{"id":20563,"date":"2026-10-03T17:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/bus-route-n550-london"},"modified":"2026-10-03T17:13:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T16:13:13","slug":"bus-route-n550-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n550-london","title":{"rendered":"Night bus route N550 in London: Trafalgar Square \u2194 Canning Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N550 in London links \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cCanning Town\u201d. This is a night route.<\/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-6ac74be3419a0\" 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-6ac74be3419a0\"  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-n550-london\/#The_route_of_bus_N550\" >The route of bus N550<\/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-n550-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-n550-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-n550-london\/#Questions_about_bus_N550\" >Questions about bus N550<\/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-n550-london\/#Does_bus_N550_go_to_%E2%80%9CSt_Pauls_Cathedral%E2%80%9D\" >Does bus N550 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-n550-london\/#Where_can_I_change_from_bus_N550_to_another_bus_route\" >Where can I change from bus N550 to another bus route?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_route_of_bus_N550\"><\/span>The route of bus N550<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-n550-en-v1-map.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ilondon.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/58\/2026\/10\/top-transport_pilotx-london-bus-n550-en-v1-map.jpg\" alt=\"Night bus route N550 in London on the map: the route both ways\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>From \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d to \u201cCanning Town\u201d: 59 stops. On the way: \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, \u201cSt Mary Axe\u201d, \u201cSt Katharine Cree\u201d, \u201cAldgate\u201d, \u201cAldgate East\u201d, \u201cHenriques Street\u201d, \u201cNew Road (E1)\u201d, \u201cWatney Market\u201d, \u201cSt Mary&#8217;s &amp; St Michael&#8217;s Church\u201d. Then \u201cArbour Square\u201d, \u201cStepney Methodist Church\u201d, \u201cLimehouse\u201d, \u201cLowell Street\u201d, \u201cSalmon Lane\u201d, \u201cBurdett Road\u201d, \u201cLimehouse Police Station\u201d, \u201cWestferry\u201d, \u201cWest India Avenue\u201d, \u201cCanary Wharf Underground Station\u201d. Then \u201cCanada Square North\u201d, \u201cCanary Wharf Station\u201d, \u201cMarsh Wall \/ Heron Quay\u201d, \u201cCuba Street\u201d, \u201cBarkantine Clinic \/ Hutchings St\u201d, \u201cSir John McDougall Gardens\u201d, \u201cArnhem Wharf Primary School\u201d, \u201cCrews Street \/ The Space Theatre\u201d, \u201cSt Edmund&#8217;s School\u201d, \u201cHarbinger School \/ Masthouse Terrace Pier\u201d. Then \u201cMaconochies Road\u201d, \u201cEast Ferry Road\u201d, \u201cIsland Gardens\u201d, \u201cGeorge Green&#8217;s School\u201d, \u201cChrist Church Isle of Dogs\u201d, \u201cPier Street\u201d, \u201cCubitt Town School\u201d, \u201cSt John&#8217;s Park\u201d, \u201cStewart Street\u201d, \u201cThe Blue Bridge\u201d. Before \u201cCanning Town\u201d: \u201cColdharbour\u201d, \u201cAspen Way\u201d, \u201cBaffin Way\u201d, \u201cEast India Station\u201d, \u201cLeamouth Road\u201d, \u201cLeamouth \/ Orchard Place\u201d, \u201cStephenson Street\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On the way back the bus takes a different route, from \u201cCanning Town\u201d to \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d (59 stops). Only in this direction does it call at \u201cLangbourne Place\u201d, \u201cCrews Street\u201d, \u201cByng Street\u201d, \u201cCanada Square South \/ Canary Wharf Station\u201d, \u201cWestferry Circus \/ Canary Wharf Pier\u201d, \u201cWestferry Station\u201d, \u201cSalter Street\u201d, \u201cLimehouse Town Hall\u201d, \u201cMarion Richardson School\u201d, \u201cExmouth Estate\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 \u201cCanning Town\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 \u201cCanning Town\u201d, board nearby: \u201cLangbourne Place\u201d \u2192 \u201cMaconochies Road\u201d (100 m), \u201cCrews Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCrews Street \/ The Space Theatre\u201d (50 m), \u201cByng Street\u201d \u2192 \u201cCuba Street\u201d (100 m) and \u201cCanada Square South \/ Canary Wharf Station\u201d \u2192 \u201cCanada Square North\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>Shared sections with other routes: between \u201cLimehouse Police Station\u201d and \u201cEast Ferry Road\u201d it shares the road with route N277; between \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d it shares the road with route N551; between \u201cAldgate East\u201d and \u201cBurdett Road\u201d it shares the road with route N15.<\/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 \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N1, N9, N44, N68, N87, N89, N91, N155, N171 and N343<\/li>\n<li>\u201cAldwych\u201d (only towards \u201cCanning Town\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 \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cLudgate Hill \/ Old Bailey\u201d (only towards \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Paul&#8217;s Cathedral\u201d: buses N8, N25, N63, N89 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cMansion House\u201d (only towards \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N8, N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Poultry\u201d (only towards \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N8, N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBank Station \/ Cornhill\u201d: buses N8, N25, N133 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cBishopsgate City of London\u201d (only towards \u201cCanning Town\u201d): buses N8, N25, N133 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Mary Axe\u201d: buses N8, N25, N133, N205 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Katharine Cree\u201d: buses N8, N25, N133, N205, N242 and N253<\/li>\n<li>Stops from \u201cAldgate\u201d to \u201cHenriques Street\u201d: buses N25, N205 and N253<\/li>\n<li>\u201cPoultry \/ Bank Station\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N8, N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cSt Pauls Churchyard\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N8, N25 and N242<\/li>\n<li>\u201cCity Thameslink Stn \/ Ludgate Circus\u201d (only towards \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d): buses N8, 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-n277-london\">bus N277<\/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-n44-london\">bus N44<\/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>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n551-london\">bus N551<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n63-london\">bus N63<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n68-london\">bus N68<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n8-london\">bus N8<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n87-london\">bus N87<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n89-london\">bus N89<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n9-london\">bus N9<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n91-london\">bus N91<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/bus-route-n97-london\">bus N97<\/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_about_bus_N550\"><\/span>Questions about bus N550<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_bus_N550_go_to_%E2%80%9CSt_Pauls_Cathedral%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>Does bus N550 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_N550_to_another_bus_route\"><\/span>Where can I change from bus N550 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 3 October 2026. Source of the route and stops: Transport for London (TfL).<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bus route N550 in London links \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d and \u201cCanning Town\u201d. This is a night route. All routes in London \u2192 The route of bus N550 From \u201cTrafalgar Square\u201d to \u201cCanning Town\u201d: 59 stops. On the way: \u201cCharing Cross\u201d, \u201cSouthampton Street \/ Covent Garden\u201d, \u201cAldwych\u201d, \u201cThe Royal Courts of Justice\u201d, \u201cFetter Lane\u201d, \u201cLudgate Circus\u201d, \u201cLudgate [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":647,"featured_media":20564,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9020],"tags":[],"moimportance":[],"motype":[],"moformat":[],"class_list":["post-20563","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\/20563","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=20563"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20563\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20579,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20563\/revisions\/20579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20564"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20563"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20563"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20563"},{"taxonomy":"moimportance","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moimportance?post=20563"},{"taxonomy":"motype","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/motype?post=20563"},{"taxonomy":"moformat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ilondon.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/moformat?post=20563"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}