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TfL 51 bus route

Woolwich - Plumstead Common - Welling - Sidcup - St Mary Cray - Orpington Town Ctr and Sta

TfL 51 bus stop list and timetables

The London 51 bus serves 55 bus stops in London departing from F | Orpington Bus Station and ending at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 51 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 51 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 51 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Thu, Sep 18, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station6:14 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane6:15 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial6:18 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre6:19 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road6:20 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road6:22 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade6:23 PM
  • SV | Kent Road6:25 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park6:27 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray6:29 PM
  • A | Springvale Way6:30 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray6:31 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road6:33 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way6:34 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner6:36 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road6:37 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road6:38 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue6:39 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road6:40 PM
  • Z | Church Road6:42 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road6:43 PM
  • N | Crescent Road6:46 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road6:47 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue6:48 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West6:49 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue6:51 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road6:52 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue6:53 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue6:54 PM
  • L | The Oval6:55 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd6:57 PM
  • N | Wendover Way6:59 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue7:00 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane7:01 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road7:02 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd7:03 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive7:04 PM
  • B | Welling Station7:07 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street7:09 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court7:10 PM
  • Chaucer Road7:11 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms7:11 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue7:13 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road7:14 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street7:14 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove7:16 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road7:17 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship7:18 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane7:19 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church7:20 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road7:21 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place7:23 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road7:24 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road7:25 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal7:27 PM
  • TfL Woolwich - Plumstead Common - Welling - Sidcup - St Mary Cray - Orpington Town Ctr and Sta map

    TfL 51 bus route map

    The TfL 51 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 51 bus to help you plan your journey on TfL. Opening the Transit app will allow you to see more detailed information about the route on a map including stop specific alerts, such as stops that have been closed or moved. You can also see live vehicle locations in the app so you know when the 51 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 51 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 51 timetable, such as detours, moved stops, trip cancellations, major delays, or other service changes to the bus route. The app also allows you to subscribe to receive notifications for any status alert issued by TfL so that you can plan your trip around any active or future disruptions.

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    TfL 51 bus Service Frequency

    The next 51 bus leaves F | Orpington Bus Station at 6:14 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 7:27 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 51 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 51 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 51 bus. You can also contribute your own reports on whether your trip arrived on time, late or early. As these on-time performance stats are user reported, they may differ from official TfL metrics.

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