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TfL 53 bus route

Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh

TfL 53 bus stop list and timetables

The London 53 bus serves 47 bus stops in London departing from K | Lower Marsh and ending at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 53 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 53 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 53 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Sat, Oct 11, 2025
  • K | Lower Marsh11:02 PM
  • C | Lambeth North11:03 PM
  • D | St George's Circus11:04 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Rd11:07 PM
  • J | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road11:09 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place11:09 PM
  • G | Old Kent Road / East Street11:12 PM
  • EC | Burgess Park / Dunton Road11:14 PM
  • EE | Trafalgar Avenue11:15 PM
  • EN | Malt Street11:16 PM
  • EN | Peckham Park Road11:17 PM
  • EP | Commercial Way Peckham11:19 PM
  • ER | Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road11:20 PM
  • F | Briant Street11:22 PM
  • G | New Cross Bus Garage11:24 PM
  • N | New Cross Gate Station11:25 PM
  • S | Marquis of Granby11:27 PM
  • V | New Cross Station11:28 PM
  • E | Deptford High St / New Cross Rd11:29 PM
  • Y | Deptford Bridge11:31 PM
  • ->E | Egerton Drive11:31 PM
  • J | Lewisham Road11:32 PM
  • K | Wat Tyler Road11:33 PM
  • S | Greenwich Park11:35 PM
  • R | Charlton Way / Maze Hill11:36 PM
  • BU | Vanbrugh Pk / Beaconsfield Rd11:37 PM
  • BC | Blackheath / Royal Standard11:39 PM
  • BS | Wyndcliff Road11:40 PM
  • ->E | Charlton Road / Victoria Way11:41 PM
  • R | Charlton Village11:42 PM
  • C | Charlton Park Road11:43 PM
  • D | Cemetery Lane11:44 PM
  • E | Erwood Road11:45 PM
  • ->E | Artillery Place / Frances Street11:48 PM
  • P | The Woolwich Centre11:48 PM
  • M | Woolwich Arsenal Station11:49 PM
  • G | Vincent Road / Woolwich Arsenal11:49 PM
  • WA | Burrage Road / Arthur Grove11:50 PM
  • WB | Frederick Place11:52 PM
  • WD | Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road11:53 PM
  • WR | Trinity Church11:53 PM
  • H | Blendon Terrace11:55 PM
  • U | Plumstead Common / The Ship11:56 PM
  • W | Heavitree Road11:56 PM
  • ->N | Griffin Road / Brewery Road11:57 PM
  • T | Conway Road11:58 PM
  • U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station11:59 PM
  • TfL Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh map

    TfL 53 bus route map

    The TfL 53 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 53 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 53 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 53 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 53 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 53 bus Service Frequency

    The next 53 bus leaves K | Lower Marsh at 11:02 PM, and arrives at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station at 11:59 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 53 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 53 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 53 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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