Night bus route N551 in London: Trafalgar Square ↔ Gallions Reach Shopping Park

Bus route N551 in London links “Trafalgar Square” and “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”. This is a night route. One stop is served in one direction only.

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Which way bus N551 runs

Towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”: 64 stops. After “Trafalgar Square”, the bus calls at “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”, “Threadneedle Street”, “Camomile Street”, “St Botolph Street”, “Aldgate”, “Minories”, “Tower Hill / Tower Gateway Station”, “St Katherine Dock”, “Wellclose Street”. Then “Tobacco Dock”, “St Paul’s Church (E1)”, “Free Trade Wharf”, “Cable Street”, “Limehouse”, “Lowell Street”, “Salmon Lane”, “Burdett Road”, “University of Cumbria in London”, “Upper North Street”. Then “Poplar Recreation Ground / DLR”, “Chrisp Street Market / All Saints DLR”, “Bazely Street”, “Brunswick Road (E14)”, “Nutmeg Lane”, “Abbott Road South Bromley”, “Stephenson Street”, “Canning Town”, “Rogers Road”, “Keir Hardie Recreation Ground”. Then “Tarling Road”, “The Appleby Centre”, “Bridgeland Road”, “Custom House Station”, “Chauntler Close / Cundy Park”, “Victoria Dock Road”, “Tree Road”, “Newham Way Custom House”, “Colman Road”, “Sullivan Avenue”. Then “Beckton District Park”, “Dove Approach”, “Swallow Street”, “Kingsford Way”, “Beckton Station”, “East Ham Manor Way / Covelees Wall”, “Horse Leaze”, “Gallions Reach Roundabout”, “Gallions Reach Station”, “Armada Point”. Before “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”: “Beckton DLR Depot”, “Hornet Way”.

On the way back the bus takes a different route, from “Gallions Reach Shopping Park” to “Trafalgar Square” (62 stops). Only in this direction does it call at “Ferndale Street”, “Beckton Bus Station”, “Mortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane”, “Munday Road / Royal Victoria DLR”, “Hallsville Primary School”, “Jude Street”, “Brunel Street”, “Blackwall Tunnel”, “Bazely Street / All Saints DLR”, “Limehouse Town Hall”, “Tower Gateway Station DLR”, “Aldgate Bus Station”, “Duke’s Place”, “Bishopsgate”, “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 “Gallions Reach Shopping Park” 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 “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”, board nearby: “Ferndale Street” → “Gallions Reach Roundabout” (100 m), “Beckton Bus Station” → “Beckton Station” (150 m), “Mortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane” → “Newham Way Custom House” (50 m) and “Munday Road / Royal Victoria DLR” → “The Appleby Centre” (50 m).

Other routes along the way

On part of the route, between “Limehouse” and “Canning Town” it shares the road with route N15; between “Trafalgar Square” and “Bishopsgate City of London” it shares the road with route N550; between “Charing Cross” and “Bank Station / Poultry” it shares the road with route N26.

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 “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343
• “Aldwych” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): 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 “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “Ludgate Hill / Old Bailey” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “St Paul’s Cathedral”: buses N25, N63, N89 and N242
• “Mansion House” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25 and N242
• “Bank Station / Poultry” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25 and N242
• “Bank Station / Cornhill”: buses N25, N133 and N242
• “Bishopsgate City of London” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25, N133 and N242
• “Threadneedle Street” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25, N133 and N242
• “Camomile Street”: buses N25, N133, N205 and N242
• Stops from “St Botolph Street” to “Minories” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): buses N25, N205 and N253
• “Salmon Lane” (only towards “Gallions Reach Shopping Park”): bus N277
• “Burdett Road”: bus N277
• “University of Cumbria in London”: bus N277
• “Limehouse Town Hall” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): bus N277
• “Aldgate Bus Station” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N25, N205 and N253
• “Duke’s Place” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N25, N133, N205, N242 and N253
• “Bishopsgate” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N25, N133, N205 and N242
• “Poultry / Bank Station” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N25 and N242
• “St Pauls Churchyard” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses N25 and N242
• “City Thameslink Stn / Ludgate Circus” (only towards “Trafalgar Square”): buses 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 N26, bus N279, bus N29, bus N3, bus N343, bus N381, bus N41, bus N5, bus N53.

Passes and concessions

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Questions and answers

Does bus N551 go to “St Paul’s Cathedral”?

Yes, in both directions.

Where can I change from bus N551 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 2 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).