1A Ashford Park Street to Canterbury Bus Station
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 17:20, last bus 18:30. 2 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 1A? 42 other bus routes are numbered 1A elsewhere in the UK — see every 1A bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 17:20 | 18:30 |
|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Bay B5) | 17:20 | 18:30 |
| Bramley Avenue (adj) | 17:35 | 18:42 |
| Railway Station (W-bound) | 17:42 | 18:49 |
| The Local (opp) | 17:48 | 18:55 |
| Old Church Way (adj) | 17:50 | 18:57 |
| Felborough Close (on) | 18:02 | 19:09 |
| Village Hall (adj) | 18:06 | 19:13 |
| Upper Vicarage Road Post Office (adj) | 18:18 | 19:23 |
| Park Street (Stop D) | 18:28 | 19:33 |
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 1A
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | 1MagazineRd | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.00 | £2.00 | 1Bybrook | |||||||||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1PenleePnt | ||||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1BurtonRoad | |||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1FavRdCoop | ||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1UpperVicRd | |||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1Kennington | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 1TheOldMill | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Bilting | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Godmersham | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Chilham | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | 2ShalmfordBr | |||||||
| £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 | 2Chartham | ||||||
| £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 | 2MiltonBrdge | |||||
| £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 | 2Chalklands | ||||
| £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 | 2TonfordLane | |||
| £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 | 2WcheapWWks | ||
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 2YorkRoad | |
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 2CburyBusStn |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 1AshfordTown.
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 1A
Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Freedom · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider
…and 80 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, 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.
Route map
All stops on route 1A
1A towards Canterbury Bus Station
All 50 stops
- Park Street (Stop C) Ashford
- North Street (Stop E) Ashford
- Heathfield Road (opp) Ashford
- Bybrook Barn (adj) Bybrook
- Bybrook Road (adj) Bybrook
- Penlee Point (NE-bound) Bybrook
- Burton Road (opp) Kennington
- Park Road (adj) Kennington
- Upper Vicarage Road Post Office (opp) Kennington
- The Street (SE-bound) Kennington
- Tritton Fields (adj) Kennington
- East Mountain Lane (opp) Kennington
- The Old Mill (opp) Kennington
- Mushroom Farm (adj) Bilting
- Stour Valley View (adj) Bilting
- Church Lane (adj) Bilting
- Village Hall (opp) Godmersham
- Pope Street (opp) Godmersham
- Bagham Lane (N-bound) Chilham
- Felborough Close (on) Chilham
- The Old Alma (adj) Chilham
- Shalmsford Street (opp) Chartham
- Kingfisher Place (adj) Chartham
- Bolts Hill Corner (adj) Chartham
- Primary School (opp) Chartham
- Arnold Road (adj) Chartham
- Pomfret Road (adj) Chartham
- The Local (opp) Chartham
- Old Church Way (adj) Chartham
- Beech Avenue Post Box (adj) Chartham
- Pomfret Road (opp) Chartham
- Arnold Road (opp) Chartham
- Primary School (adj) Chartham
- Bolts Hill Corner (opp) Chartham
- The Hyde (adj) Chartham
- Old School (adj) Chartham
- Surgery (o/s) Chartham
- Railway Station (NW-bound) Chartham
- Howfield Lane (adj) Chartham Hatch
- Chalklands (E-bound) Thanington
- Tonford Lane (adj) Thanington
- Ashenden Close (opp) Thanington
- Stranger's Lane (adj) Thanington
- Godwin Road (adj) Thanington
- Ingoldsby Road (opp) Thanington
- Old Waterworks (NE-bound) Wincheap
- Hollow Lane (opp) Wincheap
- York Road (opp) Wincheap
- Canterbury East Railway Station (opp) Canterbury
- Bus Station (arrivals) Canterbury
1A towards Ashford Park Street
All 53 stops
- Bus Station (Bay B5) Canterbury
- Canterbury East Railway Station (adj) Canterbury
- York Road (adj) Wincheap
- Hollow Lane (adj) Wincheap
- Old Waterworks (W-bound) Wincheap
- Ingoldsby Road (adj) Thanington
- Godwin Road (opp) Thanington
- Stranger's Lane (opp) Thanington
- Ashenden Close (adj) Thanington
- Bramley Avenue (adj) Thanington
- Tonford Lane (opp) Thanington
- Chalklands (W-bound) Thanington
- Howfield Lane (opp) Chartham Hatch
- Railway Station (W-bound) Chartham
- Surgery (opp) Chartham
- Old School (opp) Chartham
- The Hyde (opp) Chartham
- Bolts Hill Corner (adj) Chartham
- Primary School (opp) Chartham
- Arnold Road (adj) Chartham
- Pomfret Road (adj) Chartham
- The Local (opp) Chartham
- Old Church Way (adj) Chartham
- Beech Avenue Post Box (adj) Chartham
- Pomfret Road (opp) Chartham
- Arnold Road (opp) Chartham
- Primary School (adj) Chartham
- Bolts Hill Corner (opp) Chartham
- Kingfisher Place (opp) Chartham
- Shalmsford Bridge (adj) Chartham
- The Old Alma (opp) Chilham
- Felborough Close (on) Chilham
- Bagham Lane (S-bound) Chilham
- Pope Street (adj) Godmersham
- Village Hall (adj) Godmersham
- Church Lane (opp) Bilting
- Stour Valley View (opp) Bilting
- Boughton Corner (SE-bound) Wye
- The Old Mill (o/s) Kennington
- East Mountain Lane (adj) Kennington
- Stubbs (adj) Kennington
- Tritton Fields (opp) Kennington
- The Street (NW-bound) Kennington
- Upper Vicarage Road Post Office (adj) Kennington
- Upper Vicarage Road (adj) Kennington
- Park Road (opp) Kennington
- Burton Road (adj) Kennington
- Penlee Point (SW-bound) Bybrook
- Bybrook Barn (opp) Bybrook
- Heathfield Road (adj) Ashford
- Cemetery (adj) Ashford
- North Street (Stop F) Ashford
- Park Street (Stop D) Ashford
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 1A bus?
The first 1A departure on weekdays leaves at 17:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 1A bus?
The last 1A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 1A bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 1A: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 1A 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 1A bus?
The 1A 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.