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TfL N53 bus route

Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - Blackheath Royal Standard - Elephant & Castle - Whitehall, Horse Guards

TfL N53 bus stop list and timetables

The London N53 bus serves 59 bus stops in London departing from WU | Orchard Road / Griffin Road and ending at ->N | Horse Guards Parade. Scroll down to see upcoming bus N53 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus N53 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL N53 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Tue, Mar 10, 2026
  • WU | Orchard Road / Griffin Road3:50 AM
  • WV | Conway Road3:50 AM
  • ->S | Griffin Road / Brewery Road3:51 AM
  • A | Heavitree Road3:51 AM
  • C | Warwick Terrace / Plumstead C Rd3:53 AM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road3:53 AM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship3:54 AM
  • T | Kirk Lane3:55 AM
  • WP | Trinity Church3:55 AM
  • WQ | Herbert Road3:56 AM
  • WJ | Frederick Place3:57 AM
  • WK | Crescent Road3:58 AM
  • ->N | Burrage Road3:59 AM
  • Z | Woolwich Station4:00 AM
  • H | Woolwich Arsenal Station4:01 AM
  • S | The Woolwich Centre4:02 AM
  • X | Artillery Place / J Ohn Wilson St4:02 AM
  • ->W | Artillery Place / Frances Street4:03 AM
  • A | Erwood Road4:05 AM
  • B | Cemetery Lane4:06 AM
  • Q | Charlton Park Road4:07 AM
  • P | Charlton House4:07 AM
  • ->W | Charlton Road / Victoria Way4:08 AM
  • BT | Wyndcliff Road4:09 AM
  • BD | Blackheath / Royal Standard4:10 AM
  • BK | Vanburgh Park / Stratheden Road4:11 AM
  • BX | Vanbrugh Pk / Beaconsfield Rd4:11 AM
  • Q | Maze Hill4:12 AM
  • T | Greenwich Park4:13 AM
  • L | Wat Tyler Road4:14 AM
  • M | Lewisham Road4:15 AM
  • N | Egerton Drive4:16 AM
  • T | Deptford Bridge4:17 AM
  • F | Florence Road4:18 AM
  • W | New Cross Station4:18 AM
  • X | Marquis of Granby / Goldsmiths4:20 AM
  • O | New Cross Gate Station4:20 AM
  • J | New Cross Bus Garage4:22 AM
  • C | New Cross Road / Besson Street4:22 AM
  • D | Briant Street4:23 AM
  • W | Pomeroy Street New Cross4:23 AM
  • WA | Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road4:24 AM
  • WB | Commercial Way Peckham4:25 AM
  • WE | Peckham Park Road4:26 AM
  • WH | Malt Street4:28 AM
  • WJ | Trafalgar Avenue4:28 AM
  • WN | Dunton Road4:30 AM
  • F | Old Kent Road / East Street4:31 AM
  • BQ | Bricklayer's Arms4:31 AM
  • BS | Bricklayers Arms / New Kent Rd4:32 AM
  • BT | Rodney Place4:33 AM
  • M | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road4:34 AM
  • Z | London College of Comm4:35 AM
  • N | St Georges Rd / Imperial War Mus4:36 AM
  • B | Lambeth North4:38 AM
  • A | Lower Marsh4:39 AM
  • D | St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall4:40 AM
  • A | Westminster Station / Parliament Square4:43 AM
  • ->N | Horse Guards Parade4:44 AM
  • TfL Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - Blackheath Royal Standard - Elephant & Castle - Whitehall, Horse Guards map

    TfL N53 bus route map

    The TfL N53 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the N53 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 N53 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL N53 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus N53 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 N53 bus Service Frequency

    The next N53 bus leaves WU | Orchard Road / Griffin Road at 3:50 AM, and arrives at ->N | Horse Guards Parade at 4:44 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL N53 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL N53 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the N53 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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