Night bus route N550 in London: Trafalgar Square ↔ Canning Town

Bus route N550 in London links “Trafalgar Square” and “Canning Town”. This is a night route.

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The route of bus N550

From “Trafalgar Square” to “Canning Town”: 59 stops. On the way: “Charing Cross”, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”, “Aldwych”, “The Royal Courts of Justice”, “Fetter Lane”, “Ludgate Circus”, “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey”, “St Paul’s Cathedral”, “Mansion House”, “Bank Station / Poultry”. Then “Bank Station / Cornhill”, “Bishopsgate City of London”, “St Mary Axe”, “St Katharine Cree”, “Aldgate”, “Aldgate East”, “Henriques Street”, “New Road (E1)”, “Watney Market”, “St Mary’s & St Michael’s Church”. Then “Arbour Square”, “Stepney Methodist Church”, “Limehouse”, “Lowell Street”, “Salmon Lane”, “Burdett Road”, “Limehouse Police Station”, “Westferry”, “West India Avenue”, “Canary Wharf Underground Station”. Then “Canada Square North”, “Canary Wharf Station”, “Marsh Wall / Heron Quay”, “Cuba Street”, “Barkantine Clinic / Hutchings St”, “Sir John McDougall Gardens”, “Arnhem Wharf Primary School”, “Crews Street / The Space Theatre”, “St Edmund’s School”, “Harbinger School / Masthouse Terrace Pier”. Then “Maconochies Road”, “East Ferry Road”, “Island Gardens”, “George Green’s School”, “Christ Church Isle of Dogs”, “Pier Street”, “Cubitt Town School”, “St John’s Park”, “Stewart Street”, “The Blue Bridge”. Before “Canning Town”: “Coldharbour”, “Aspen Way”, “Baffin Way”, “East India Station”, “Leamouth Road”, “Leamouth / Orchard Place”, “Stephenson Street”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Canning Town” to “Trafalgar Square” (59 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Langbourne Place”, “Crews Street”, “Byng Street”, “Canada Square South / Canary Wharf Station”, “Westferry Circus / Canary Wharf Pier”, “Westferry Station”, “Salter Street”, “Limehouse Town Hall”, “Marion Richardson School”, “Exmouth Estate”, “Poultry / Bank Station”, “St Pauls Churchyard”, “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus”, “Chancery Lane (EC4)”, “Aldwych / Australia House”, “Aldwych / Drury Lane”, “Savoy Street” and “Bedford Street”. Only in the direction of “Canning Town” does it call at, among others, “Southampton Street / Covent Garden”, “Aldwych”, “Ludgate Circus”, “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey”, “Mansion House” and “Bank Station / Poultry”. For the way back, board nearby: “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” → “Savoy Street” (100 m), “Aldwych” → “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (50 m), “Ludgate Circus” → “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (150 m) and “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” → “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (100 m). Towards “Canning Town”, board nearby: “Langbourne Place” → “Maconochies Road” (100 m), “Crews Street” → “Crews Street / The Space Theatre” (50 m), “Byng Street” → “Cuba Street” (100 m) and “Canada Square South / Canary Wharf Station” → “Canada Square North” (100 m).

Other routes along the way

Shared sections with other routes: between “Limehouse Police Station” and “East Ferry Road” it shares the road with route N277; between “Trafalgar Square” and “Bishopsgate City of London” it shares the road with route N551; between “Aldgate East” and “Burdett Road” it shares the road with route N15.

Connections by stop, in route order:

• “Trafalgar Square”: buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N343 and N381
• “Charing Cross”: buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N343 and N381
• “Southampton Street / Covent Garden” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343
• “Aldwych” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343
• “The Royal Courts of Justice”: buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155 and N171
• “Fetter Lane”: buses N63 and N89
• “Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “St Paul’s Cathedral”: buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “Mansion House” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N8, N25 and N242
• “Bank Station / Poultry” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N8, N25 and N242
• “Bank Station / Cornhill”: buses N8, N25, N133 and N242
• “Bishopsgate City of London” (only towards “Canning Town”): buses N8, N25, N133 and N242
• “St Mary Axe”: buses N8, N25, N133, N205 and N242
• “St Katharine Cree”: buses N8, N25, N133, N205, N242 and N253
• Stops from “Aldgate” to “Henriques Street”: buses N25, N205 and N253
• “Poultry / Bank Station” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N8, N25 and N242
• “St Pauls Churchyard” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N8, N25 and N242
• “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “Chancery Lane (EC4)” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): bus N89
• “Aldwych / Australia House” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155 and N171
• “Aldwych / Drury Lane” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343
• “Savoy Street” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343
• “Bedford Street” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N1, N5, N9, N20, N29, N41, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N113, N155, N171, N279 and N343

Pages for these routes: bus N1, bus N109, bus N11, bus N113, bus N118, bus N133, bus N136, bus N15, bus N155, bus N171, bus N18, bus N20, bus N205, bus N242, bus N25, bus N253, bus N277, bus N279, bus N29, bus N3, bus N343, bus N381, bus N41, bus N44, bus N5, bus N53, bus N551, bus N63, bus N68, bus N8, bus N87, bus N89, bus N9, bus N91, bus N97.

Passes and concessions

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Questions about bus N550

Does bus N550 go to “St Paul’s Cathedral”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus N550 to another bus route?

Most routes stop at “Trafalgar Square” and “Charing Cross” (N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N343 and N381). All other stops with connections are listed above.

Checked on 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).