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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 50 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
Thu, Nov 27, 2025
  • OJ | Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Sta2:18 PM
  • V | Tottenham Court Road Station2:23 PM
  • Y | Tottenham Court Rd Station / New Oxford Street2:26 PM
  • E | Museum Street2:28 PM
  • F | Bloomsbury Square2:29 PM
  • G | Red Lion Square2:30 PM
  • CA | Grays Inn Road / Theobalds Road2:32 PM
  • CU | Rosebery Avenue2:33 PM
  • E | Farringdon Road2:34 PM
  • J | St John Street2:35 PM
  • BS | Goswell Road2:38 PM
  • BZ | Central Street / Old Street2:40 PM
  • J | St Luke's Music Edu Centre2:43 PM
  • F | Old Street Station2:47 PM
  • K | Shoreditch Fire Station2:49 PM
  • Y | Great Eastern Street2:51 PM
  • X | Shoreditch Town Hall2:52 PM
  • R | Hackney Road / Columbia Road2:54 PM
  • HG | Hoxton Station2:56 PM
  • HH | Queensbridge Road2:59 PM
  • HJ | Warner Place3:02 PM
  • HK | Pritchards Road Bethnal Green3:04 PM
  • O | Cambridge Heath Station3:06 PM
  • R | Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd3:10 PM
  • LP | King Edward's Road3:15 PM
  • LC | Mare Street / Well Street3:18 PM
  • LQ | St Thomas's Square3:19 PM
  • A | Hackney Town Hall3:24 PM
  • D | Morning Lane / Trelawney Estate3:27 PM
  • S | Homerton Terrace3:30 PM
  • O | The City Academy3:34 PM
  • W | Jack Dunning Estate3:37 PM
  • Z | Glenarm Road3:39 PM
  • L | Clapton Girls' Tech College3:42 PM
  • H | Clapton Pond3:45 PM
  • L | Lea Bridge Roundabout3:47 PM
  • S | Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road3:50 PM
  • V | Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road3:52 PM
  • W | Lee Valley Ice Centre3:54 PM
  • X | Lee Valley Riding Centre3:56 PM
  • LE | Perth Road4:00 PM
  • LF | Emmanuel Parish Church4:01 PM
  • LG | Markhouse Road4:03 PM
  • LH | Rochdale Road4:07 PM
  • EA | Shrubland Road4:10 PM
  • EC | High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms4:13 PM
  • NE | Hoe Street / Bakers Arms4:14 PM
  • NH | Grove Road Walthamstow4:16 PM
  • L | Queen's Road4:17 PM
  • ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station4:20 PM
  • 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 2:18 PM, and arrives at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station at 4:20 PM. 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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