12 Maidstone to Tenterden via Shepway, Langley
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 06:03, last bus 23:25. 56 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £5.10 — more.
Wanted a different 12? 67 other bus routes are numbered 12 elsewhere in the UK — see every 12 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:05 | 06:30 to Railway Station Forecourt | 07:10 | 07:55 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 15:25 | 15:47 to Railway Station Forecourt | 15:50 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:10 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:10 | 19:55 | 21:25 | 23:25 to Railway Station Forecourt |
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| Royal Star Arcade (Stop M2) | · | 06:30 | 07:10 | · | · | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 15:25 | 15:47 | 15:50 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:10 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:10 | 19:55 | 21:25 | 23:25 |
| Chequers Bus Station (Stop J3) | · | 06:34 | 07:14 | · | · | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 15:29 | 15:51 | 15:54 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:14 | 18:04 | 18:34 | 19:14 | 19:59 | 21:29 | 23:29 |
| Longfield Place (opp) | 06:05 | 06:46 | 07:26 | · | 08:55 | 09:27 | 09:57 | 10:27 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:27 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:40 | 16:02 | 16:05 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 17:25 | 18:16 | 18:44 | 19:24 | 20:05 | 21:35 | 23:35 |
| Sutton Road Morrisons (opp) | 06:10 | 06:51 | 07:31 | · | 09:00 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:45 | 16:07 | 16:10 | 16:35 | 17:05 | 17:30 | 18:21 | 18:49 | 19:29 | 20:09 | 21:39 | 23:39 |
| The Plough (adj) | 06:18 | 07:00 | 07:40 | · | 09:08 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:15 | 14:46 | 15:54 | 16:17 | 16:19 | 16:44 | 17:14 | 17:38 | 18:29 | 18:56 | 19:35 | 20:16 | 21:46 | 23:46 |
| George and Dragon (adj) | 06:29 | 07:15 | 07:55 | 07:55 | 09:19 | 09:51 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:51 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:26 | 14:57 | 16:07 | 16:29 | 16:32 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:49 | 18:40 | 19:05 | 19:44 | 20:26 | 21:56 | 23:56 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 06:31 | 07:17 | 07:57 | 07:57 | 09:21 | 09:53 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:23 | 13:53 | 14:28 | 14:59 | 16:09 | 16:31 | 16:34 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:51 | 18:49 | 19:07 | 19:46 | 20:28 | 21:58 | 23:58 |
| Railway Station Forecourt | · | 07:18 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:32 | · | · | · | · | · | 19:08 | 19:47 | 20:29 | 21:59 | 23:59 |
| The Weavers (adj) | 06:41 | · | 08:08 | 08:08 | 09:31 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:38 | 15:09 | 16:19 | · | 16:44 | 17:07 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 18:57 | 19:16 | 19:55 | 20:37 | 22:07 | · |
| Homewood School Grounds (at) | · | · | 08:29 | 08:29 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Fat Ox (adj) | 06:50 | · | 08:31 | 08:31 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:47 | 15:18 | 16:30 | · | 16:55 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:12 | 19:06 | 19:25 | 20:04 | 20:46 | 22:16 | · |
| The Vine (opp) | 06:55 | · | 08:36 | 08:36 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:47 | 14:17 | 14:52 | 15:23 | 16:35 | · | 17:00 | 17:23 | 17:53 | 18:17 | 19:10 | 19:29 | 20:08 | 20:50 | 22:20 | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. 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.
Fares on the 12
Adult single £2.00 to £5.10 · Child single £1.70 to £4.30
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 30 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel.
Tickets on the 12
Arriva Kent and Surrey publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
Ticket types come from Arriva Kent and Surrey's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 30 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Kent and Surrey.
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 Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Tenterden: 26 journeys, first 06:05 towards Maidstone: 27 journeys, first 06:03
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Tenterden: 26 journeys, first 06:05 towards Maidstone: 27 journeys, first 06:03
Route map
All stops on route 12
12 towards Tenterden
All 46 stops
- Royal Star Arcade (Stop M2) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop J3) Maidstone
- Lower Stone Street (Stop F) Maidstone
- Waterloo Street (just before) Maidstone
- Sheal's Crescent (opp) Maidstone
- Armstrong Road (opp) Maidstone
- Plains Avenue (adj) Shepway
- The Wheatsheaf (SE-bound) Shepway
- Longfield Place (opp) Shepway
- Mangravet Avenue (opp) Shepway
- Grove Road (opp) Shepway
- Sutton Road Police HQ (opp) Shepway
- Sutton Road Morrisons (opp) Shepway
- Sutton Woods (opp) Shepway
- Willington Street (adj) Park Wood
- Gore Court Road (adj) Park Wood
- Bircholt Road (opp) Park Wood
- Edmett Way (opp) Langley
- Pear Tree Row (adj) Langley
- The Potting Shed (adj) Langley
- The Plough (adj) Langley
- Warmlake Crossroads (S-bound) Warmlake Corner
- The King's Head (o/s) Sutton Valence
- The Harbour (adj) Sutton Valence
- Layby (SE-bound) Gladdish
- Weald of Kent Golf Club (o/s) Headcorn
- Stonestile Road (opp) Headcorn
- Bankfields (opp) Headcorn
- George and Dragon (adj) Headcorn
- Railway Station (opp) Headcorn
- Railway Station Forecourt Headcorn
- Gibbs Hill (adj) Headcorn
- Aerodrome (adj) Headcorn
- Bounds Cross (S-bound) Lashenden
- The Weavers (adj) Biddenden
- Woodlands Park (adj) Biddenden
- Pope House Lane (opp) St Michaels
- The Crown (opp) St Michaels
- Wayside Avenue (adj) St Michaels
- Homewood School Grounds (at) Tenterden
- The Fat Ox (adj) Tenterden
- Homewood School (opp) Tenterden
- Turners Avenue (opp) Tenterden
- Old Post Office (opp) Tenterden
- Town Hall (opp) Tenterden
- The Vine (opp) Tenterden
12 towards Maidstone
All 49 stops
- The Vine (o/s) Tenterden
- Town Hall (o/s) Tenterden
- Old Post Office (adj) Tenterden
- Turners Avenue (adj) Tenterden
- Homewood School (adj) Tenterden
- The Fat Ox (opp) Tenterden
- Wayside Avenue (opp) St Michaels
- The Crown (adj) St Michaels
- Pope House Lane (adj) St Michaels
- Woodlands Park (opp) Biddenden
- The Weavers (opp) Biddenden
- Bounds Cross (N-bound) Lashenden
- Aerodrome (opp) Headcorn
- Gibbs Hill (opp) Headcorn
- Railway Station (adj) Headcorn
- Railway Station Forecourt Headcorn
- George and Dragon (opp) Headcorn
- Bankfields (adj) Headcorn
- Stonestile Road (adj) Headcorn
- Weald of Kent Golf Club (opp) Headcorn
- Layby (N-bound) Gladdish
- The Harbour (opp) Sutton Valence
- The King's Head (opp) Sutton Valence
- Warmlake Crossroads (N-bound) Warmlake Corner
- The Plough (opp) Langley
- The Potting Shed (opp) Langley
- Pear Tree Row (opp) Langley
- Edmett Way (adj) Langley
- Car Showrooms (adj) Park Wood
- Gore Court Road (opp) Park Wood
- Willington Street (opp) Park Wood
- Sutton Woods (adj) Shepway
- Sutton Road Morrisons (o/s) Shepway
- Sutton Road Police HQ (adj) Shepway
- Grove Road (adj) Shepway
- Mangravet Avenue (adj) Shepway
- Longfield Place (adj) Shepway
- Sutton Road Cemetery (adj) Shepway
- The Wheatsheaf (N-bound) Shepway
- Armstrong Road (adj) Maidstone
- Sheal's Crescent (adj) Maidstone
- Postley Road (adj) Maidstone
- Hayle Road (N-bound) Maidstone
- College Avenue (adj) Maidstone
- Mill Street (Stop C) Maidstone
- King Street (Stop L2) Maidstone
- Royal Star Arcade (Stop M2) Maidstone
- Haynes (adj) Maidstone
- Invicta Girls' Grammar School (o/s) Vinters Park
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 19 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 18 February 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 30 October 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 July 2023 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Kent County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000208/53 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 12 bus?
The first 12 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:03 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 12 bus?
The last 12 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 12 bus cost?
Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 12: adult single £2.00 to £5.10, child single £1.70 to £4.30. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 12 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Kent and Surrey day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 12 bus?
The 12 is operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Timetable data from Arriva Kent and Surrey via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000208/53. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.