{"id":20104,"date":"2026-10-02T16:39:39","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:39:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n551-london"},"modified":"2026-10-02T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T15:39:39","slug":"bus-route-n551-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n551-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N551 in London: Trafalgar Square \u2194 Gallions Reach Shopping Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N551 in London links \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\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-6ac73d16d7acd\" 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-6ac73d16d7acd\"  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-n551-london\/#Which_way_bus_N551_runs\" >Which way bus N551 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-n551-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-n551-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-n551-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-n551-london\/#Does_bus_N551_go_to_%E2%80%9CSt_Pauls_Cathedral%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N551 go to \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Cathedral\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-n551-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N551_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N551 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_way_bus_N551_runs\"><\/span>Which way bus N551 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-n551-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n551-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N551 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d: 64 stops. After \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCharing Cross\u201d, \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d, \u201cAldwych\u201d, \u201cThe Royal Courts of Justice\u201d, \u201cFetter Lane\u201d, \u201cLudgate Circus\u201d, \u201cLudgate Hill \/ Old Bailey\u201d, \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Cathedral\u201d, \u201cMansion House\u201d, \u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d. Then \u201cBank Station \/ Cornhill\u201d, \u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d, \u201cThreadneedle Street\u201d, \u201cCamomile Street\u201d, \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d, \u201cAldgate\u201d, \u201cMinories\u201d, \u201cTower Hill \/ Tower Gateway Station\u201d, \u201cSt Katherine Dock\u201d, \u201cWellclose Street\u201d. Then \u201cTobacco Dock\u201d, \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Church (E1)\u201d, \u201cFree Trade Wharf\u201d, \u201cCable Street\u201d, \u201cLimehouse\u201d, \u201cLowell Street\u201d, \u201cSalmon Lane\u201d, \u201cBurdett Road\u201d, \u201cUniversity of Cumbria in London\u201d, \u201cUpper North Street\u201d. Then \u201cPoplar Recreation Ground \/ DLR\u201d, \u201cChrisp Street Market \/ All Saints DLR\u201d, \u201cBazely Street\u201d, \u201cBrunswick Road (E14)\u201d, \u201cNutmeg Lane\u201d, \u201cAbbott Road South Bromley\u201d, \u201cStephenson Street\u201d, \u201cCanning Town\u201d, \u201cRogers Road\u201d, \u201cKeir Hardie Recreation Ground\u201d. Then \u201cTarling Road\u201d, \u201cThe Appleby Centre\u201d, \u201cBridgeland Road\u201d, \u201cCustom House Station\u201d, \u201cChauntler Close \/ Cundy Park\u201d, \u201cVictoria Dock Road\u201d, \u201cTree Road\u201d, \u201cNewham Way Custom House\u201d, \u201cColman Road\u201d, \u201cSullivan Avenue\u201d. Then \u201cBeckton District Park\u201d, \u201cDove Approach\u201d, \u201cSwallow Street\u201d, \u201cKingsford Way\u201d, \u201cBeckton Station\u201d, \u201cEast Ham Manor Way \/ Covelees Wall\u201d, \u201cHorse Leaze\u201d, \u201cGallions Reach Roundabout\u201d, \u201cGallions Reach Station\u201d, \u201cArmada Point\u201d. Before \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d: \u201cBeckton DLR Depot\u201d, \u201cHornet Way\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d to \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d (62 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cFerndale Street\u201d, \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d, \u201cMortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane\u201d, \u201cMunday Road \/ Royal Victoria DLR\u201d, \u201cHallsville Primary School\u201d, \u201cJude Street\u201d, \u201cBrunel Street\u201d, \u201cBlackwall Tunnel\u201d, \u201cBazely Street \/ All Saints DLR\u201d, \u201cLimehouse Town Hall\u201d, \u201cTower Gateway Station DLR\u201d, \u201cAldgate Bus Station\u201d, \u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d, \u201cBishopsgate\u201d, \u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d, \u201cSt Pauls Churchyard\u201d, \u201cCity Thameslink Stn \/ Ludgate Circus\u201d, \u201cChancery Lane (EC4)\u201d, \u201cAldwych \/ Australia House\u201d, \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d, \u201cSavoy Street\u201d and \u201cBedford Street\u201d. Only in the direction of \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d does it call at, among others, \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d, \u201cAldwych\u201d, \u201cLudgate Circus\u201d, \u201cLudgate Hill \/ Old Bailey\u201d, \u201cMansion House\u201d and \u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d. For the way back, board nearby: \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d \u2192 \u201cSavoy Street\u201d (100 m), \u201cAldwych\u201d \u2192 \u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d (50 m), \u201cLudgate Circus\u201d \u2192 \u201cCity Thameslink Stn \/ Ludgate Circus\u201d (150 m) and \u201cLudgate Hill \/ Old Bailey\u201d \u2192 \u201cCity Thameslink Stn \/ Ludgate Circus\u201d (100 m). Towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d, board nearby: \u201cFerndale Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cGallions Reach Roundabout\u201d (100 m), \u201cBeckton Bus Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cBeckton Station\u201d (150 m), \u201cMortlake Rd Prince Regent Lane\u201d \u2192 \u201cNewham Way Custom House\u201d (50 m) and \u201cMunday Road \/ Royal Victoria DLR\u201d \u2192 \u201cThe Appleby Centre\u201d (50 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 \u201cLimehouse\u201d and \u201cCanning Town\u201d it shares the road with route N15; between \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d it shares the road with route N550; between \u201cCharing Cross\u201d and \u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d it shares the road with route N26.<\/p>\n<p>Connections by stop, in route order:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d: buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N343 and N381<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCharing Cross\u201d: buses N3, N5, N9, N11, N18, N20, N29, N41, N44, N53, N87, N89, N91, N97, N109, N113, N118, N136, N155, N279, N343 and N381<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThe Royal Courts of Justice\u201d: buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cFetter Lane\u201d: buses N63 and N89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLudgate Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLudgate Hill \/ Old Bailey\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Cathedral\u201d: buses N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMansion House\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Cornhill\u201d: buses N25, N133 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25, N133 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cThreadneedle Street\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25, N133 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCamomile Street\u201d: buses N25, N133, N205 and N242<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cSt Botolph Street\u201d to \u201cMinories\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): buses N25, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSalmon Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d): bus N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBurdett Road\u201d: bus N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cUniversity of Cumbria in London\u201d: bus N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLimehouse Town Hall\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): bus N277<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldgate Bus Station\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cDuke&#8217;s Place\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25, N133, N205, N242 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBishopsgate\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25, N133, N205 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Pauls Churchyard\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Thameslink Stn \/ Ludgate Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cChancery Lane (EC4)\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): bus N89<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Australia House\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155 and N171<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych \/ Drury Lane\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSavoy Street\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBedford Street\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N1, N5, N9, N20, N29, N41, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N113, N155, N171, N279 and N343<\/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-n133-london\">bus N133<\/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-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-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-n3-london\">bus N3<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n343-london\">bus N343<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n381-london\">bus N381<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n41-london\">bus N41<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n5-london\">bus N5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n53-london\">bus N53<\/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>Which passes are available and who travels free is explained 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_N551_go_to_%E2%80%9CSt_Pauls_Cathedral%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N551 go to \u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Cathedral\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_N551_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N551 to another bus route?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Most routes stop at \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cCharing Cross\u201d (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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Checked on 2 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N551 in London links \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d. This is a night route. One stop is served in one direction only. All routes in London \u2192 Which way bus N551 runs Towards \u201cGallions Reach Shopping Park\u201d: 64 stops. After \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d, the bus calls at \u201cCharing Cross\u201d, \u201cSouthampton Street \/ [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":20105,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-20104","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\/20104","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=20104"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20104\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20120,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20104\/revisions\/20120"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20104"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=20104"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=20104"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=20104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}