N381 Peckham to Westminster via Bermondsey, Waterloo
Operated by Transport UK. First bus 00:25, last bus 04:50. 18 journeys on weekdays. Fares: £1.75 flat — more.
Night bus — overnight departures 00:25–05:48. Every night. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning counts as Friday. All night buses.
| Stop | 00:25 | 00:55 | 01:25 | 01:55 | 02:25 | 02:55 | 03:25 | 03:55 | 04:25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peckham Bus Station (Stop H) | 00:25 | 00:55 | 01:25 | 01:55 | 02:25 | 02:55 | 03:25 | 03:55 | 04:25 |
| Verney Road (Stop NK) | 00:31 | 01:01 | 01:31 | 02:00 | 02:30 | 03:00 | 03:30 | 04:00 | 04:30 |
| Anchor Street (Stop PB) | 00:35 | 01:05 | 01:35 | 02:04 | 02:34 | 03:04 | 03:33 | 04:03 | 04:33 |
| Surrey Quays Station (Stop S) | 00:40 | 01:09 | 01:39 | 02:08 | 02:38 | 03:09 | 03:38 | 04:08 | 04:38 |
| Canada Water Bus Station (Stop B1) | 00:43 | 01:12 | 01:42 | 02:11 | 02:41 | 03:12 | 03:41 | 04:11 | 04:41 |
| Shipwright Road (northbound) | 00:48 | 01:17 | 01:46 | 02:15 | 02:45 | 03:16 | 03:45 | 04:15 | 04:45 |
| Rotherhithe Station (Stop W) | 00:52 | 01:21 | 01:50 | 02:19 | 02:49 | 03:21 | 03:50 | 04:20 | 04:50 |
| Unicorn Theatre (Stop M) | 00:59 | 01:28 | 01:57 | 02:26 | 02:56 | 03:28 | 03:57 | 04:27 | 04:57 |
| London Bridge Station (Stop S) | 01:01 | 01:29 | 01:58 | 02:27 | 02:57 | 03:29 | 03:58 | 04:28 | 04:58 |
| Blackfriars Road (Stop SL) | 01:06 | 01:34 | 02:03 | 02:32 | 03:02 | 03:33 | 04:02 | 04:32 | 05:02 |
| Waterloo Station / York Road (Stop W) | 01:09 | 01:37 | 02:06 | 02:35 | 03:05 | 03:37 | 04:06 | 04:36 | 05:06 |
| County Hall (Stop G) | 01:09 | 01:37 | 02:06 | 02:35 | 03:05 | 03:37 | 04:07 | 04:37 | 05:07 |
| Westminster Station / Parliament Square (Stop A) | 01:13 | 01:41 | 02:10 | 02:39 | 03:09 | 03:41 | 04:11 | 04:41 | 05:11 |
| Horse Guards Parade (northbound) | 01:13 | 01:41 | 02:10 | 02:39 | 03:09 | 03:41 | 04:11 | 04:41 | 05:11 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Transport UK before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 27 December, 28 December, 29 December, 30 December, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day and 2 January. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route N381
N381 towards Westminster
All 55 stops
- Peckham Bus Station (Stop H) Peckham
- Peckham Library (Stop C) Peckham
- Bonar Road (Stop H) Peckham
- Commercial Way Peckham Hill (Stop P) Peckham
- Bird In Bush Road (Stop R) Peckham
- Peckham Park Road (Stop NG) Peckham
- Verney Road (Stop NK) Old Kent Road
- Sherwood Gardens (Stop RJ) Bermondsey
- Catlin Street (Stop CU) Bermondsey
- Esmeralda Road (Stop JV) Bermondsey
- Southwark Park Rd/St James Rd (Stop JW) Bermondsey
- Anchor Street (Stop PB) Bermondsey
- Lynton Road (SE16) (Stop GS) Bermondsey
- Galleywall Road / South Bermondsey Stn (Stop GT) Bermondsey
- Beamish House (Stop RL) Bermondsey
- Corbetts Lane (Stop RM) Surrey Quays
- Warndon Street (Stop RN) Surrey Quays
- Surrey Quays Station (Stop S) Surrey Quays
- Gomm Road (Stop P) Canada Water
- Canada Water Bus Station (Stop B1) Canada Water
- Canada Street (Stop W) Canada Water
- Surrey Quays Leisure Park (Stop G) Surrey Quays
- Brunswick Quay (eastbound) Surrey Quays
- Onega Gate (eastbound) Surrey Quays
- Shipwright Road (northbound) Rotherhithe
- Downtown Road (northbound) Rotherhithe
- Russia Dock Road (northbound) Rotherhithe
- Bywater Place (westbound) Rotherhithe
- Peter Hills School (westbound) Rotherhithe
- Smith Close (westbound) Rotherhithe
- Rotherhithe Station (Stop W) Rotherhithe
- Rotherhithe Tunnel (Stop X) Rotherhithe
- Southwark Park (Stop C) Rotherhithe
- Drummond Road (Stop B) Bermondsey
- Bermondsey Station (Stop A) Bermondsey
- St James's Road (Stop C) Bermondsey
- Jamaica Road / Abbey Street (Stop D) Bermondsey
- Dockhead (Stop E) Bermondsey
- Tanner Street (Stop A) Bermondsey
- Boss Street (Stop T) Bermondsey
- Unicorn Theatre (Stop M) London Bridge
- London Bridge Station (Stop S) London Bridge
- The Hop Exchange (Stop F) Southwark
- Southwark Bridge Road (Stop BL) Southwark
- Great Guildford Street (Stop BM) Southwark
- Lavington Street (Stop SQ) Southwark
- Blackfriars Road (Stop SL) Southwark
- Kings Reach Building (Stop SE) Southwark
- Coin Street (Stop SP) Waterloo
- Waterloo Road (SE1) (Stop L) Waterloo
- Waterloo Station / York Road (Stop W) Waterloo
- County Hall (Stop G) Waterloo
- St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall (Stop D) Waterloo
- Westminster Station / Parliament Square (Stop A) Westminster
- Horse Guards Parade (northbound) Westminster
N381 towards Peckham
All 56 stops
- Whitehall / Horseguards Avenue (Stop P) Westminster
- Horse Guards Parade (southbound) Westminster
- Westminster Station / Parliament Square (Stop G) Westminster
- St Thomas' Hospital / County Hall (Stop E) Waterloo
- County Hall (Stop F) Waterloo
- Waterloo Station (Stop V) Waterloo
- Waterloo Road (SE1) (Stop M) Waterloo
- Coin Street (Stop SJ) Waterloo
- Kings Reach Building (Stop SF) Southwark
- Blackfriars Road (Stop SM) Southwark
- Lavington Street (Stop SW) Southwark
- Southwark Bridge Road (Stop BV) Southwark
- The Hop Exchange (eastbound) Southwark
- London Bridge Station (Stop R) London Bridge
- Hays Galleria (Stop H) London Bridge
- Abbots Lane (Stop J) London Bridge
- Unicorn Theatre (Stop J) London Bridge
- Tower Bridge Road (Stop K) London Bridge
- Boss Street (Stop S) Bermondsey
- Dockhead (Stop H) Bermondsey
- Jamaica Road / Abbey Street (Stop J) Bermondsey
- Bermondsey Station (Stop D) Bermondsey
- Drummond Road (Stop E) Bermondsey
- Southwark Park (Stop F) Rotherhithe
- Rotherhithe Tunnel (Stop U) Rotherhithe
- Rotherhithe Station (Stop V) Rotherhithe
- Smith Close (eastbound) Rotherhithe
- Peter Hills School (eastbound) Rotherhithe
- Bywater Place (southbound) Rotherhithe
- Russia Dock Road (southbound) Rotherhithe
- Downtown Road (southbound) Rotherhithe
- Shipwright Road (southbound) Rotherhithe
- Onega Gate (westbound) Surrey Quays
- Brunswick Quay (westbound) Surrey Quays
- Surrey Quays Leisure Park (Stop F) Surrey Quays
- Canada Street (Stop U) Canada Water
- Canada Water Bus Station (Stop C) Canada Water
- Hothfield Place (Stop E) Canada Water
- Surrey Quays Shopping Centre (Stop K) Surrey Quays
- Surrey Quays Station (Stop L) Surrey Quays
- Warndon Street (Stop Q) Surrey Quays
- Corbetts Lane (Stop RE) Surrey Quays
- Rotherhithe New Rd / Sth Bermondsey Stn (Stop RF) Bermondsey
- Lynton Road (SE16) (Stop GP) Bermondsey
- Anchor Street (Stop GQ) Bermondsey
- Southwark Park Rd/St James Rd (Stop PG) Bermondsey
- Esmeralda Road (Stop JX) Bermondsey
- Catlin Street (Stop JY) Bermondsey
- Sherwood Gardens (Stop RH) Bermondsey
- Verney Road (Stop SL) Old Kent Road
- Peckham Park Road (Stop SF) Peckham
- Bird In Bush Road (Stop S) Peckham
- Commercial Way Peckham Hill (Stop T) Peckham
- Bonar Road (Stop N) Peckham
- Peckham Library (Stop D) Peckham
- Peckham Bus Station (westbound) Peckham
How busy is route N381?
77,924 passenger journeys were recorded on route N381 in 2024/25 across 102,093 kilometres operated. That is down from a peak of 119,137 in 2014/15.
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 →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first N381 bus?
The first N381 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last N381 bus?
The last N381 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 04:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the N381 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 N381 bus?
The N381 is operated by Transport UK.
Timetable data from Transport UK via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (London feed). Route names, stop sequences and map geometry come from TfL Open Data. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.