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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, Jun 19, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station7:06 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane7:07 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial7:09 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre7:10 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road7:11 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road7:12 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade7:14 PM
  • SV | Kent Road7:16 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park7:18 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray7:19 PM
  • A | Springvale Way7:20 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray7:21 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road7:23 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way7:24 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner7:25 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road7:26 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road7:27 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue7:28 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road7:29 PM
  • Z | Church Road7:31 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road7:32 PM
  • N | Crescent Road7:34 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road7:35 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue7:36 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West7:37 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue7:38 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road7:39 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue7:40 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue7:41 PM
  • L | The Oval7:42 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd7:43 PM
  • N | Wendover Way7:45 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue7:46 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane7:47 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road7:48 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd7:49 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive7:50 PM
  • B | Welling Station7:53 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street7:54 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court7:55 PM
  • Chaucer Road7:56 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms7:57 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue7:58 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road7:59 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street7:59 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove8:01 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road8:02 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship8:03 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane8:04 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church8:05 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road8:06 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place8:07 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road8:09 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road8:10 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal8:11 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 7:06 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 8:11 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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