492 Sidcup ↔ Bluewater

Operated by Arriva London North. First bus 00:15, last bus 23:15. 67 journeys on weekdays.

🌙 Night bus — overnight departures 22:00–01:05. Thursday–Saturday nights. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.

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🔴 London flat fare: £1.75 with contactless or Oyster — the Hopper fare includes unlimited bus/tram changes within an hour, with daily caps. Cash isn't accepted on London buses.

Timetable

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towards Bluewater · Monday to Friday towards Bluewater · Saturday towards Bluewater · Sunday towards Sidcup · Monday to Friday towards Sidcup · Saturday towards Sidcup · Sunday
492 towards Bluewater — Monday to Friday (32 journeys)
Sidcup Station (Stop F) 00:1506:1506:4007:0307:2607:5708:3009:0109:3010:0210:3411:0411:3612:0812:4013:1213:4214:1314:4215:1315:4516:1916:5117:2417:5618:3019:0319:3620:0821:1022:1423:15
Sidcup High Street / Station Road (Stop T) 00:1806:1806:4407:0807:3308:0508:3809:0909:3710:0910:4111:1111:4412:1612:4813:2013:5014:2114:5015:2215:5516:2917:0117:3418:0518:3919:0919:4120:1221:1422:1723:18
Rectory Lane (Stop FC) 00:2206:2206:4907:1407:4008:1308:4709:1809:4610:1710:4911:1911:5212:2512:5713:2913:5914:3014:5915:3116:0416:3817:1017:4218:1318:4719:1619:4720:1721:1822:2123:22
Ellenborough Road (->N) 00:2506:2606:5307:1907:4508:1808:5209:2309:5110:2210:5411:2411:5712:3013:0213:3414:0414:3515:0415:3616:0916:4317:1517:4718:1818:5119:2019:5120:2121:2122:2423:25
Bexley Library (Stop F) 00:3006:3307:0107:2807:5608:2909:0209:3109:5910:3011:0211:3212:0512:3813:1013:4214:1214:4415:1315:4516:1916:5317:2517:5618:2618:5819:2719:5720:2721:2722:2923:30
Bexleyheath Clock Tower (Stop S) 00:3606:4107:1007:3908:0908:4309:1409:4110:0910:3911:1111:4212:1512:4813:2113:5314:2514:5815:3016:0216:3517:0817:3818:0818:3719:0719:3520:0520:3421:3422:3523:36
Crayford Bridge (Stop D) 00:4206:5007:1907:4908:1908:5309:2409:5110:1910:4911:2111:5212:2612:5913:3214:0414:3615:1015:4216:1416:4617:1917:4918:1818:4719:1719:4420:1420:4221:4122:4223:43
Marcus Road (opp) 00:4606:5507:2407:5408:2508:5909:2909:5610:2410:5411:2711:5812:3213:0513:3814:1014:4215:1615:4816:2016:5217:2517:5518:2418:5319:2219:4920:1920:4721:4522:4623:47
Home Gardens (Stop D) 00:5307:0507:3708:0908:4109:1309:4210:0810:3611:0611:3912:1012:4513:2013:5314:2715:0115:3516:0716:3817:1017:4218:1118:3819:0519:3319:5920:2820:5621:5322:5423:54
The Bull (opp) 01:0007:1707:4908:2208:5309:2409:5210:1810:4611:1611:4912:2012:5613:3114:0514:4115:1615:5016:2216:5317:2417:5518:2418:5019:1719:4420:0920:3821:0522:0223:0200:01
Bus Station (Stop 7) 01:0507:2307:5508:2808:5909:3009:5810:2410:5211:2211:5512:2613:0213:3714:1114:4715:2315:5716:2917:0017:3118:0218:3118:5719:2319:5020:1520:4421:1122:0823:0700:06

How busy is route 492?

1.13m passenger journeys were recorded on route 492 in 2024/25 across 539,341 kilometres operated. That is down from a peak of 1.21m in 2023/24.

2010/11: 929,477 journeys 0.9 10 2011/12: 982,989 journeys (53-week year) 1.0 11 53w 2012/13: 997,054 journeys 1.0 12 2013/14: 1,039,026 journeys 1.0 13 2014/15: 1,073,767 journeys 1.1 14 2015/16: 1,071,088 journeys 1.1 15 2016/17: 1,071,357 journeys 1.1 16 2017/18: 1,159,058 journeys (53-week year) 1.2 17 53w 2018/19: 1,155,874 journeys 1.2 18 2019/20: 1,103,305 journeys 1.1 19 2020/21: 448,029 journeys 0.4 20 2021/22: 900,716 journeys 0.9 21 2022/23: 1,070,354 journeys 1.1 22 2023/24: 1,205,819 journeys (53-week year) 1.2 23 53w 2024/25: 1,131,591 journeys 1.1 24

Millions of passenger journeys per financial year, from Transport for London's published bus statistics. A passenger journey is one boarding of one bus — someone commuting five days a week makes ten of them, so this is not a count of people. Years marked 53w ran 53 weeks rather than 52, so they sit about 2% high against their neighbours. TfL changed how boardings were estimated in 2017 and restated 2016/17 on the new basis; the chart uses the restated figure, so years before 2016/17 are not exactly comparable with those after. Route-level totals do not sum to TfL's network figures, which carry separate adjustments. Powered by TfL Open Data. Compare every London route →

Route map

All stops on route 492

492 towards Bluewater

  1. Sidcup Station (Stop F) Sidcup
  2. Hatherley Crescent / Sidcup Station (Stop H) Sidcup
  3. Station Road / Crescent Road (Stop M) Sidcup
  4. Sidcup High Street / Station Road (Stop T) Sidcup
  5. Church Road (DA14) (Stop Y) Sidcup
  6. Knoll Road (->E) Foots Cray
  7. Middleton Avenue (DA14) (->E) Foots Cray
  8. Rectory Lane (Stop FC) Foots Cray
  9. Five Arches Business Estate (Stop FD) Foots Cray
  10. Palm Avenue (Stop FE) Foots Cray
  11. Ruxley Corner (Stop FF) Foots Cray
  12. Barton Road (Stop FJ) Ruxley
  13. Ellenborough Road (->N) Ruxley
  14. Parsonage Lane/ North Cray Church (->N) North Cray
  15. Bunkers Hill / The White Cross (->N) North Cray
  16. Mount Mascal Farm (->NE) Old Bexley
  17. North Cray Road /Vicarage Road (Stop L) Old Bexley
  18. Bexley Library (Stop F) Bexley
  19. Hartford Road (Stop H) Bexley
  20. Gravel Hill Close (Stop F) Bexley
  21. Broomfield Road (DA6) (Stop G) Bexleyheath
  22. Halcot Avenue (Stop H) Bexleyheath
  23. Bexleyheath / Highland Road (Stop Y) Bexleyheath
  24. Bexleyheath Clock Tower (Stop S) Bexleyheath
  25. Foresters Crescent (Stop NG) Bexleyheath
  26. Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill (Stop NH) Barnehurst
  27. Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road (Stop NJ) Barnehurst
  28. Mayplace Road East / Manor Way (->E) Barnehurst
  29. Woodside Road (->E) Barnehurst
  30. Manor Road / Manor Close (->E) Crayford
  31. Old Road / Perry Street (->E) Crayford
  32. Crayford High Street (Stop C) Crayford
  33. Crayford Bridge (Stop D) Crayford
  34. Crayford Town Hall (Stop E) Crayford
  35. Crayford Station (Stop H) Crayford
  36. Royston Road (Stop J) Crayford
  37. Station Road / Chastilian Road (->S) Crayford
  38. James Road (opp) Dartford
  39. Marcus Road (opp) Dartford Heath
  40. Princes Road (SE-bound) Dartford
  41. Havelock Road South (adj) Dartford
  42. Somerset Road (adj) Dartford
  43. Dartford Girls' Grammar School (opp) Dartford
  44. Dartford Boys' Grammar School (o/s) Dartford
  45. West Hill (E-bound) Dartford
  46. Priory Hill (adj) Dartford
  47. Home Gardens (Stop D) Dartford
  48. Hanau Bridge (Stop H) Dartford
  49. Livingstone Hospital (opp) Dartford
  50. Park Road (opp) Dartford
  51. The Brent (E-bound) Dartford
  52. Brentfield Road (adj) Dartford
  53. Milestone Road (adj) Dartford
  54. The Brent School (opp) Dartford
  55. The Welsh Tavern (opp) Dartford
  56. Elm Road (adj) Horns Cross
  57. The Bull (opp) Horns Cross
  58. Winston Close (adj) Stone
  59. Waterstone Park (opp) Stone
  60. Bus Station (Stop 7) Bluewater

492 towards Sidcup

  1. Bus Station (Stop 10) Bluewater
  2. Waterstone Park (adj) Stone
  3. Winston Close (opp) Stone
  4. The Bull (adj) Horns Cross
  5. Elm Road (opp) Horns Cross
  6. The Welsh Tavern (adj) Dartford
  7. The Brent School (adj) Dartford
  8. Milestone Road (opp) Dartford
  9. Brentfield Road (opp) Dartford
  10. St Vincents Road (opp) Dartford
  11. Park Road (adj) Dartford
  12. Livingstone Hospital (o/s) Dartford
  13. Home Gardens (Stop W) Dartford
  14. Constance Grove (opp) Dartford
  15. West Hill (W-bound) Dartford
  16. Dartford Boys' Grammar School (opp) Dartford
  17. Dartford Girls' Grammar School (o/s) Dartford
  18. Somerset Road (opp) Dartford
  19. Havelock Road South (opp) Dartford
  20. Princes Road (NW-bound) Dartford
  21. Marcus Road (adj) Dartford Heath
  22. James Road (adj) Dartford
  23. Chastilian Road / Station Road (->W) Crayford
  24. Royston Road (Stop K) Crayford
  25. Crayford Station (Stop L) Crayford
  26. Crayford Town Hall (Stop M) Crayford
  27. Crayford Bridge Sainsbury's (Stop N) Crayford
  28. Crayford High Street (Stop X) Crayford
  29. Old Road / Perry Street (->W) Crayford
  30. Manor Road / Manor Close (->N) Crayford
  31. Woodside Road (->W) Barnehurst
  32. Mayplace Road East / Manor Way (->W) Barnehurst
  33. Mayplace Road East / Barnehurst Road (Stop NM) Barnehurst
  34. Mayplace Road East / Pinnacle Hill (Stop NN) Barnehurst
  35. Erith Road (Stop NP) Bexleyheath
  36. Tower Road (Stop NQ) Bexleyheath
  37. Bexleyheath Clock Tower (Stop L) Bexleyheath
  38. Bexleyheath / Highland Road (Stop X) Bexleyheath
  39. Halcot Avenue (Stop C) Bexleyheath
  40. Broomfield Road (DA6) (Stop D) Bexleyheath
  41. Gravel Hill Close (Stop E) Bexley
  42. Hartford Road (Stop J) Bexley
  43. Bexley Library (Stop G) Bexley
  44. North Cray Road /Vicarage Road (Stop K) Old Bexley
  45. Mount Mascal Farm (->SW) Old Bexley
  46. Bunkers Hill / The White Cross (->S) North Cray
  47. Parsonage Lane/ North Cray Church (->S) North Cray
  48. Ellenborough Road (->S) Ruxley
  49. Barton Road (->S) Ruxley
  50. Ruxley Corner (Stop FL) Foots Cray
  51. Five Arches Business Estate (Stop FM) Foots Cray
  52. Sidcup Hill / Cray Road (Stop FU) Foots Cray
  53. Middleton Avenue (DA14) (->W) Foots Cray
  54. Knoll Road (->W) Foots Cray
  55. Church Road (DA14) (Stop Z) Sidcup
  56. Sidcup High Street / Station Road (Stop V) Sidcup
  57. Crescent Road (DA15) (Stop N) Sidcup
  58. Sidcup Station (Stop D) Sidcup

Service registration & registered changes

🏛️ Registered as financially supported by a local authority (Transport for London).

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0002084/18 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

DartfordSidcupBexleyheathBexleyBarnehurstCrayfordFoots CrayRuxleyBluewaterStoneNorth CrayDartford Heath

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 492 bus?

The first 492 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 492 bus?

The last 492 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 492 bus cost?

London buses use TfL's flat fare: £1.75 per journey with contactless or Oyster, and the Hopper fare gives you unlimited bus and tram changes within one hour. Daily and weekly caps limit what you can spend. Cash is not accepted.

Who runs the 492 bus?

The 492 is operated by Arriva London North.

Timetable data from Arriva London North via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Route names, stop sequences and map geometry come from TfL Open Data. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0002084/18. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.