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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, Nov 27, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station2:25 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane2:26 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial2:28 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre2:29 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road2:30 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road2:32 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade2:33 PM
  • SV | Kent Road2:35 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park2:37 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray2:39 PM
  • A | Springvale Way2:40 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray2:42 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road2:43 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way2:45 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner2:47 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road2:48 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road2:49 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue2:50 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road2:52 PM
  • Z | Church Road2:53 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road2:55 PM
  • N | Crescent Road2:57 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road2:58 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue2:59 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West3:00 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue3:02 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road3:04 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue3:05 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue3:06 PM
  • L | The Oval3:07 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd3:09 PM
  • N | Wendover Way3:11 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue3:12 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane3:13 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road3:15 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd3:16 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive3:17 PM
  • B | Welling Station3:21 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street3:23 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court3:24 PM
  • Chaucer Road3:25 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms3:25 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue3:27 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road3:28 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street3:28 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove3:31 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road3:32 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship3:33 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane3:35 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church3:36 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road3:37 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place3:40 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road3:43 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road3:45 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal3:47 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 2:25 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 3:47 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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