Bus 125 in London: Winchmore Hill to Colindale Station

The 125 is a long north London route that links Winchmore Hill with Colindale, crossing Southgate, Oakleigh Park, North Finchley and Hendon along the way. It is a useful option for trips that do not fit neatly on the Underground, especially between the Enfield side of the borough and the Barnet and Colindale area.

Each direction takes between about 60 and 71 minutes, and the route has more than 50 stops in both directions. The sections below set out the main points of the journey, the running hours and a few practical tips.

Where the route goes

From Station Road in Winchmore Hill the bus passes Green Dragon Lane and Hadley Way, then runs through Eversley Park Road and Church Hill before reaching Park Gate and Queen Elizabeths Drive. It continues past St Thomas Road to Southgate, calling at Chase Side and Southgate Asda, then Avenue Road and Hampden Way before serving Osidge Library and Dene Road.

Beyond Oakleigh Park the route calls at Whetstone and The Griffin, then Derwent Crescent and Finchley Park, reaching North Finchley Bus Station and Christchurch Avenue. It continues to Finchley Central Station and Hendon Lane, then Great North Way and Alexandra Road towards Hendon / The Quadrant. The last stretch runs through Church End and Greyhound Hill to Colindale Station. The outbound trip takes 71 minutes on weekdays and 60 minutes at weekends, and the return takes 71 and 62 minutes.

Stops: Station Road Winchmore Hill - Colindale Station

  1. Station Road Winchmore Hill
  2. Shrubbery Gardens
  3. Green Dragon Lane
  4. Old Park Ridings
  5. Hadley Way
  6. Bazile Road
  7. Eversley Park Road
  8. Chaseville Park Road
  9. Eversley Mount
  10. Church Hill
  11. Park Gate
  12. Queen Elizabeths Drive
  13. St Thomas Road
  14. Southgate
  15. Chase Side / Southgate High Street
  16. Southgate Asda
  17. Avenue Road (N14)
  18. Chase Side (N14)
  19. Hampden Way
  20. Osidge Library
  21. Dene Road (EN4)
  22. Beresford Avenue (N20)
  23. Pollard Road
  24. Myddelton Park Oakleigh Park
  25. Oakleigh Park North
  26. Whetstone/The Griffin
  27. Whetstone High Road / Friern Barnet Lane
  28. Swan Lane
  29. Derwent Crescent
  30. Finchley Park
  31. Ravensdale Avenue
  32. Tally Ho Corner
  33. North Finchley Bus Station
  34. Christchurch Avenue West Finchley
  35. Granville Road West Finchley
  36. Victoria Park (N3)
  37. Long Lane Finchley Central
  38. Finchley Central Station
  39. Hendon Lane
  40. East End Road Finchley
  41. Gravel Hill (N3)
  42. St Mary's Avenue
  43. Arden Road
  44. Crooked Usage
  45. Broughton Avenue
  46. Great North Way
  47. Alexandra Road (NW4)
  48. Hendon / The Quadrant
  49. Church End
  50. Greyhound Hill
  51. Rowan Drive
  52. Heritage Avenue / Hendon Police College
  53. Aerodrome Road / Colindale Gardens
  54. Colindale Station
  55. Colindale Station

Stops: Colindale Station - Station Road Winchmore Hill

  1. Colindale Station
  2. Colindale Station
  3. Aerodrome Road / Colindale Gardens
  4. Heritage Avenue / Hendon Police College
  5. Rowan Drive
  6. Greyhound Hill
  7. Church End
  8. Hendon / The Quadrant
  9. Alexandra Road (NW4)
  10. Great North Way
  11. Broughton Avenue
  12. Crooked Usage
  13. Arden Road
  14. St Mary's Avenue
  15. St Mary's Church (N3)
  16. Dollis Park / Finchley Central
  17. Finchley Central Station
  18. Long Lane Finchley Central
  19. Victoria Park (N3)
  20. Granville Road West Finchley
  21. Woodberry Grove (N12)
  22. Tally Ho Corner
  23. Torrington Park
  24. Ravensdale Avenue
  25. Finchley Park
  26. Derwent Crescent
  27. Swan Lane
  28. Whetstone High Road / Friern Barnet Lane
  29. Whetstone/The Griffin
  30. Ashcroft Court
  31. Myddelton Park Oakleigh Park
  32. Pollard Road
  33. Beresford Avenue (N20)
  34. Dene Road (EN4)
  35. Osidge Library
  36. Hampden Square
  37. Manor Drive (N14)
  38. Avenue Road (N14)
  39. Southgate Asda
  40. Chase Side / Southgate High Street
  41. Southgate
  42. St Thomas Road
  43. Queen Elizabeths Drive
  44. Park Gate
  45. Church Hill
  46. Eversley Mount
  47. Eversley Park Road
  48. Bazile Road
  49. Hadley Way
  50. Old Park Ridings
  51. Green Dragon Lane
  52. Shrubbery Gardens
  53. Station Road Winchmore Hill

When it runs

On weekdays the Winchmore Hill direction runs 96 journeys, from 00:00 until 23:40, with an average gap of about 15 minutes. The Colindale direction makes 98 weekday journeys between 00:05 and 23:45, at a similar frequency.

At weekends the service is thinner, with 71 journeys from Winchmore Hill and 72 from Colindale. Buses are spaced about 20 minutes apart, and the first and last departures are close to the weekday times.

Timetable at a glance

DirectionDaysFirstLastJourneysEveryJourney time
Station Road Winchmore Hill - Colindale Stationweekdays00:0023:4096~15 min71 min
Station Road Winchmore Hill - Colindale Stationweekends00:0023:4071~20 min60 min
Colindale Station - Station Road Winchmore Hillweekdays00:0523:4598~15 min71 min
Colindale Station - Station Road Winchmore Hillweekends00:0523:4572~20 min62 min

Tips for passengers

Finchley Central Station and North Finchley Bus Station are useful points for onward connections, while Colindale Station gives access to the north-west end of the route. Southgate and Oakleigh Park are good places to change if you are heading elsewhere in north London. Because the journey is long and the buses are less frequent at weekends, plan your departure with a margin.

See also

Timetable and stops for London Bus 24.

Another route in the city: London Bus 23.

You may also need the London Bus 20.

Weekday and weekend times for the London Bus 19.

Stops and journey times on the London Bus 17.

Compare with the London Bus 21.

Route details for the London Bus 16.

Full stop list for the London Bus 22.

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