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TfL 51 bus route

Woolwich - Plumstead Common - Welling - Sidcup - St Mary Cray - Orpington Town Ctr and Sta

94% on time

TfL 51 bus stop list and timetables

The London 51 bus serves 55 bus stops in London departing from F | Orpington Bus Station and ending at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 51 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 51 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 51 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Thu, Aug 14, 2025
  • F | Orpington Bus Station3:41 PM
  • H | Tubbenden Lane3:42 PM
  • R | High Street / Orpington War Memorial3:45 PM
  • T | Walnuts Centre3:46 PM
  • V | High Street / Broomhill Road3:47 PM
  • D | Goodmead Road3:49 PM
  • L | Carlton Parade3:51 PM
  • SV | Kent Road3:53 PM
  • SJ | Nugent Retail Park3:55 PM
  • SC | Station Approach / St Mary Cray3:57 PM
  • A | Springvale Way3:58 PM
  • B | Broomwood Road St Paul's Cray4:00 PM
  • C | Walsingham Road4:01 PM
  • D | Sevenoaks Way / Midfield Way4:03 PM
  • FS | Crittalls Corner4:05 PM
  • FT | Suffolk Road4:06 PM
  • FU | Sidcup Hill / Cray Road4:07 PM
  • ->W | Middleton Avenue4:08 PM
  • ->W | Knoll Road4:10 PM
  • Z | Church Road4:11 PM
  • V | Sidcup High Street / Station Road4:13 PM
  • N | Crescent Road4:16 PM
  • L | Sidcup Station / Station Road4:17 PM
  • A | Old Farm Avenue4:18 PM
  • Halfway St / Old Farm Road West4:19 PM
  • ->W | Hollies Avenue4:21 PM
  • ->N | Annandale Road4:23 PM
  • J | Oaklands Avenue4:24 PM
  • K | Marlborough Park Avenue4:25 PM
  • L | The Oval4:26 PM
  • M | Wellington Avenue / Blackfen Rd4:28 PM
  • N | Wendover Way4:30 PM
  • ->N | Bradenham Avenue4:32 PM
  • ->N | Hook Lane / Westwood Lane4:33 PM
  • ->N | Faraday Road4:34 PM
  • P | Bellegrove Rd / Churchfield Rd4:36 PM
  • G | Ruskin Drive4:37 PM
  • B | Welling Station4:41 PM
  • ->N | Central Avenue / Wickham Street4:43 PM
  • ->N | Peregrine Court4:44 PM
  • Chaucer Road4:45 PM
  • ->N | The Glenmore Arms4:45 PM
  • R | Thornhill Avenue4:47 PM
  • ->N | Kingsdale Road4:48 PM
  • ->N | Bassant Street4:48 PM
  • P | The Slade / Ravine Grove4:51 PM
  • R | Plumstead Common Road4:52 PM
  • S | Plumstead Common / The Ship4:53 PM
  • T | Kirk Lane4:55 PM
  • WP | Trinity Church4:55 PM
  • WQ | Herbert Road4:56 PM
  • WJ | Frederick Place4:58 PM
  • WK | Crescent Road5:00 PM
  • ->N | Burrage Road5:01 PM
  • U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal5:03 PM
  • TfL Woolwich - Plumstead Common - Welling - Sidcup - St Mary Cray - Orpington Town Ctr and Sta map

    TfL 51 bus route map

    The TfL 51 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 51 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 51 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 51 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 51 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 51 bus Service Frequency

    The next 51 bus leaves F | Orpington Bus Station at 3:41 PM, and arrives at U | Beresford Sq / Woolwich Arsenal at 5:03 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 51 bus On-Time Performance

    94% on time

    94% of riders report that the TfL 51 bus arrived on time on their previous journey. In the past 30 days, 3 riders reported on the on-time performance of the 51 bus. Compared to other TfL lines, the 51 bus is ranked 2 out of 726 TfL lines. These on-time performance stats are user reported and may differ from official TfL metrics. See more details about on time, late or early departure reports for the 51 by opening the Transit app.

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