{"id":19908,"date":"2026-09-27T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n5-london"},"modified":"2026-09-27T12:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T11:45:45","slug":"bus-route-n5-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N5 in London: Edgware Bus Station \u2194 Whitehall \/ Trafalgar Square"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N5 in London goes from \u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d. This is a night route. The return journey starts at \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d (200 m from \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d) and ends at \u201cEdgware Station\u201d (100 m from \u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london#routes\">All routes in London \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac757d504eff\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ac757d504eff\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#The_route_of_bus_N5\" >The route of bus N5<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#Where_to_change\" >Where to change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#Passes_and_concessions\" >Passes and concessions<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#Questions_and_answers\" >Questions and answers<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#Where_does_bus_N5_start_its_return_journey\" >Where does bus N5 start its return journey?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N5_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N5 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_N5\"><\/span>The route of bus N5<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n5-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n5-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N5 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d: 69 stops. After \u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cManor Park Crescent\u201d, \u201cWhitchurch Lane\u201d, \u201cDeansbrook Road\u201d, \u201cEdgware Community Hospital\u201d, \u201cNorth Road (HA8)\u201d, \u201cWatling Avenue Burnt Oak\u201d, \u201cBurnt Oak Station\u201d, \u201cGunter Grove (HA8)\u201d, \u201cCressingham Road\u201d, \u201cPageant Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cNorth Acre\u201d, \u201cQuakers Course\u201d, \u201cColindale Library\u201d, \u201cColindale Station\u201d, \u201cAjax Avenue\u201d, \u201cColindale Avenue\u201d, \u201cColindeep Lane\u201d, \u201cSheaveshill Avenue\u201d, \u201cKingsbury Road\u201d, \u201cHendon Magistrates Court\u201d. Then \u201cWest Hendon Bdwy\/Herbert Road\u201d, \u201cHendon Station\u201d, \u201cAudley Road (NW4)\u201d, \u201cHendon Way\u201d, \u201cHendon Central Station\u201d, \u201cBrent Green\u201d, \u201cBrent Street \/ Green Lane\u201d, \u201cNorth Circular Road Golders Green\u201d, \u201cGolders Manor Drive\u201d, \u201cHighfield Avenue Golders Green\u201d. Then \u201cWoodstock Avenue\u201d, \u201cHoop Lane Golders Green\u201d, \u201cFinchley Road (NW11)\u201d, \u201cGolders Green Station\u201d, \u201cWellgarth Road\u201d, \u201cHampstead Way\u201d, \u201cInverforth House\u201d, \u201cWhitestone Pond \/ Jack Straw&#8217;s Castle\u201d, \u201cHampstead Station\u201d, \u201cHampstead Station \/ Hampstead High St\u201d. Then \u201cPilgrim&#8217;s Lane\u201d, \u201cHaverstock Hill \/ Pond Street\u201d, \u201cBelsize Park Station\u201d, \u201cDownside Crescent\u201d, \u201cUpper Park Road\u201d, \u201cHaverstock Hill \/ Steeles Village\u201d, \u201cChalk Farm Station\u201d, \u201cChalk Farm Road \/ Morrisons\u201d, \u201cCamden Market\u201d, \u201cHawley Road\u201d. Then \u201cCamden Gardens\u201d, \u201cCamden Town Station\u201d, \u201cPratt Street\u201d, \u201cMornington Crescent\u201d, \u201cAldenham Street\u201d, \u201cEuston Station\u201d, \u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d, \u201cEuston Square\u201d, \u201cUniversity College Hosp\/Warren Street Stn\u201d, \u201cCapper Street\u201d. Before \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d: \u201cGoodge Street Station\u201d, \u201cStephen Street\u201d, \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d, \u201cCambridge Circus\u201d, \u201cLeicester Square\u201d, \u201cSt Martin&#8217;s Place\u201d, \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d to \u201cEdgware Station\u201d (62 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cDenmark Street\u201d, \u201cWarren Street Station\u201d, \u201cEuston Station \/ Eversholt Street\u201d, \u201cCamden High Street\u201d, \u201cHartland Road \/ Camden Market\u201d, \u201cSteele&#8217;s Road\/Steele&#8217;s Village\u201d, \u201cRosslyn Hill\u201d, \u201cNorth End Road \/ Golders Hill Park\u201d, \u201cLimes Avenue\u201d, \u201cWest Hendon Broadway\u201d, \u201cStonecrop Close\u201d, \u201cAngus Gardens\u201d, \u201cBurnt Oak Leisure Centre\u201d, \u201cBurnt Oak Broadway\u201d and \u201cSpring Villa Road\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cWhitchurch Lane\u201d, \u201cWatling Avenue Burnt Oak\u201d, \u201cCressingham Road\u201d, \u201cPageant Avenue\u201d, \u201cHighfield Avenue Golders Green\u201d and \u201cHampstead Way\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cWhitchurch Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cSpring Villa Road\u201d (50 m), \u201cWatling Avenue Burnt Oak\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurnt Oak Broadway\u201d (200 m), \u201cCressingham Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cBurnt Oak Leisure Centre\u201d (50 m) and \u201cPageant Avenue\u201d \u2192 \u201cAngus Gardens\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d, board nearby: \u201cDenmark Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (100 m), \u201cWarren Street Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cUniversity College Hosp\/Warren Street Stn\u201d (150 m), \u201cEuston Station \/ Eversholt Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cEuston Station\u201d (100 m) and \u201cCamden High Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cPratt Street\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_change\"><\/span>Where to change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cHendon Magistrates Court\u201d and \u201cGolders Green Station\u201d it shares the road with route N83; between \u201cCapper Street\u201d and \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d it shares the road with route N20; between \u201cCapper Street\u201d and \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d it shares the road with route N29.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d: buses N32 and N113<\/li>\n<li>\u201cManor Park Crescent\u201d: buses N32 and N113<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitchurch Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cDeansbrook Road\u201d to \u201cNorth Road (HA8)\u201d: bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWatling Avenue Burnt Oak\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnt Oak Station\u201d: bus N32<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cColindale Avenue\u201d to \u201cHendon Station\u201d: bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHendon Way\u201d: bus N113<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHendon Central Station\u201d: bus N113<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Gardens\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden Town Station\u201d: buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPratt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMornington Crescent\u201d: buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldenham Street\u201d: buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Station\u201d: buses N73, N91, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N73, N91, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Square\u201d: buses N73, N91, N205, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity College Hosp\/Warren Street Stn\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCapper Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGoodge Street Station\u201d: buses N73, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStephen Street\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d: buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCambridge Circus\u201d: buses N1, N19, N38, N41, N68, N171, N242, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLeicester Square\u201d: 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<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Martin&#8217;s Place\u201d (only towards \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d): buses N3, N9, N15, N18, N21, N26, N41, N44, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N199, N279, N343, N550 and N551<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d: 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<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d: 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<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDenmark Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): buses N1, N8, N19, N25, N38, N41, N55, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWarren Street Station\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): buses N73, N205, N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEuston Station \/ Eversholt Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): buses N73, N91, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamden High Street\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): buses N253 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWest Hendon Broadway\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStonecrop Close\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurnt Oak Broadway\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSpring Villa Road\u201d (only towards \u201cEdgware Station\u201d): bus N32<\/li>\n<li>\u201cEdgware Station\u201d: buses N32 and N113<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pages for these routes: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n1-london\">bus N1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n109-london\">bus N109<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n11-london\">bus N11<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n113-london\">bus N113<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n118-london\">bus N118<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n136-london\">bus N136<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n15-london\">bus N15<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n155-london\">bus N155<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n171-london\">bus N171<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n18-london\">bus N18<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n19-london\">bus N19<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n199-london\">bus N199<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n20-london\">bus N20<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n205-london\">bus N205<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n207-london\">bus N207<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n21-london\">bus N21<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n242-london\">bus N242<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n25-london\">bus N25<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n253-london\">bus N253<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n26-london\">bus N26<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n279-london\">bus N279<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n29-london\">bus N29<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n32-london\">bus N32<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n343-london\">bus N343<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Passes_and_concessions\"><\/span>Passes and concessions<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Our page \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">How to pay for public transport in London<\/a>\u201d describes tickets, passes and concessions, including any differences between modes of transport.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Questions_and_answers\"><\/span>Questions and answers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_does_bus_N5_start_its_return_journey\"><\/span>Where does bus N5 start its return journey?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>At \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d (200 m from \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N5_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N5 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d (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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 27 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N5 in London goes from \u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d to \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d. This is a night route. The return journey starts at \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d (200 m from \u201cWhitehall \/ Trafalgar Square\u201d) and ends at \u201cEdgware Station\u201d (100 m from \u201cEdgware Bus Station\u201d). All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus N5 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":19913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-19908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-im-a-passenger"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19908"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19908\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19928,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19908\/revisions\/19928"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19908"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=19908"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=19908"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=19908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}