street Q | 01:21 | 01:06 | 01:06 | 01:21 |
| Woodgrange Road E | 01:22 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:22 |
| Sprowston Road R | 01:22 | 01:07 | 01:07 | 01:22 |
| Margery Park Road S | 01:23 | 01:08 | 01:08 | 01:23 |
| Atherton Leisure Centre | 01:24 | 01:09 | 01:09 | 01:24 |
| Water Lane / University of East London MS | 01:25 | 01:10 | 01:10 | 01:25 |
| Stratford Centre / Moorfields Eye Hosp K | 01:27 | 01:12 | 01:12 | 01:27 |
| Stratford Bus Station AP | 01:29 | 01:14 | 01:14 | 01:29 |
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 N86 bus FAQs
What time is the first N86 bus?
The N86 is a night bus, so its first departure of the night leaves Stratford Bus Station at 01:20 towards Dagnam Park Square (Mon-Thu night). From Dagnam Park Square the first bus is at 00:30. Use the tables above for the first bus from any stop on the route.
Is there a daytime version of the N86?
Yes. The N86 runs at night only; during the day, route 86 covers a similar corridor. See the 86 timetable for its first bus of the morning.
Where does the first N86 bus start from?
The N86 starts from Stratford Bus Station and runs to Dagnam Park Square, and in the other direction from Dagnam Park Square. 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 N86 departure and the last bus from your stop, or check live arrivals while you wait.
Full N86 timetable → Live N86 arrivals →