Bus 221 in London: Edgware Bus Station to Turnpike Lane Station

Bus 221 runs north-south across the outer north London suburbs, linking Edgware Bus Station with Turnpike Lane Station. It passes Mill Hill, North Finchley and Wood Green along the way, which makes it useful for shopping trips, Woodhouse College and the Haringey Civic Centre.

Both directions are listed below in running order.

Where the route goes

From Edgware Bus Station the route passes Broadfields Avenue, Mill Hill Broadway and Copthall Gardens, then Mill Hill East Station and Finchley Golf Club. North Finchley Bus Station and North Finchley High Road come next, followed by Woodhouse College and New Southgate Station. Bounds Green and Park Avenue Wood Green lead to Haringey Civic Centre and Wood Green Station, then Wood Green Shopping City before Turnpike Lane Station. A weekday trip takes 68 minutes in each direction, and 55 to 57 minutes at weekends.

Stops: Edgware Bus Station - Turnpike Lane Station

  1. Edgware Bus Station
  2. Edgware Station / Station Road
  3. Broadfields Avenue Edgware
  4. Farm Road
  5. Cloister Gardens
  6. Ashbourne Grove
  7. Hale Grove Gardens
  8. Mill Hill Broadway
  9. St Michael & All Angels Church
  10. Parkmead Gardens
  11. Bunns Lane Bridge
  12. Copthall Gardens/ Page Street
  13. Page Street Mill Hill
  14. Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre
  15. Salcombe Gardens
  16. Rushden Gardens Mill Hill
  17. Bittacy Hill
  18. Sanders Lane
  19. Mill Hill East Station
  20. Abercorn Road Mill Hill
  21. Finchley Golf Club
  22. Partingdale Lane
  23. Cissbury Ring North
  24. Sussex Ring
  25. Argyle Road / Avondale Avenue
  26. Nether Street
  27. Woodberry Grove (N12)
  28. Tally Ho Corner
  29. North Finchley Bus Station
  30. North Finchley High Road
  31. Grove Road (N12)
  32. Woodhouse College
  33. Lewes Road
  34. Colney Hatch Lane
  35. St John's Church Friern Barnet
  36. Stanford Road
  37. Bellevue Road
  38. Beaconsfield Road / New Southgate Station
  39. New Southgate Station
  40. Whitmore Close
  41. Lower Park Road
  42. Hobart Corner
  43. Cline Road
  44. Warwick Road (N11)
  45. Bounds Green
  46. Palace Road (N11)
  47. Nightingale Road (N22)
  48. Park Avenue Wood Green
  49. Haringey Civic Centre
  50. Wood Green Station
  51. Wood Green Shopping City
  52. Brampton Park Road
  53. Coleraine Road
  54. Turnpike Lane Station

Stops: Turnpike Lane Bus Station - Edgware Station

  1. Turnpike Lane Bus Station
  2. Brampton Park Road
  3. Wood Green Shopping City
  4. Wood Green Station
  5. Wood Green Bus Garage
  6. Haringey Civic Centre
  7. Park Avenue Wood Green
  8. Nightingale Road (N22)
  9. Palace Road (N11)
  10. Bounds Green
  11. Warwick Road (N11)
  12. Cline Road
  13. Hobart Corner
  14. Lower Park Road
  15. Whitmore Close
  16. New Southgate Station
  17. Beaconsfield Road / New Southgate Station
  18. Bellevue Road
  19. St John's Church Friern Barnet
  20. Friern Barnet Lane
  21. Colney Hatch Lane
  22. Summers Lane
  23. Crescent Way (N12)
  24. Woodhouse College
  25. Churchfield Avenue
  26. North Finchley High Road
  27. North Finchley Bus Station
  28. Thyra Grove
  29. Nether Street
  30. Argyle Road / Avondale Avenue
  31. Sussex Ring
  32. Singleton Scarp
  33. Cissbury Ring South
  34. Partingdale Lane
  35. Finchley Golf Club
  36. Mill Hill East Station
  37. Sanders Lane
  38. Bittacy Hill
  39. Rushden Gardens Mill Hill
  40. Bittacy Rise
  41. Salcombe Gardens
  42. Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre
  43. Page Street Mill Hill
  44. Copthall Gardens/ Page Street
  45. Bunns Lane Bridge
  46. Parkmead Gardens
  47. Flower Lane / Sacred Heart Ch
  48. Mill Hill Broadway
  49. Beech Walk
  50. Downhurst Avenue
  51. Cloister Gardens
  52. Farm Road
  53. Broadfields Avenue Edgware
  54. Edgware Library
  55. Edgware Station

When it runs

Weekday buses from Edgware leave between 00:10 and 23:58, with 129 journeys and an average gap of 11 minutes. The return from Turnpike Lane runs from 00:08 to 23:56, with 130 journeys and the same 11-minute average. At weekends there are 95 and 96 journeys, with the gap stretching to about 15 minutes.

Timetable at a glance

DirectionDaysFirstLastJourneysEveryJourney time
Edgware Bus Station - Turnpike Lane Stationweekdays00:1023:58129~11 min68 min
Edgware Bus Station - Turnpike Lane Stationweekends00:1023:5895~15 min55 min
Turnpike Lane Bus Station - Edgware Stationweekdays00:0823:56130~11 min68 min
Turnpike Lane Bus Station - Edgware Stationweekends00:0823:5696~15 min57 min

Tips for passengers

The route is long, so a trip takes more than an hour on weekdays. Edgware Bus Station and Edgware Station / Station Road are both on the route, and the names are easy to confuse, so check the stop sign before boarding. Weekday journeys take 68 minutes in both directions, and weekend journeys 55 to 57 minutes. The gap is 11 minutes on weekdays, which is frequent enough for most trips across the north London suburbs. Woodhouse College and Finchley Golf Club are both on the route, so they are useful landmarks when you check your progress.

See also

Route details for the London Bus 58.

Also in London: London Bus 64.

Another route in the city: London Bus 56.

Compare with the London Bus 62.

First and last departures on the London Bus 61.

Timetable and stops for London Bus 60.

You may also need the London Bus 57.

Full stop list for the London Bus 65.

Route details for the London Bus 59.

Also in London: London Bus 63.

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