Bus route N5 in London goes from “Edgware Bus Station” to “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”. This is a night route. The return journey starts at “Trafalgar Square” (200 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”) and ends at “Edgware Station” (100 m from “Edgware Bus Station”).
The route of bus N5
Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: 69 stops. After “Edgware Bus Station”, the bus calls at “Manor Park Crescent”, “Whitchurch Lane”, “Deansbrook Road”, “Edgware Community Hospital”, “North Road (HA8)”, “Watling Avenue Burnt Oak”, “Burnt Oak Station”, “Gunter Grove (HA8)”, “Cressingham Road”, “Pageant Avenue”. Then “North Acre”, “Quakers Course”, “Colindale Library”, “Colindale Station”, “Ajax Avenue”, “Colindale Avenue”, “Colindeep Lane”, “Sheaveshill Avenue”, “Kingsbury Road”, “Hendon Magistrates Court”. Then “West Hendon Bdwy/Herbert Road”, “Hendon Station”, “Audley Road (NW4)”, “Hendon Way”, “Hendon Central Station”, “Brent Green”, “Brent Street / Green Lane”, “North Circular Road Golders Green”, “Golders Manor Drive”, “Highfield Avenue Golders Green”. Then “Woodstock Avenue”, “Hoop Lane Golders Green”, “Finchley Road (NW11)”, “Golders Green Station”, “Wellgarth Road”, “Hampstead Way”, “Inverforth House”, “Whitestone Pond / Jack Straw’s Castle”, “Hampstead Station”, “Hampstead Station / Hampstead High St”. Then “Pilgrim’s Lane”, “Haverstock Hill / Pond Street”, “Belsize Park Station”, “Downside Crescent”, “Upper Park Road”, “Haverstock Hill / Steeles Village”, “Chalk Farm Station”, “Chalk Farm Road / Morrisons”, “Camden Market”, “Hawley Road”. Then “Camden Gardens”, “Camden Town Station”, “Pratt Street”, “Mornington Crescent”, “Aldenham Street”, “Euston Station”, “Euston Bus Station”, “Euston Square”, “University College Hosp/Warren Street Stn”, “Capper Street”. Before “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: “Goodge Street Station”, “Stephen Street”, “Tottenham Court Road Station”, “Cambridge Circus”, “Leicester Square”, “St Martin’s Place”, “Trafalgar Square”.
On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Trafalgar Square” to “Edgware Station” (62 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Denmark Street”, “Warren Street Station”, “Euston Station / Eversholt Street”, “Camden High Street”, “Hartland Road / Camden Market”, “Steele’s Road/Steele’s Village”, “Rosslyn Hill”, “North End Road / Golders Hill Park”, “Limes Avenue”, “West Hendon Broadway”, “Stonecrop Close”, “Angus Gardens”, “Burnt Oak Leisure Centre”, “Burnt Oak Broadway” and “Spring Villa Road”. Only in the direction of “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” does it call at, among others, “Whitchurch Lane”, “Watling Avenue Burnt Oak”, “Cressingham Road”, “Pageant Avenue”, “Highfield Avenue Golders Green” and “Hampstead Way”. For the way back, board nearby: “Whitchurch Lane” → “Spring Villa Road” (50 m), “Watling Avenue Burnt Oak” → “Burnt Oak Broadway” (200 m), “Cressingham Road” → “Burnt Oak Leisure Centre” (50 m) and “Pageant Avenue” → “Angus Gardens” (100 m). Towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”, board nearby: “Denmark Street” → “Tottenham Court Road Station” (100 m), “Warren Street Station” → “University College Hosp/Warren Street Stn” (150 m), “Euston Station / Eversholt Street” → “Euston Station” (100 m) and “Camden High Street” → “Pratt Street” (100 m).
Left column runs down, right column runs up. Filled stops are served both ways, dashed ones only one way: 23 towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” and 16 the other way. Tap a stop to see its name.
Where to change
On part of the route, between “Hendon Magistrates Court” and “Golders Green Station” it shares the road with route N83; between “Capper Street” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” it shares the road with route N20; between “Capper Street” and “Trafalgar Square” it shares the road with route N29.
Connections by stop, in route order:
- “Edgware Bus Station”: buses N32 and N113
- “Manor Park Crescent”: buses N32 and N113
- “Whitchurch Lane” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N32
- Stops from “Deansbrook Road” to “North Road (HA8)”: bus N32
- “Watling Avenue Burnt Oak” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): bus N32
- “Burnt Oak Station”: bus N32
- Stops from “Colindale Avenue” to “Hendon Station”: bus N32
- “Hendon Way”: bus N113
- “Hendon Central Station”: bus N113
- “Camden Gardens” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N253 and N279
- “Camden Town Station”: buses N253 and N279
- “Pratt Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N253 and N279
- “Mornington Crescent”: buses N253 and N279
- “Aldenham Street”: buses N253 and N279
- “Euston Station”: buses N73, N91, N205 and N253
- “Euston Bus Station” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N73, N91, N205 and N253
- “Euston Square”: buses N73, N91, N205, N253 and N279
- “University College Hosp/Warren Street Stn” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279
- “Capper Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279
- “Goodge Street Station”: buses N73, N253 and N279
- “Stephen Street” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279
- “Tottenham Court Road Station”: buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279
- “Cambridge Circus”: buses N1, N19, N38, N41, N68, N171, N242, N253 and N279
- “Leicester Square”: buses N3, N9, N15, N18, N19, N21, N26, N38, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N550 and N551
- “St Martin’s Place” (only towards “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”): buses N3, N9, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N550 and N551
- “Trafalgar Square”: buses N3, N9, N11, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
- “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”: buses N3, N9, N11, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551
- “Denmark Street” (only towards “Edgware Station”): buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279
- “Warren Street Station” (only towards “Edgware Station”): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279
- “Euston Station / Eversholt Street” (only towards “Edgware Station”): buses N73, N91, N205 and N253
- “Camden High Street” (only towards “Edgware Station”): buses N253 and N279
- “West Hendon Broadway” (only towards “Edgware Station”): bus N32
- “Stonecrop Close” (only towards “Edgware Station”): bus N32
- “Burnt Oak Broadway” (only towards “Edgware Station”): bus N32
- “Spring Villa Road” (only towards “Edgware Station”): bus N32
- “Edgware Station”: buses N32 and N113
Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N136, bus N15, bus N155, bus N171, bus N18, bus N19, bus N199, bus N20, bus N205, bus N207, bus N21, bus N242, bus N25, bus N253, bus N26, bus N279, bus N29, bus N32, bus N343.
Passes and concessions
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Questions and answers
Where does bus N5 start its return journey?
At “Trafalgar Square” (200 m from “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square”).
Where can I change from bus N5 to another bus route?
Most routes stop at “Trafalgar Square” and “Whitehall / Trafalgar Square” (N3, N9, N11, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N381, N550 and N551). All other stops with connections are listed above.
Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).