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TfL 51 bus route

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

94% on time

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, Aug 7, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station5:01 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane5:02 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial5:05 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre5:06 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road5:07 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road5:09 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade5:11 PM
  • SV | Kent Road5:14 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park5:16 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray5:18 PM
  • A | Springvale Way5:19 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray5:21 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road5:22 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way5:24 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner5:26 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road5:27 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road5:28 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue5:29 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road5:31 PM
  • Z | Church Road5:32 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road5:34 PM
  • N | Crescent Road5:37 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road5:38 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue5:39 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West5:40 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue5:42 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road5:44 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue5:45 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue5:46 PM
  • L | The Oval5:47 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd5:49 PM
  • N | Wendover Way5:51 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue5:52 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane5:53 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road5:55 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd5:56 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive5:57 PM
  • B | Welling Station6:01 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street6:03 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court6:04 PM
  • Chaucer Road6:05 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms6:05 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue6:07 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road6:08 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street6:08 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove6:11 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road6:12 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship6:13 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane6:15 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church6:15 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road6:16 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place6:18 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road6:20 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road6:21 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal6:23 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 5:01 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 6:23 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

    94% on time

    94% of riders report that the TfL 51 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 3 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 51 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 51 bus is ranked 2 out of 712 TfL lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official TfL metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the 51 by opening the Transit app.

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