176 Plantation Road ↔ Village Centre
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 05:48, last bus 18:54. 115 journeys on weekdays.
💷 Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 —
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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.
towards Village Centre · Monday to Friday towards Village Centre · Saturday towards Village Centre · Sunday towards Plantation Road · Monday to Friday towards Plantation Road · Saturday towards Plantation Road · Sunday
| Plantation Road (opp) | 06:47 | 06:48 | 06:54 | 07:14 | 07:17 | 07:30 | 07:47 | 08:10 | 08:17 | 08:43 | 08:47 | · | 09:17 | 09:44 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:44 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:44 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:44 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:44 | 13:47 | 13:51 | 14:17 | 14:20 | 14:44 | 14:47 | 14:53 | 15:17 | 15:26 | 15:44 | 15:47 | 16:08 | 16:17 | 16:44 | 16:47 | 16:47 | 17:17 | 17:21 | 17:44 | 17:47 | 17:53 | 18:17 | · | 18:36 | 18:44 | 18:47 |
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| The Strand (NW-bound) | 06:54 | 06:57 | 07:03 | 07:21 | 07:24 | 07:38 | 07:54 | 08:18 | 08:24 | 08:51 | 08:54 | · | 09:24 | 09:49 | 09:54 | 10:24 | 10:49 | 10:54 | 11:24 | 11:49 | 11:54 | 12:24 | 12:49 | 12:54 | 13:24 | 13:49 | 13:54 | 13:56 | 14:24 | 14:26 | 14:49 | 14:54 | 14:59 | 15:24 | 15:33 | 15:49 | 15:54 | 16:14 | 16:24 | 16:49 | 16:53 | 16:54 | 17:24 | 17:27 | 17:49 | 17:54 | 17:59 | 18:24 | · | 18:42 | 18:49 | 18:54 |
| Milner Road (adj) | 06:56 | 06:59 | 07:05 | 07:23 | 07:26 | 07:40 | 07:56 | 08:20 | 08:26 | 08:53 | 08:56 | · | 09:26 | 09:50 | 09:56 | 10:26 | 10:50 | 10:56 | 11:26 | 11:50 | 11:56 | 12:26 | 12:50 | 12:56 | 13:26 | 13:50 | 13:56 | 13:58 | 14:26 | 14:28 | 14:50 | 14:56 | 15:01 | 15:26 | 15:35 | 15:50 | 15:56 | 16:16 | 16:26 | 16:50 | 16:55 | 16:56 | 17:26 | 17:28 | 17:50 | 17:56 | 18:00 | 18:26 | · | 18:43 | 18:50 | 18:56 |
| Medway Maritime Hospital (o/s) | 07:10 | 07:17 | 07:23 | 07:37 | 07:40 | 07:58 | 08:10 | 08:38 | 08:40 | 09:08 | 09:10 | · | 09:40 | 10:03 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:03 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:03 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:03 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:03 | 14:10 | 14:14 | 14:40 | 14:44 | 15:03 | 15:10 | 15:17 | 15:40 | 15:51 | 16:03 | 16:10 | 16:32 | 16:40 | 17:03 | 17:09 | 17:10 | 17:40 | 17:42 | 18:03 | 18:10 | 18:14 | 18:40 | · | 18:57 | 19:03 | 19:10 |
| Chatham Railway Station (Stop B) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:12 | · |
| Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A2) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:15 | · |
| Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A7) | 07:24 | 07:31 | 07:41 | 07:53 | 07:54 | 08:18 | 08:24 | 08:57 | 08:54 | 09:24 | 09:24 | 09:16 | 09:54 | 10:16 | 10:24 | 10:54 | 11:16 | 11:24 | 11:54 | 12:16 | 12:24 | 12:54 | 13:16 | 13:24 | 13:54 | 14:16 | 14:24 | 14:30 | 14:54 | 15:01 | 15:16 | 15:24 | 15:39 | 15:54 | 16:09 | 16:16 | 16:24 | 16:50 | 16:54 | 17:16 | 17:28 | 17:24 | 17:54 | 18:00 | 18:16 | 18:24 | 18:27 | 18:54 | 18:32 | 19:10 | · | 19:20 |
| Chatham Railway Station (Stop C) | 07:27 | · | 07:44 | 07:56 | 07:57 | 08:21 | 08:27 | 09:00 | 08:57 | 09:27 | 09:27 | 09:19 | 09:57 | 10:19 | 10:27 | 10:57 | 11:19 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:19 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:19 | 13:27 | 13:57 | 14:19 | 14:27 | 14:34 | 14:57 | 15:04 | 15:19 | 15:27 | 15:42 | 15:57 | 16:12 | 16:19 | 16:27 | 16:53 | 16:57 | 17:19 | 17:31 | 17:27 | 17:57 | 18:03 | 18:19 | 18:27 | · | 18:57 | 18:35 | 19:13 | · | · |
| Magpie Hall Road Top (adj) | 07:33 | · | 07:52 | 08:04 | 08:03 | 08:30 | 08:33 | 09:06 | 09:03 | 09:33 | 09:33 | 09:23 | 10:03 | 10:23 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:23 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:23 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:23 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:23 | 14:33 | 14:40 | 15:03 | 15:10 | 15:23 | 15:33 | 15:50 | 16:03 | 16:18 | 16:23 | 16:33 | 16:59 | 17:03 | 17:23 | 17:37 | 17:33 | 18:03 | 18:09 | 18:23 | 18:33 | · | 19:03 | 18:40 | 19:19 | · | · |
| Pimpernel Way (opp) | 07:40 | · | 08:00 | 08:12 | 08:10 | 08:37 | 08:40 | 09:13 | 09:10 | 09:40 | 09:40 | 09:30 | 10:10 | 10:30 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:30 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:30 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:30 | 13:40 | 14:10 | 14:30 | 14:40 | 14:47 | 15:10 | 15:18 | 15:30 | 15:40 | 15:57 | 16:10 | 16:26 | 16:30 | 16:40 | 17:07 | 17:10 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 17:40 | 18:10 | 18:17 | 18:30 | 18:40 | · | 19:10 | 18:47 | 19:26 | · | · |
| Village Centre (adj) | 07:46 | · | 08:07 | 08:18 | 08:16 | 08:43 | 08:46 | 09:19 | 09:16 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 09:35 | 10:16 | 10:35 | 10:46 | 11:16 | 11:35 | 11:46 | 12:16 | 12:35 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:35 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:35 | 14:46 | 14:54 | 15:16 | 15:26 | 15:35 | 15:46 | 16:05 | 16:16 | 16:33 | 16:35 | 16:46 | 17:14 | 17:16 | 17:35 | 17:52 | 17:46 | 18:16 | 18:24 | 18:35 | 18:46 | · | 19:16 | 18:54 | 19:32 | · | · |
| Oaks Dene (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:37 | · | 10:37 | · | · | 11:37 | · | · | 12:37 | · | · | 13:37 | · | · | 14:37 | · | · | · | · | 15:37 | · | · | 16:19 | 16:36 | 16:37 | · | 17:17 | 17:19 | 17:37 | 17:55 | 17:49 | 18:19 | 18:27 | 18:37 | · | · | · | 18:57 | · | · | · |
| Alexandra Hospital (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 09:40 | · | 10:40 | · | · | 11:40 | · | · | 12:40 | · | · | 13:40 | · | · | 14:40 | · | · | · | · | 15:40 | · | · | 16:22 | 16:39 | 16:40 | · | 17:20 | 17:22 | 17:40 | 17:58 | 17:52 | 18:22 | 18:30 | 18:40 | · | · | · | 19:00 | · | · | · |
Route map
All stops on route 176
176 towards Village Centre
- Plantation Road (opp) Gillingham
- Hewitt Close (opp) Gillingham
- Castlemaine Avenue (adj) Gillingham
- King Edward Road (opp) Gillingham
- Elm Road (adj) Gillingham
- Gillingham Green (opp) Gillingham
- The Strand (NW-bound) Gillingham
- Milner Road (adj) Gillingham
- Nasir Mosque (adj) Gillingham
- Burnt Oak Primary School (adj) Gillingham
- Cross Street (adj) Gillingham
- James Street Top (Stop C) Gillingham
- St Mark's Church (Stop J) Gillingham
- Copenhagen Road (adj) Gillingham
- The Westcourt Arms (S-bound) Gillingham
- Medway Maritime Hospital (o/s) Gillingham
- Byron Road (before) Gillingham
- Rock Avenue (S-bound) Gillingham
- Windmill Road (opp) Chatham
- Institute Road (opp) Chatham
- Upbury Way (opp) Chatham
- Chatham Railway Station (Stop B) Chatham
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A2) Chatham
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A7) Chatham
- Chatham Railway Station (Stop C) Chatham
- Southill Road Laundry (adj) Chatham
- Gladstone Road (opp) Chatham
- Cemetery (adj) Chatham
- Chatham Town FC (adj) Chatham
- Letchworth Avenue (adj) Chatham
- Huntsmans Corner (SE-bound) Chatham
- Magpie Hall Road Top (adj) Chatham
- Snodhurst Bottom (adj) Walderslade
- Snodhurst Avenue (opp) Walderslade
- Poachers Pocket (o/s) Walderslade
- Silverweed Road (S-bound) Weeds Wood
- Pimpernel Way (opp) Weeds Wood
- Sorrell Road (W-bound) Weeds Wood
- Amanda Close (adj) Weeds Wood
- York Avenue (adj) Weeds Wood
- Larkspur Road (opp) Weeds Wood
- Victoria Road (before) Walderslade
- Foresters Close (opp) Walderslade
- Longhurst Drive (adj) Walderslade
- Village Centre (adj) Walderslade
- Tunbury Avenue (SE-bound) Walderslade
- Catkin Close (opp) Walderslade
- Oaks Dene (adj) Walderslade
- Podkin Wood (adj) Walderslade
- Spenlow Drive (opp) Walderslade
- Galena Close (opp) Walderslade
- Celestine Close (opp) Walderslade
- Alexandra Hospital (opp) Walderslade
176 towards Plantation Road
- Alexandra Hospital (opp) Walderslade
- Oaks Dene (opp) Walderslade
- Catkin Close (adj) Walderslade
- Tunbury Avenue (NW-bound) Walderslade
- Village Centre (adj) Walderslade
- Longhurst Drive (opp) Walderslade
- Victoria Road (after) Walderslade
- Amanda Close (opp) Weeds Wood
- York Avenue (opp) Weeds Wood
- Larkspur Road (adj) Weeds Wood
- Pimpernel Way (adj) Weeds Wood
- Sorrell Road (E-bound) Weeds Wood
- Silverweed Road (N-bound) Weeds Wood
- Poachers Pocket (opp) Walderslade
- Snodhurst Avenue (adj) Walderslade
- Snodhurst Bottom (opp) Walderslade
- Magpie Hall Road Top (opp) Chatham
- Letchworth Avenue (opp) Chatham
- Huntsmans Corner (N-bound) Chatham
- Cemetery (opp) Chatham
- Chatham Town FC (opp) Chatham
- Gladstone Road (adj) Chatham
- Westmount Avenue (opp) Chatham
- Chatham Railway Station (Stop B) Chatham
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A7) Chatham
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop B10) Chatham
- The Brook Iceland (opp) Chatham
- Institute Road (adj) Chatham
- Windmill Road (adj) Chatham
- Rock Avenue (N-bound) Gillingham
- Byron Road (just after) Gillingham
- Medway Maritime Hospital (o/s) Gillingham
- The Westcourt Arms (opp) Gillingham
- Copenhagen Road (opp) Gillingham
- St Mark's Church (Stop H) Gillingham
- Jeffery Street (Stop D) Gillingham
- Trinity Road (adj) Gillingham
- Nasir Mosque (opp) Gillingham
- Burnt Oak Primary School (opp) Gillingham
- Gillingham Gate (N-bound) Gillingham
- Milner Road (opp) Gillingham
- The Strand (E-bound) Gillingham
- Church Street Shops (opp) Gillingham
- Elm Road (opp) Gillingham
- Gillingham Green (adj) Gillingham
- Castlemaine Avenue (opp) Gillingham
- King Edward Road (adj) Gillingham
- Dial Road (adj) Gillingham
- Hewitt Close (adj) Gillingham
- Woodlands Road (S-bound) Gillingham
- Tangmere Close (opp) Gillingham
- Hazlemere Drive (adj) Gillingham
- Buttermere Close (adj) Gillingham
- Coniston Close (adj) Gillingham
- Plantation Road (opp) Gillingham
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 May 2026 Operating between Gillingham, Grange Road and Walserslade given service number 176 / 177 / 175 effective from 31 May 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 23 Nov 2025 Operating between Gillingham, Grange Road and Walserslade given service number 176 / 177 / 175 effective from 23 November 2025. To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 176 bus?
The first 176 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:48 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 176 bus?
The last 176 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:54. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 176 bus cost?
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 176 bus?
The 176 is operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.