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TfL N551 bus route

Trafalgar Square - Aldgate - Canning Town - Custom House - Gallions Reach, Shopping Pk

TfL N551 bus stop list and timetables

The London N551 bus serves 62 bus stops in London departing from R | Gallions Reach Shopping Park and ending at S | Trafalgar Square. Scroll down to see upcoming bus N551 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus N551 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL N551 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Tue, Mar 17, 2026
  • R | Gallions Reach Shopping Park4:50 AM
  • ->S | Hornet Way4:52 AM
  • ->W | Beckton DLR Depot4:52 AM
  • H | Armada Point4:53 AM
  • D | Gallions Reach Station4:54 AM
  • E | Ferndale Street4:55 AM
  • F | Horse Leaze4:56 AM
  • J | East Ham Manor Way / Covelees Wall4:56 AM
  • C | Beckton Bus Station4:58 AM
  • BP | Kingsford Way4:59 AM
  • BQ | Swallow Street5:00 AM
  • BR | Dove Approach5:01 AM
  • CR | Beckton District Park5:02 AM
  • K | Sullivan Avenue5:03 AM
  • L | Colman Road5:03 AM
  • C | Newham Way Custom House5:04 AM
  • D | Mortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane5:05 AM
  • E | Tree Road5:05 AM
  • M | Victoria Dock Road5:06 AM
  • A | Chauntler Close / Cundy Park5:07 AM
  • C | Custom House Station5:08 AM
  • H | Bridgeland Road5:09 AM
  • J | Munday Road / Royal Victoria DLR5:09 AM
  • ->W | Hallsville Primary School5:10 AM
  • ->S | Keir Hardie Recreation Ground5:11 AM
  • ->W | Jude Street5:11 AM
  • ->N | Brunel Street5:12 AM
  • B | Canning Town5:14 AM
  • ->SW | Abbott Road South Bromley5:17 AM
  • D | Blackwall Tunnel5:18 AM
  • A | Bazely Street / All Saints DLR5:19 AM
  • E | Poplar Recreation Ground / Poplar Station DLR5:20 AM
  • F | Upper North Street5:21 AM
  • WZ | University of Cumbria In London5:21 AM
  • WT | Burdett Road5:22 AM
  • LH | Limehouse Town Hall5:23 AM
  • LJ | Lowell Street5:24 AM
  • LK | Limehouse5:25 AM
  • LS | Cable Street5:26 AM
  • LT | Free Trade Wharf5:27 AM
  • L | Tobacco Dock5:30 AM
  • ->W | Wellclose Street5:31 AM
  • TN | St Katherine Dock5:33 AM
  • TD | Tower Gateway Station DLR5:34 AM
  • L | Aldgate Bus Station5:35 AM
  • A | Duke's Place5:37 AM
  • N | Bishopsgate5:37 AM
  • Y | Camomile Street5:38 AM
  • E | Bank Station / Cornhill5:41 AM
  • L | Poultry / Bank Station5:42 AM
  • SH | St Pauls Churchyard5:44 AM
  • SJ | St Paul's Cathedral5:45 AM
  • F | City Thameslink Station / Ludgate Circus5:46 AM
  • ->W | Fetter Lane5:47 AM
  • ->W | Chancery Lane5:48 AM
  • P | The Royal Courts of Justice5:48 AM
  • G | Aldwych / Australia House5:49 AM
  • R | Aldwych / Drury Lane5:50 AM
  • U | Savoy Street5:51 AM
  • J | Bedford Street5:51 AM
  • H | Charing Cross5:53 AM
  • S | Trafalgar Square5:54 AM
  • TfL Trafalgar Square - Aldgate - Canning Town - Custom House - Gallions Reach, Shopping Pk map

    TfL N551 bus route map

    The TfL N551 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the N551 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 N551 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL N551 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus N551 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 N551 bus Service Frequency

    The next N551 bus leaves R | Gallions Reach Shopping Park at 4:50 AM, and arrives at S | Trafalgar Square at 5:54 AM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL N551 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL N551 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the N551 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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