{"id":20083,"date":"2026-09-25T19:35:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n55-london"},"modified":"2026-09-25T19:35:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T18:35:35","slug":"bus-route-n55-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n55-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N55 in London: St Thomas of Canterbury Church \u2194 Great Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N55 in London goes from \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d to \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d. This is a night route. One stop is served in one direction only.<\/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-6ac73d2013280\" 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-6ac73d2013280\"  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-n55-london\/#Which_way_bus_N55_runs\" >Which way bus N55 runs<\/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-n55-london\/#Other_routes_along_the_way\" >Other routes along the way<\/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-n55-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-n55-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-n55-london\/#Does_bus_N55_go_to_%E2%80%9CGeorge_Lane_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N55 go to \u201cGeorge Lane Shopping Centre\u201d?<\/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-n55-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N55_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N55 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N55_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N55 runs<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-n55-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n55-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N55 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d: 77 stops. After \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cMonkhams Lane\u201d, \u201cWoodford Green \/ Broadmead Rd\u201d, \u201cChingford Lane (IG8)\u201d, \u201cChurchill Memorial\u201d, \u201cSt Albans Road\u201d, \u201cChurchfields\u201d, \u201cSouthend Road Woodford Green\u201d, \u201cGeorge Lane Shopping Centre\u201d, \u201cSouth Woodford\u201d, \u201cGeorge Lane \/ Chigwell Road\u201d. Then \u201cCharnwood Drive\u201d, \u201cHeronwood Hospital\u201d, \u201cSylvan Road\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Hermon Hill\u201d, \u201cWanstead Place\u201d, \u201cWanstead High St\/Wanstead Stn\u201d, \u201cWanstead Station\u201d, \u201cFelstead Road (E11)\u201d, \u201cBush Road (E11)\u201d, \u201cBush Road \/ Green Man Rbt\u201d. Then \u201cLeyton Way\u201d, \u201cSir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel\u201d, \u201cJames Lane\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross Hospital\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross Bus Stand\u201d, \u201cPeterborough Rd\/Lea Bridge Rd\u201d, \u201cEssex Road\u201d, \u201cFraser Road (E17)\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Bakers Arms\u201d, \u201cHigh Road Leyton \/ Bakers Arms\u201d. Then \u201cShortlands Road\u201d, \u201cManor Road (E10)\u201d, \u201cMarkhouse Road\u201d, \u201cEmmanuel Parish Church\u201d, \u201cBloxhall Road\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Station\u201d, \u201cLee Valley Riding Centre\u201d, \u201cLee Valley Ice Centre\u201d, \u201cChatsworth Road \/ Lea Bridge Road\u201d, \u201cWattisfield Road\u201d. Then \u201cLea Bridge Roundabout\u201d, \u201cClapton Pond\u201d, \u201cMillfields Road Lower Clapton\u201d, \u201cClapton Girls&#8217; Tech College\u201d, \u201cHackney Baths\u201d, \u201cClapton Square\u201d, \u201cPembury Circus\u201d, \u201cHackney Central Station\u201d, \u201cHackney Town Hall\u201d, \u201cSt Thomas&#8217;s Square\u201d. Then \u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d, \u201cKing Edward&#8217;s Road\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Victoria Park Rd\u201d, \u201cCambridge Heath Station\u201d, \u201cPritchards Road Bethnal Green\u201d, \u201cWarner Place\u201d, \u201cQueensbridge Road\u201d, \u201cHoxton Station\u201d, \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d, \u201cShoreditch Town Hall\u201d. Then \u201cGreat Eastern Street\u201d, \u201cOld Street Station\u201d, \u201cBunhill Row\u201d, \u201cSt Luke&#8217;s Music Edu Centre\u201d, \u201cAldersgate Street \/ Goswell Rd\u201d, \u201cClerkenwell Rd\/St John Street\u201d, \u201cClerkenwell Green\u201d, \u201cHatton Garden\u201d, \u201cRosebery Avenue\u201d, \u201cGrays Inn Road\/Theobalds Road\u201d. Before \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d: \u201cRed Lion Square\u201d, \u201cBloomsbury Square\u201d, \u201cMuseum Street\u201d, \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d, \u201cWardour Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d to \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d (75 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d, \u201cFarringdon Road\u201d, \u201cSt John Street\u201d, \u201cGoswell Road\u201d, \u201cCentral Street \/ Old Street\u201d, \u201cShoreditch Fire Station\u201d, \u201cHackney Road \/ Columbia Road\u201d, \u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d, \u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d, \u201cGlenarm Road\u201d, \u201cLea Bridge Road \/ Upper Clapton Road\u201d, \u201cPerth Road (E10)\u201d, \u201cRochdale Road\u201d, \u201cShrubland Road\u201d, \u201cLeyton Green Road\u201d, \u201cShernhall Street\u201d, \u201cWhipps Cross \/ Wood Street\u201d, \u201cCambridge Road (E11)\u201d, \u201cBlake Hall Road\u201d, \u201cNew Wanstead\u201d, \u201cChelmsford Road\u201d and \u201cEmpress Avenue Woodford Green\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cSt Albans Road\u201d, \u201cChurchfields\u201d, \u201cHigh Street \/ Hermon Hill\u201d, \u201cWanstead High St\/Wanstead Stn\u201d, \u201cFelstead Road (E11)\u201d and \u201cBush Road (E11)\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSt Albans Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cEmpress Avenue Woodford Green\u201d (150 m), \u201cChurchfields\u201d \u2192 \u201cChelmsford Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cHigh Street \/ Hermon Hill\u201d \u2192 \u201cNew Wanstead\u201d (100 m) and \u201cWanstead High St\/Wanstead Stn\u201d \u2192 \u201cWanstead Place\u201d (150 m). Towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d, board nearby: \u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (50 m), \u201cFarringdon Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cClerkenwell Green\u201d (150 m), \u201cSt John Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cClerkenwell Green\u201d (150 m) and \u201cGoswell Road\u201d \u2192 \u201cClerkenwell Rd\/St John Street\u201d (100 m).<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_routes_along_the_way\"><\/span>Other routes along the way<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On part of the route, between \u201cMarkhouse Road\u201d and \u201cHackney Central Station\u201d it shares the road with route N38; between \u201cLea Bridge Roundabout\u201d and \u201cSt Thomas&#8217;s Square\u201d it shares the road with route N253; between \u201cMare Street \/ Well Street\u201d and \u201cShoreditch Church\u201d it shares the road with route N26.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cMillfields Road Lower Clapton\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapton Girls&#8217; Tech College\u201d: bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Baths\u201d: bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClapton Square\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPembury Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Central Station\u201d: buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Town Hall\u201d: buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Thomas&#8217;s Square\u201d to \u201cKing Edward&#8217;s Road\u201d: bus N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHoxton Station\u201d: bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch Church\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch Town Hall\u201d: buses N205 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat Eastern Street\u201d: buses N205, N242 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cOld Street Station\u201d: buses N205 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBunhill Row\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): buses N205 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cClerkenwell Green\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHatton Garden\u201d: bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRosebery Avenue\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGrays Inn Road\/Theobalds Road\u201d: buses N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cRed Lion Square\u201d: buses N25, N91, N98, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBloomsbury Square\u201d: buses N1, N25, N68, N91, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMuseum Street\u201d: buses N1, N25, N68, N91, N98, N171, N207 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d: buses N1, N5, N20, N25, N29, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cWardour Street\u201d (only towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d): buses N5, N20, N25, N29, N73, N98, N207 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d: buses N3, N7, N15, N18, N22, N25, N73, N98, N109, N113, N118, N136, N137 and N207<\/li>\n<li>\u201cTottenham Court Road Station \/ New Oxford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): buses N1, N5, N20, N25, N29, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242 and N279<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFarringdon Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt John Street\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): bus N63<\/li>\n<li>\u201cShoreditch Fire Station\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): buses N205 and N263<\/li>\n<li>\u201cHackney Road \/ Columbia Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): bus N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAmhurst Road \/ Hackney Downs\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMare Street \/ Narrow Way\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): buses N242 and N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cGlenarm Road\u201d (only towards \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d): bus N242<\/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-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-n137-london\">bus N137<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n15-london\">bus N15<\/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-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\/19404-bus-route-n22-london\">bus N22<\/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\/19895-bus-route-n263-london\">bus N263<\/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-n3-london\">bus N3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\">bus N5<\/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>Tickets, passes and concessions are covered on a separate page: <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/how-to-pay-for-public-transport-london\">how to pay for public transport in London<\/a>.<\/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=\"Does_bus_N55_go_to_%E2%80%9CGeorge_Lane_Shopping_Centre%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N55 go to \u201cGeorge Lane Shopping Centre\u201d?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Yes, in both directions.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N55_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N55 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cTottenham Court Road Station\u201d (N1, N5, N20, N25, N29, N68, N73, N98, N171, N207, N242 and N279) and \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d (N3, N7, N15, N18, N22, N25, N73, N98, N109, N113, N118, N136, N137 and N207). All other stops with connections are listed above.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 25 September 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N55 in London goes from \u201cSt Thomas of Canterbury Church\u201d to \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d. This is a night route. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus N55 runs Towards \u201cGreat Titchfield Street \/ Oxford Circus Station\u201d: 77 stops. 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