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TfL 51 bus route

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

73% 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
Wed, May 7, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station9:50 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane9:51 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial9:52 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre9:53 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road9:53 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road9:55 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade9:56 PM
  • SV | Kent Road9:57 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park9:59 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray10:00 PM
  • A | Springvale Way10:01 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray10:02 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road10:03 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way10:04 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner10:05 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road10:05 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road10:06 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue10:07 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road10:08 PM
  • Z | Church Road10:09 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road10:10 PM
  • N | Crescent Road10:12 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road10:12 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue10:13 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West10:13 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue10:14 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road10:15 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue10:16 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue10:16 PM
  • L | The Oval10:17 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd10:18 PM
  • N | Wendover Way10:19 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue10:20 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane10:21 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road10:21 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd10:22 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive10:23 PM
  • B | Welling Station10:25 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street10:26 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court10:27 PM
  • Chaucer Road10:28 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms10:28 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue10:29 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road10:30 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street10:30 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove10:31 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road10:32 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship10:33 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane10:34 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church10:34 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road10:35 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place10:36 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road10:36 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road10:37 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal10:38 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 9:50 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 10:38 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

    73% on time

    73% of riders report that the TfL 51 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 2 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 51 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 51 bus is ranked 6 out of 728 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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