190 Gravesend to Chatham via Denton, Rochester
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 05:07, last bus 20:10. 59 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 190? 8 other bus routes are numbered 190 elsewhere in the UK — see every 190 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 05:23 | 05:53 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:10 | 08:50 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
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| Barrack Row (Stop F) | 05:23 | 05:53 | 06:30 | 07:00 | 07:30 | 08:10 | 08:50 | 09:20 | 09:50 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 15:50 | 16:20 | 16:50 | 17:20 | 17:50 | 18:20 | 18:50 | 19:25 |
| Osney Way (opp) | 05:34 | 06:06 | 06:44 | 07:14 | 07:44 | 08:26 | 09:03 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:03 | 15:33 | 16:03 | 16:33 | 17:03 | 17:33 | 18:01 | 18:31 | 19:00 | 19:35 |
| Hollytree Drive (adj) | 05:40 | 06:12 | 06:50 | 07:21 | 07:51 | 08:33 | 09:10 | 09:39 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:10 | 15:40 | 16:10 | 16:40 | 17:10 | 17:40 | 18:08 | 18:38 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| Canal Road (Stop D) | 05:49 | 06:22 | 07:01 | 07:33 | 08:08 | 08:49 | 09:23 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:23 | 15:53 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:27 | 17:56 | 18:22 | 18:50 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| Star Hill (Stop F) | 05:52 | 06:26 | 07:05 | 07:38 | 08:13 | 08:54 | 09:28 | 09:57 | 10:27 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:27 | 13:57 | 14:27 | 14:57 | 15:28 | 15:58 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 17:32 | 18:01 | 18:27 | 18:55 | 19:23 | 19:55 |
| Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A6) | 05:56 | 06:31 | 07:10 | 07:44 | 08:19 | 09:00 | 09:34 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:33 | 16:03 | 16:35 | 17:05 | 17:37 | 18:06 | 18:32 | 19:00 | 19:28 | 20:00 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 190
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.40 to £2.40
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | West Street | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| £3.00 | £2.00 | Town Centre, Gravesend | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Milton Ale Shades / Brunswick | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Lion Garage / Dickens Rd | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.00 | North Kent College | |||||||||||||||||
| – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Chalk Rd / Rochester Rd | ||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Church, Chalk | |||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | Crown Ln / Xrds Shorne | ||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | Peartree Ln / Hollytree Drive | |||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Higham | ||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | Dillywood Ln | |||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Wainscott Turn | ||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | Coach & Horses, Strood | |||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | – | – | Town Centre, Strood | ||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | – | – | – | Canal Rd, Strood | |||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | Guildhall, Rochester | ||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | Railway Station, Rochester | |||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Casino Rooms | ||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Star Hill | |||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | New Road | ||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Railway Station, Chatham | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | £2.00 | Waterfront Bus Station, Chatham |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Railway Station, Gravesend.
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. Fares change — check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel.
Tickets on the 190
Arriva Kent and Surrey publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children and students.
Adult Single · Child Single · Adult Day Thameside Multi-Bus · Child Day Thameside Multi-Bus · Adult Week Thameside Multi-Bus · Child Week Thameside Multi-Bus · Family Day Thameside Multi-Bus
…and 8 more tickets on this route.
A multi-operator ticket covers this route — it's valid on other companies' buses in the area too, which usually beats buying singles if you change buses.
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 and New Year's Eve. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 towards Chatham: 18 journeys, first 08:05 towards Gravesend: 18 journeys, first 08:50 Few buses run on Christmas Day, so check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before relying on this.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Chatham: 18 journeys, first 08:05 towards Gravesend: 18 journeys, first 08:50
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Chatham: 18 journeys, first 08:05 towards Gravesend: 18 journeys, first 08:50
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Chatham: 28 journeys, first 05:23 towards Gravesend: 31 journeys, first 05:07
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Chatham: 28 journeys, first 05:23 towards Gravesend: 31 journeys, first 05:07
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 towards Chatham: 18 journeys, first 08:05 towards Gravesend: 18 journeys, first 08:50
Route map
All stops on route 190
190 towards Chatham
All 38 stops
- Barrack Row (Stop F) Gravesend
- West Street (E-bound) Gravesend
- Clock Tower Harmer Street (S-bound) Gravesend
- Clock Tower (after) Gravesend
- Albion Road (adj) Milton
- Church Walk (opp) Milton
- Milton Ale Shades (adj) Denton
- Dickens Road (adj) Denton
- North Kent College (adj) Chalk
- Osney Way (opp) Chalk
- Vicarage Lane (before) Chalk
- Havisham Road (adj) Chalk
- Chalk Road (adj) Chalk
- Church (adj) Chalk
- Gravesend Road (SE-bound) Shorne
- Fairways (opp) Shorne
- Shorne Crossroads (E-bound) Shorne
- The Copperfield (o/s) Shorne
- The Manor House (opp) Higham
- Hollytree Drive (adj) Higham
- Forge Lane (adj) Higham
- Copperfield Crescent Gadshill
- Dillywood Lane (adj) Frindsbury
- Petrol Station (adj) Frindsbury
- Gravesend Road (SE-bound) Frindsbury
- St Nicholas Gardens (opp) Frindsbury
- The Coach and Horses (adj) Strood
- Downside (opp) Strood
- High Street (Stop A) Strood
- Canal Road (Stop D) Strood
- Rochester Guildhall Museum (Stop A) Rochester
- Railway Station (Stop B) Rochester
- Rochester Community Hub (Stop C) Rochester
- Star Hill (Stop F) Rochester
- Jacksons Fields (Stop G) Rochester
- St Bart's Hospital (adj) Chatham
- Railway Station New Cut (SE-bound) Chatham
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A6) Chatham
190 towards Gravesend
All 35 stops
- Waterfront Bus Station (Stop A6) Chatham
- Chatham Railway Station (Stop A) Chatham
- St Bart's Hospital (opp) Chatham
- Jacksons Fields (adj) Rochester
- Star Hill (Stop K) Rochester
- Rochester Community Hub (Stop N) Rochester
- Railway Station (Stop O) Rochester
- Rochester Guildhall Museum (Stop P) Rochester
- Canal Road (Stop E) Strood
- Commercial Road (Stop G) Strood
- Downside (adj) Strood
- The Coach and Horses (opp) Strood
- St Nicholas Gardens (adj) Frindsbury
- Gravesend Road (NW-bound) Frindsbury
- Petrol Station (opp) Frindsbury
- Dillywood Lane (opp) Frindsbury
- Copperfield Crescent (adj) Gadshill
- Forge Lane (opp) Higham
- Pear Tree Lane (adj) Higham
- The Manor House (adj) Higham
- The Copperfield Shorne
- Shorne Crossroads (W-bound) Shorne
- Fairways (adj) Shorne
- Gravesend Road (NW-bound) Shorne
- Church (opp) Chalk
- Havisham Road (opp) Chalk
- Vicarage Lane (after) Chalk
- Osney Way (adj) Chalk
- Lion Garage (NW-bound) Denton
- Abbey Road (adj) Denton
- St John's School (o/s) Denton
- Church Walk (adj) Milton
- Albion Road (opp) Milton
- Clock Tower (opp) Gravesend
- Gravesend Railway Station (Stop C) Gravesend
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change from 1 November 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 22 July 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 November 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 1 June 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 27 April 2025 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Medway).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0001285/45 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 190 bus?
The first 190 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:07 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 190 bus?
The last 190 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 190 bus cost?
Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 190: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.40 to £2.40. 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 190 bus?
The 190 is operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Is the 190 bus timetable changing?
Yes — a change to the 190 is registered with the Traffic Commissioner and takes effect on 1 November 2026. To amend Timetable.
Timetable data from Arriva Kent and Surrey via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0001285/45. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.