256 Tunbridge Wells to Wadhurst via Frant, Lamberhurst
Operated by Autocar Bus & Coach Services. First bus 07:40, last bus 17:50. 10 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £5.00 — more.
Wanted a different 256? 7 other bus routes are numbered 256 elsewhere in the UK — see every 256 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:00 | 11:15 | 12:45 | 15:55 | 17:50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (in) | · | · | · | 15:55 | · |
| Royal Victoria Place (Stop K2) | · | · | · | 16:12 | · |
| War Memorial (Stop Q) | 09:00 | 11:15 | 12:45 | 16:15 | 17:50 |
| Railway Station (Stop T) | 09:03 | 11:18 | 12:48 | 16:18 | 17:53 |
| Old West Station Sainsbury's (Stop A) | · | 11:20 | 12:50 | 16:23 | 17:59 |
| The Bull (o/s) | 09:08 | 11:25 | 12:55 | 16:29 | 18:07 |
| Birling Road (adj) | 09:09 | 11:26 | 12:56 | 16:31 | 18:10 |
| Railway Station (opp) | 09:12 | 11:29 | 12:59 | 16:34 | 18:14 |
| Rushlye Green (adj) | 09:14 | 11:31 | 13:01 | 16:36 | 18:17 |
| Clay Hill Road (adj) | 09:19 | 11:36 | 13:06 | 16:41 | 18:23 |
| The Vineyard (adj) | 09:21 | 11:38 | 13:08 | 16:43 | 18:25 |
| High Street (SW-bound) | 09:23 | 11:40 | 13:10 | 16:45 | 18:27 |
| Crossroads (S-bound) | 09:26 | 11:43 | 13:13 | 16:48 | 18:30 |
| The Old Vine (adj) | 09:29 | 11:46 | 13:16 | 16:51 | 18:33 |
| South View Corner (SW-bound) | 09:31 | 11:48 | 13:18 | 16:53 | 18:35 |
| Railway Station (adj) | · | · | · | · | 18:40 |
| The Greyhound (opp) | 09:33 | 11:50 | 13:20 | 16:55 | 18:47 |
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.
Fares on the 256
Adult single £1.50 to £5.00 · Adult return £2.40 to £8.00 · Child single £0.80 to £2.50 · Child return £1.20 to £4.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.80 | East Cliff Road | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.30 | £1.80 | Queens Rd Culverden Down | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.10 | £2.30 | £1.80 | Tunbridge Wells Town Centre | |||||||||||||||
| £3.40 | £3.10 | £2.60 | £1.60 | Tunbridge Wells West Station | ||||||||||||||
| £3.80 | £3.80 | £2.90 | £2.50 | £1.80 | Broadwater Down | |||||||||||||
| £3.80 | £3.80 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | Frant Station | ||||||||||||
| £3.80 | £3.80 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £1.50 | Bells Yew Grn Brecknock Arms | |||||||||||
| £3.80 | £3.80 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Little Bayham | ||||||||||
| £4.20 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Hook Green | |||||||||
| £4.20 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £4.20 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Furnace Farm | ||||||||
| £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.20 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.50 | £1.50 | Lamberhurst Down | |||||||
| £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.40 | £3.10 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Lower Cousley Wood | ||||||
| £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.40 | £3.10 | £3.10 | £3.10 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Cousley Wood | |||||
| £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.40 | £3.30 | £3.30 | £3.10 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Sparrows Grn Cnr | ||||
| £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.40 | £3.30 | £3.30 | £3.10 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Wadhurst | |||
| £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.80 | £4.20 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.00 | £1.50 | £1.50 | £1.50 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Lamberhurst | ||
| £3.80 | £3.80 | £2.90 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £1.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £3.10 | £3.10 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.60 | £3.80 | £3.80 | £3.60 | Forest Road | |
| £3.10 | £2.90 | £2.20 | £1.60 | £1.60 | £2.00 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.20 | £3.70 | £3.70 | £4.80 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £5.00 | £4.80 | £2.50 | Tunbridge Wells The Pantiles |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Cross Keys.
Autocar Bus & Coach Services' published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 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 Autocar Bus & Coach Services before you travel.
Tickets on the 256
Autocar Bus & Coach Services publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Child Return · Adult - Single Inbound · Child - Single Inbound · Adult - Single Outbound · Child - Single Outbound
Ticket types come from Autocar Bus & Coach Services' own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 15 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Autocar Bus & Coach Services.
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 Autocar Bus & Coach Services before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, 28 December and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Wadhurst: 5 journeys, first 09:00 towards Tunbridge Wells: 5 journeys, first 07:40
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Wadhurst: 5 journeys, first 09:00 towards Tunbridge Wells: 5 journeys, first 07:40
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Wadhurst: 5 journeys, first 09:00 towards Tunbridge Wells: 5 journeys, first 07:40
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Wadhurst: 5 journeys, first 09:00 towards Tunbridge Wells: 5 journeys, first 07:40
Route map
All stops on route 256
256 towards Wadhurst
All 36 stops
- Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (in) St Johns
- Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (opp) St Johns
- YMCA (opp) St Johns
- East Cliff Road (adj) St Johns
- The Skinners' School (adj) St Johns
- St John's Church (adj) St Johns
- Woodbury Park Road (adj) St Johns
- Grosvenor Road (Stop I) Tunbridge Wells
- Royal Victoria Place (Stop K2) Tunbridge Wells
- War Memorial (Stop Q) Tunbridge Wells
- Railway Station (Stop T) Tunbridge Wells
- Chapel Place (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- The Pantiles (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Old West Station Sainsbury's (Stop A) Showfields
- The Pantiles (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Montacute Road (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Broadwater Down East (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- The Bull (o/s) Tunbridge Wells
- Birling Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Wallace Close (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Railway Station (opp) Frant
- Rushlye Green (adj) Bells Yew Green
- Cottages (adj) Little Bayham
- Clay Hill Road (adj) Hook Green
- The Vineyard (adj) The Down
- Quarry Centre (adj) Kilndown
- High Street (SW-bound) Lamberhurst
- Crossroads (S-bound) The Down
- The Old Vine (adj) Cousley Wood
- South View Corner (SW-bound) Sparrows Green
- Mayfield Lane (adj) Wadhurst
- Railway Station (adj) Wadhurst
- Mayfield Lane (opp) Wadhurst
- War Memorial (adj) Wadhurst
- Post Office (opp) Wadhurst
- The Greyhound (opp) Wadhurst
256 towards Tunbridge Wells
All 31 stops
- The Greyhound (adj) Wadhurst
- Post Office (adj) Wadhurst
- War Memorial (opp) Wadhurst
- South View Corner (NE-bound) Sparrows Green
- The Old Vine (opp) Cousley Wood
- Crossroads (E-bound) The Down
- Quarry Centre (adj) Kilndown
- High Street (SW-bound) Lamberhurst
- The Vineyard (opp) The Down
- Clay Hill Road (opp) Hook Green
- Cottages (opp) Little Bayham
- Rushlye Green (opp) Bells Yew Green
- Railway Station (adj) Frant
- Wallace Close (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Birling Road (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- The Bull (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Broadwater Down East (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Montacute Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- The Pantiles (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Old West Station Sainsbury's (Stop A) Showfields
- The Pantiles (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Chapel Place (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Railway Station (Stop B) Tunbridge Wells
- War Memorial (Stop F) Tunbridge Wells
- Grosvenor Road (Stop G) Tunbridge Wells
- Woodbury Park Road (opp) St Johns
- Culverden Down (adj) St Johns
- Beltring Road (adj) St Johns
- East Cliff Road (opp) St Johns
- TA Centre (adj) St Johns
- Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (in) St Johns
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 256 bus?
The first 256 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:40 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 256 bus?
The last 256 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 256 bus cost?
Autocar Bus & Coach Services' published fares on the 256: adult single £1.50 to £5.00, adult return £2.40 to £8.00, child single £0.80 to £2.50, child return £1.20 to £4.00. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 256 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). Autocar Bus & Coach Services day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 256 bus?
The 256 is operated by Autocar Bus & Coach Services.
Timetable data from Autocar Bus & Coach Services via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Autocar Bus & Coach Services last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 25 August 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.