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TfL 55 bus route

Walthamstow Central - Bakers Arms - Lea Bridge Rd - Clapton - Hackney Central - Cambridge Heath - Shoreditch - Old St - Clerkenwell - Bloomsbury - Oxford Circus

TfL 55 bus stop list and timetables

The London 55 bus serves 49 bus stops in London departing from OJ | Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Sta and ending at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 55 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 55 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 55 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
  • OJ | Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Sta4:56 AM
  • V | Tottenham Court Road Station4:59 AM
  • Y | Tottenham Court Rd Station / New Oxford Street5:00 AM
  • E | Museum Street5:01 AM
  • F | Bloomsbury Square5:02 AM
  • G | Red Lion Square5:03 AM
  • CA | Grays Inn Road / Theobalds Road5:03 AM
  • CU | Rosebery Avenue5:04 AM
  • E | Farringdon Road5:04 AM
  • J | St John Street5:05 AM
  • BS | Goswell Road5:06 AM
  • BZ | Central Street / Old Street5:08 AM
  • J | St Luke's Music Edu Centre5:09 AM
  • F | Old Street Station5:11 AM
  • Y | Great Eastern Street5:12 AM
  • X | Shoreditch Town Hall5:13 AM
  • R | Hackney Road / Columbia Road5:14 AM
  • HG | Hoxton Station5:15 AM
  • HH | Queensbridge Road5:16 AM
  • HJ | Warner Place5:17 AM
  • HK | Pritchards Road Bethnal Green5:18 AM
  • O | Cambridge Heath Station5:19 AM
  • R | Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd5:20 AM
  • LP | King Edward's Road5:21 AM
  • LC | Mare Street / Well Street5:22 AM
  • LQ | St Thomas's Square5:23 AM
  • A | Hackney Town Hall5:24 AM
  • K | Hackney Central Station5:25 AM
  • L | Amhurst Road / Hackney Downs5:25 AM
  • R | Mare Street / Narrow Way5:26 AM
  • U | Hackney Baths5:27 AM
  • Z | Glenarm Road5:27 AM
  • L | Clapton Girls' Tech College5:28 AM
  • H | Clapton Pond5:29 AM
  • L | Lea Bridge Roundabout5:29 AM
  • S | Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road5:30 AM
  • V | Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road5:32 AM
  • W | Lee Valley Ice Centre5:33 AM
  • X | Lee Valley Riding Centre5:34 AM
  • LE | Perth Road5:36 AM
  • LF | Emmanuel Parish Church5:36 AM
  • LG | Markhouse Road5:37 AM
  • LH | Rochdale Road5:38 AM
  • EA | Shrubland Road5:39 AM
  • EC | High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms5:40 AM
  • NE | Hoe Street / Bakers Arms5:40 AM
  • NH | Grove Road Walthamstow5:41 AM
  • L | Queen's Road5:42 AM
  • ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station5:43 AM
  • TfL Walthamstow Central - Bakers Arms - Lea Bridge Rd - Clapton - Hackney Central - Cambridge Heath - Shoreditch - Old St - Clerkenwell - Bloomsbury - Oxford Circus map

    TfL 55 bus route map

    The TfL 55 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 55 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 55 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 55 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 55 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 55 bus Service Frequency

    The next 55 bus leaves OJ | Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Sta at 4:56 AM, and arrives at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station at 5:43 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 55 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 55 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 55 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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