15 Dover to Canterbury via River, Temple Ewell

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:13, last bus 23:35. 79 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Canterbury from Pencester Road (Stop B): 13:38, 13:58, 14:18

Next towards Dover from Bus Station (Bay D4): 13:32, 13:52, 14:12

Wanted a different 15? 58 other bus routes are numbered 15 elsewhere in the UK — see every 15 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Canterbury Bus Station · Monday to Friday · 40 journeys
Stop 06:1306:3306:5307:1507:3508:0008:3508:5809:1809:3809:5810:1810:3810:5811:1811:3811:5812:1812:3812:5813:1813:3813:5814:1814:3814:5815:1815:3816:0316:2316:5017:1017:3017:5018:1518:3519:3020:3021:4022:55
Pencester Road (Stop B) 06:1306:3306:5307:1507:3508:0008:3508:5809:1809:3809:5810:1810:3810:5811:1811:3811:5812:1812:3812:5813:1813:3813:5814:1814:3814:5815:1815:3816:0316:2316:5017:1017:3017:5018:1518:3519:3020:3021:4022:55
Buckland Bridge (adj) 06:2006:4007:0107:2407:4608:1108:4609:0709:2709:4710:0710:2710:4711:0711:2711:4712:0712:2712:4713:0713:2713:4714:0714:2714:4815:0815:2815:4916:1316:3216:5917:1917:3817:5718:2218:4219:3720:3721:4723:02
Templeside (opp) 06:2406:4407:0607:3007:5408:1908:5409:1309:3309:5310:1310:3310:5311:1311:3311:5312:1312:3312:5313:1313:3313:5314:1314:3314:5415:1415:3415:5516:1916:3817:0517:2517:4418:0318:2818:4819:4320:4321:5323:08
The Lydden Bell (adj) 06:2906:4907:1207:3607:5908:2408:5809:1709:3709:5710:1710:3710:5711:1711:3711:5712:1712:3712:5713:1713:3713:5714:1714:3714:5815:1815:3816:0016:2416:4217:0917:2917:4818:0718:3218:5219:4720:4721:5723:12
Old Gate Inn (NW-bound) 06:4007:0007:2407:4808:1408:3909:0909:3009:5010:1010:3010:5011:1011:3011:5012:1012:3012:5013:1013:3013:5014:1014:3014:5015:1115:3115:5116:1316:3716:5517:2217:4218:0118:2018:4519:0419:5820:5822:0823:23
Bus Station (arrivals) 06:4707:0707:3207:5608:2408:5209:1909:3609:5610:1610:3610:5611:1611:3611:5612:1612:3612:5613:1613:3613:5614:1614:3614:5615:1715:3915:5916:1916:4317:0117:2817:4818:0718:2518:5019:0920:0521:0522:1523:30

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.

The 15 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 15

Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.00 4CharltonCen
£2.00£2.00 4TemplarSt
£2.00–– 4DovrGirlsGS
£2.00£2.00£2.00£2.00 4CherryTrAv
£2.90£2.90£2.00£2.00£2.00 4BucklandBr
£2.90£2.90£2.90£2.00£2.00£2.00 4DoddCarlsdn
£3.00£2.90£2.90£2.90£2.00£2.00£2.00 4PilgrimsWay
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.90£2.90£2.00£2.00 4RyBellKrsny
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.90£2.90£2.90£2.00 4TmpleEwell
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.90 Stonehall
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.00 LyddenBell
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 BarhamXroad
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90 KingstonTn
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 RvilleCot
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.00 2GateInn
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.00 2BartonRd
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.00£2.00 2StLenceRd
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.00£2.00£2.00 2StAtineRd
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.90£2.00£2.00£2.00 2CburyBusStn
£2.00––£2.00£2.00£2.90£2.90£2.90£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 4DofrasPlace

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 4DoverCent.

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 4 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Stagecoach South East before you travel.

Tickets on the 15

Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.

Single · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider · Ashford DayRider

…and 79 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach South East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 7 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach South East.

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 Stagecoach South East before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 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.

Route map

All stops on route 15

15 towards Canterbury

All 30 stops
  1. Pencester Road (Stop B) Dover
  2. Priory Street (Stop F) Dover
  3. Charlton Centre (Stop L) Dover
  4. Templar Street (adj) Dover
  5. Shooter's Hill (adj) Dover
  6. Cherry Tree Avenue (opp) Buckland
  7. Eric Road (adj) Buckland
  8. Buckland Bridge (adj) Buckland
  9. Dodd's Lane (opp) Buckland
  10. Pilgrims Way (opp) River
  11. Whitfield Hill Bottom (opp) River
  12. The Railway Bell (opp) Kearsney
  13. Wellington Road (opp) Temple Ewell
  14. Templeside (opp) Temple Ewell
  15. Bassingham Court (opp) Temple Ewell
  16. Stonehall (opp) Lydden
  17. Old Police Houses (W-bound) Lydden
  18. Warren Lane (adj) Lydden
  19. The Lydden Bell (adj) Lydden
  20. Rectory Lane West (adj) Barham Downs
  21. Out Elmstead Lane East (adj) Barham Downs
  22. Kingston Turning (adj) Barham Downs
  23. Renville Cottages (adj) Canterbury
  24. Old Gate Inn (NW-bound) Canterbury
  25. School Passage (adj) Canterbury
  26. Barton Road (opp) Canterbury
  27. St Lawrence Road (adj) Canterbury
  28. St Augustine's Road (opp) Canterbury
  29. Waitrose (opp) Canterbury
  30. Bus Station (arrivals) Canterbury

15 towards Dover

All 29 stops
  1. Bus Station (Bay D4) Canterbury
  2. Waitrose (adj) Canterbury
  3. St Augustine's Road (adj) Canterbury
  4. St Lawrence Road (opp) Canterbury
  5. Barton Road (adj) Canterbury
  6. School Passage (opp) Canterbury
  7. Old Gate Inn (SE-bound) Canterbury
  8. New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal Canterbury
  9. Renville Cottages (opp) Canterbury
  10. Kingston Turning (opp) Barham Downs
  11. Out Elmstead Lane East (opp) Barham Downs
  12. Rectory Lane East (opp) Barham Downs
  13. The Lydden Bell (opp) Lydden
  14. Warren Lane (opp) Lydden
  15. Old Police Houses (E-bound) Lydden
  16. Stonehall (adj) Lydden
  17. Bassingham Court (adj) Temple Ewell
  18. Templeside (adj) Temple Ewell
  19. Wellington Road (adj) Temple Ewell
  20. The Railway Bell (o/s) Kearsney
  21. Whitfield Hill Bottom (adj) River
  22. Pilgrims Way (adj) River
  23. Carlsden Close (adj) Crabble
  24. Buckland Bridge (opp) Buckland
  25. Cherry Tree Avenue (before) Buckland
  26. Charlton Primary School (o/s) Dover
  27. Dover Girls' Grammar School (adj) Dover
  28. Dofras Place (adj) Dover
  29. Pencester Road (arrivals) Dover

Towns & areas on this route

CanterburyDoverRiverTemple EwellBucklandCrabbleLyddenBarham DownsKearsney

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 15 bus?

The first 15 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:13 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 15 bus?

The last 15 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 15 bus cost?

Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 15: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 15 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach South East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 15 bus?

The 15 is operated by Stagecoach South East.

Timetable data from Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.