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TfL 53 bus route

Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh

TfL 53 bus stop list and timetables

The London 53 bus serves 47 bus stops in London departing from K | Lower Marsh and ending at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station. Scroll down to see upcoming bus 53 timetables at each stop. You can also see connecting lines for the bus 53 route at each stop, so you can understand where and when to transfer. The full TfL 53 timetable with live bus arrivals is available in the Transit app.

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Stops
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
  • K | Lower Marsh10:02 PM
  • C | Lambeth North10:03 PM
  • D | St George's Circus10:04 PM
  • E | Elephant & Castle / London Rd10:08 PM
  • J | Elephant & Castle / New Kent Road10:10 PM
  • BA | Rodney Place10:10 PM
  • G | Old Kent Road / East Street10:14 PM
  • EC | Burgess Park / Dunton Road10:16 PM
  • EE | Trafalgar Avenue10:17 PM
  • EN | Malt Street10:18 PM
  • EN | Peckham Park Road10:19 PM
  • EP | Commercial Way Peckham10:21 PM
  • ER | Old Kent Road / Ilderton Road10:22 PM
  • F | Briant Street10:24 PM
  • G | New Cross Bus Garage10:26 PM
  • N | New Cross Gate Station10:27 PM
  • S | Marquis of Granby10:28 PM
  • V | New Cross Station10:29 PM
  • E | Deptford High St / New Cross Rd10:30 PM
  • Y | Deptford Bridge10:32 PM
  • ->E | Egerton Drive10:32 PM
  • J | Lewisham Road10:33 PM
  • K | Wat Tyler Road10:34 PM
  • S | Greenwich Park10:36 PM
  • R | Charlton Way / Maze Hill10:37 PM
  • BU | Vanbrugh Pk / Beaconsfield Rd10:38 PM
  • BC | Blackheath / Royal Standard10:40 PM
  • BS | Wyndcliff Road10:41 PM
  • ->E | Charlton Road / Victoria Way10:42 PM
  • R | Charlton Village10:43 PM
  • C | Charlton Park Road10:44 PM
  • D | Cemetery Lane10:45 PM
  • E | Erwood Road10:46 PM
  • ->E | Artillery Place / Frances Street10:49 PM
  • P | The Woolwich Centre10:49 PM
  • M | Woolwich Arsenal Station10:50 PM
  • G | Vincent Road / Woolwich Arsenal10:50 PM
  • WA | Burrage Road / Arthur Grove10:51 PM
  • WB | Frederick Place10:53 PM
  • WD | Bloomfield Road / Plumstead Common Road10:54 PM
  • WR | Trinity Church10:54 PM
  • H | Blendon Terrace10:56 PM
  • U | Plumstead Common / The Ship10:57 PM
  • W | Heavitree Road10:57 PM
  • ->N | Griffin Road / Brewery Road10:59 PM
  • T | Conway Road11:00 PM
  • U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station11:01 PM
  • TfL Plumstead Sta - Woolwich - New Cross - Elephant & Castle - Lambeth N, Lower Marsh map

    TfL 53 bus route map

    The TfL 53 bus route map is shown above. The route map shows you an overview of all the stops served by the 53 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 53 bus is approaching your stop.

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    TfL 53 bus Status Alerts

    Open the Transit app to see more information about any active disruptions that may impact the bus 53 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 53 bus Service Frequency

    The next 53 bus leaves K | Lower Marsh at 10:02 PM, and arrives at U | Griffin Road / Plumstead Station at 11:01 PM. You can see the frequency of upcoming trips and the exact departure times by opening the Transit app.

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    TfL 53 bus On-Time Performance

    Want to know whether the TfL 53 bus arrives on time? Open the Transit app and view user generated on-time performance reports for the 53 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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