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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, Sep 18, 2025
  • OJ | Great Titchfield Street / Oxford Circus Sta6:13 PM
  • V | Tottenham Court Road Station6:19 PM
  • Y | Tottenham Court Rd Station / New Oxford Street6:22 PM
  • E | Museum Street6:24 PM
  • F | Bloomsbury Square6:25 PM
  • G | Red Lion Square6:26 PM
  • CA | Grays Inn Road / Theobalds Road6:28 PM
  • CU | Rosebery Avenue6:29 PM
  • E | Farringdon Road6:30 PM
  • J | St John Street6:31 PM
  • BS | Goswell Road6:34 PM
  • BZ | Central Street / Old Street6:36 PM
  • J | St Luke's Music Edu Centre6:39 PM
  • F | Old Street Station6:43 PM
  • K | Shoreditch Fire Station6:44 PM
  • Y | Great Eastern Street6:46 PM
  • X | Shoreditch Town Hall6:47 PM
  • R | Hackney Road / Columbia Road6:49 PM
  • HG | Hoxton Station6:51 PM
  • HH | Queensbridge Road6:54 PM
  • HJ | Warner Place6:57 PM
  • HK | Pritchards Road Bethnal Green6:59 PM
  • O | Cambridge Heath Station7:01 PM
  • R | Mare Street / Victoria Park Rd7:04 PM
  • LP | King Edward's Road7:08 PM
  • LC | Mare Street / Well Street7:10 PM
  • LQ | St Thomas's Square7:11 PM
  • A | Hackney Town Hall7:15 PM
  • D | Morning Lane / Trelawney Estate7:17 PM
  • S | Homerton Terrace7:19 PM
  • O | The City Academy7:21 PM
  • W | Jack Dunning Estate7:23 PM
  • Z | Glenarm Road7:24 PM
  • L | Clapton Girls' Tech College7:26 PM
  • H | Clapton Pond7:28 PM
  • L | Lea Bridge Roundabout7:29 PM
  • S | Lea Bridge Road / Upper Clapton Road7:31 PM
  • V | Chatsworth Road / Lea Bridge Road7:33 PM
  • W | Lee Valley Ice Centre7:34 PM
  • X | Lee Valley Riding Centre7:36 PM
  • LE | Perth Road7:39 PM
  • LF | Emmanuel Parish Church7:40 PM
  • LG | Markhouse Road7:41 PM
  • LH | Rochdale Road7:43 PM
  • EA | Shrubland Road7:45 PM
  • EC | High Road Leyton / Bakers Arms7:47 PM
  • NE | Hoe Street / Bakers Arms7:48 PM
  • NH | Grove Road Walthamstow7:49 PM
  • L | Queen's Road7:50 PM
  • ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station7:52 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 6:13 PM, and arrives at ->N | Walthamstow Bus Station at 7:52 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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