PL-5 Cockfosters ↔ Finchley Central
Operated by Replacement Service. First bus 00:03, last bus 23:55. 274 journeys on weekdays.
🔴 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
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
| Cockfosters Station (->N) | 04:30 | 04:50 | 05:00 | 05:10 | 05:20 | 05:30 | 05:40 | 05:50 | 05:57 | 06:04 | 06:10 | 06:16 | 06:23 | 06:29 | 06:35 | 06:36 | 06:42 | 06:48 | 06:52 | 06:58 | 07:05 | 07:11 | 07:18 | 07:24 | 07:31 | 07:37 | 07:42 | 07:48 | 07:53 | 07:59 | 08:05 | 08:11 | 08:18 | 08:24 | 08:31 | 08:35 | 08:42 | 08:52 | 09:02 | 09:12 | 09:22 | 09:32 | 09:42 | 09:52 | 10:02 | 10:12 | 10:22 | 10:32 | 10:42 | 10:52 | 11:02 | 11:12 | 11:22 | 11:32 | 11:42 | 11:52 | 12:02 | 12:12 | 12:22 | 12:32 | 12:42 | 12:52 | 13:02 | 13:12 | 13:22 | 13:32 | 13:42 | 13:52 | 14:02 | 14:12 | 14:22 | 14:32 | 14:42 | 14:52 | 15:02 | 15:12 | 15:22 | 15:32 | 15:47 | 15:54 | 16:00 | 16:07 | 16:11 | 16:18 | 16:23 | 16:29 | 16:34 | 16:41 | 16:47 | 16:54 | 17:00 | 17:07 | 17:13 | 17:20 | 17:26 | 17:33 | 17:39 | 17:46 | 17:52 | 17:59 | 18:05 | 18:12 | 18:18 | 18:25 | 18:31 | 18:40 | 18:47 | 18:55 | 19:02 | 19:09 | 19:14 | 19:20 | 19:27 | 19:37 | 19:47 | 19:57 | 20:07 | 20:17 | 20:27 | 20:33 | 20:56 | 21:07 | 21:17 | 21:27 | 21:37 | 21:47 | 21:57 | 22:07 | 22:17 | 22:27 | 22:37 | 22:47 | 22:57 | 23:07 | 23:17 | 23:27 | 23:39 | 23:55 |
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| Oakwood Station (->S) | 04:35 | 04:55 | 05:05 | 05:15 | 05:25 | 05:35 | 05:45 | 05:55 | 06:02 | 06:09 | 06:15 | 06:21 | 06:28 | 06:34 | 06:40 | 06:41 | 06:47 | 06:53 | 06:58 | 07:04 | 07:11 | 07:17 | 07:24 | 07:30 | 07:37 | 07:43 | 07:48 | 07:54 | 07:59 | 08:05 | 08:12 | 08:18 | 08:25 | 08:31 | 08:38 | 08:42 | 08:49 | 08:59 | 09:09 | 09:19 | 09:29 | 09:39 | 09:49 | 09:59 | 10:09 | 10:19 | 10:29 | 10:39 | 10:49 | 10:59 | 11:09 | 11:19 | 11:29 | 11:39 | 11:49 | 11:59 | 12:09 | 12:19 | 12:29 | 12:39 | 12:49 | 12:59 | 13:09 | 13:19 | 13:29 | 13:39 | 13:49 | 13:59 | 14:09 | 14:19 | 14:29 | 14:39 | 14:49 | 14:59 | 15:09 | 15:19 | 15:29 | 15:39 | 15:53 | 16:00 | 16:06 | 16:13 | 16:17 | 16:24 | 16:29 | 16:35 | 16:41 | 16:48 | 16:54 | 17:01 | 17:07 | 17:14 | 17:20 | 17:27 | 17:33 | 17:40 | 17:46 | 17:53 | 17:59 | 18:06 | 18:12 | 18:19 | 18:25 | 18:32 | 18:38 | 18:47 | 18:54 | 19:02 | 19:08 | 19:15 | 19:20 | 19:26 | 19:33 | 19:43 | 19:53 | 20:03 | 20:13 | 20:23 | 20:33 | 20:51 | 21:02 | 21:12 | 21:22 | 21:32 | 21:42 | 21:52 | 22:02 | 22:12 | 22:22 | 22:32 | 22:42 | 22:52 | 23:02 | 23:12 | 23:22 | 23:32 | 23:44 | 00:00 |
| Southgate (Stop C) | 04:39 | 04:59 | 05:09 | 05:19 | 05:29 | 05:39 | 05:49 | 05:59 | 06:06 | 06:13 | 06:19 | 06:25 | 06:32 | 06:38 | 06:44 | 06:45 | 06:51 | 06:57 | 07:03 | 07:09 | 07:16 | 07:22 | 07:29 | 07:35 | 07:42 | 07:48 | 07:53 | 07:59 | 08:05 | 08:11 | 08:18 | 08:24 | 08:31 | 08:37 | 08:44 | 08:48 | 08:55 | 09:05 | 09:15 | 09:25 | 09:35 | 09:45 | 09:55 | 10:05 | 10:15 | 10:25 | 10:35 | 10:45 | 10:55 | 11:05 | 11:15 | 11:25 | 11:35 | 11:45 | 11:55 | 12:05 | 12:15 | 12:25 | 12:35 | 12:45 | 12:55 | 13:05 | 13:15 | 13:25 | 13:35 | 13:45 | 13:55 | 14:05 | 14:15 | 14:25 | 14:35 | 14:45 | 14:55 | 15:05 | 15:15 | 15:25 | 15:35 | 15:45 | 15:58 | 16:05 | 16:11 | 16:18 | 16:22 | 16:29 | 16:34 | 16:41 | 16:47 | 16:54 | 17:00 | 17:07 | 17:13 | 17:20 | 17:26 | 17:33 | 17:39 | 17:46 | 17:52 | 17:59 | 18:05 | 18:12 | 18:18 | 18:25 | 18:31 | 18:38 | 18:44 | 18:53 | 19:00 | 19:07 | 19:13 | 19:20 | 19:25 | 19:31 | 19:38 | 19:48 | 19:58 | 20:08 | 20:18 | 20:28 | 20:38 | 21:01 | 21:06 | 21:16 | 21:26 | 21:36 | 21:46 | 21:56 | 22:06 | 22:16 | 22:26 | 22:36 | 22:46 | 22:56 | 23:06 | 23:16 | 23:26 | 23:36 | 23:48 | 00:04 |
| Arnos Grove Station (Stop B) | 04:48 | 05:08 | 05:18 | 05:28 | 05:38 | 05:48 | 05:58 | 06:08 | 06:15 | 06:22 | 06:28 | 06:34 | 06:41 | 06:47 | 06:53 | 06:54 | 07:00 | 07:06 | 07:13 | 07:19 | 07:26 | 07:32 | 07:39 | 07:45 | 07:52 | 07:58 | 08:03 | 08:09 | 08:16 | 08:22 | 08:29 | 08:35 | 08:42 | 08:48 | 08:55 | 08:59 | 09:06 | 09:16 | 09:26 | 09:36 | 09:46 | 09:56 | 10:06 | 10:16 | 10:26 | 10:36 | 10:46 | 10:56 | 11:06 | 11:16 | 11:26 | 11:36 | 11:46 | 11:56 | 12:06 | 12:16 | 12:26 | 12:36 | 12:46 | 12:56 | 13:06 | 13:16 | 13:26 | 13:36 | 13:46 | 13:56 | 14:06 | 14:16 | 14:26 | 14:36 | 14:46 | 14:56 | 15:06 | 15:16 | 15:26 | 15:36 | 15:46 | 15:56 | 16:08 | 16:15 | 16:21 | 16:28 | 16:32 | 16:39 | 16:45 | 16:52 | 16:58 | 17:05 | 17:11 | 17:18 | 17:24 | 17:31 | 17:37 | 17:44 | 17:50 | 17:57 | 18:03 | 18:10 | 18:16 | 18:23 | 18:29 | 18:36 | 18:42 | 18:49 | 18:55 | 19:04 | 19:10 | 19:17 | 19:23 | 19:30 | 19:35 | 19:41 | 19:48 | 19:58 | 20:08 | 20:18 | 20:28 | 20:38 | 20:48 | 21:05 | 21:15 | 21:25 | 21:35 | 21:45 | 21:55 | 22:05 | 22:15 | 22:25 | 22:35 | 22:45 | 22:55 | 23:05 | 23:15 | 23:25 | 23:35 | 23:45 | 23:57 | 00:13 |
| Finchley Central Station (Stop D) | · | 05:23 | 05:33 | 05:43 | 05:53 | 06:03 | 06:13 | 06:23 | 06:30 | 06:37 | 06:43 | 06:49 | 06:56 | 07:02 | 07:15 | 07:09 | 07:22 | 07:28 | 07:35 | 07:41 | 07:48 | 07:54 | 08:01 | 08:07 | 08:14 | 08:20 | 08:27 | 08:33 | 08:40 | 08:46 | 08:53 | 08:59 | 09:06 | 09:12 | 09:19 | 09:23 | 09:30 | 09:40 | 09:50 | 10:00 | 10:10 | 10:20 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 10:50 | 11:00 | 11:10 | 11:20 | 11:30 | 11:40 | 11:50 | 12:00 | 12:10 | 12:20 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 12:50 | 13:00 | 13:10 | 13:20 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 13:50 | 14:00 | 14:10 | 14:20 | 14:30 | 14:40 | 14:50 | 15:00 | 15:10 | 15:20 | 15:30 | 15:40 | 15:50 | 16:00 | 16:10 | 16:20 | 16:30 | 16:37 | 16:43 | 16:50 | 16:56 | 17:03 | 17:09 | 17:16 | 17:22 | 17:29 | 17:35 | 17:42 | 17:48 | 17:55 | 18:01 | 18:08 | 18:14 | 18:21 | 18:27 | 18:34 | 18:40 | 18:47 | 18:53 | 19:00 | 19:06 | 19:13 | 19:19 | 19:26 | 19:32 | 19:39 | 19:45 | 19:52 | 19:57 | 20:03 | 20:10 | 20:20 | 20:30 | 20:40 | 20:50 | 21:00 | 21:10 | 21:20 | 21:30 | 21:40 | 21:50 | 22:00 | 22:10 | 22:20 | 22:30 | 22:40 | 22:50 | 23:00 | 23:10 | 23:20 | 23:30 | 23:40 | 23:50 | 00:00 | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route PL-5
PL-5 towards Finchley Central
- Cockfosters Station (->N) Cockfosters
- Oakwood Station (->S) Oakwood
- Southgate (Stop C) Southgate
- Arnos Grove Station (Stop B) Arnos Grove
- Finchley Central Station (Stop D) Finchley Central
PL-5 towards Cockfosters
- Finchley Central Station (Stop C) Finchley Central
- Arnos Grove Station (Stop T) Arnos Grove
- Southgate (Stop G) Southgate
- Oakwood Station (->N) Oakwood
- Cockfosters Station (->N) Cockfosters
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first PL-5 bus?
The first PL-5 departure on weekdays leaves at 00:03 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last PL-5 bus?
The last PL-5 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:55. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the PL-5 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 PL-5 bus?
The PL-5 is operated by Replacement Service.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.