36 Westcliff to Margate via Herne Bay, Birchington-on-Sea
Operated by YMS Travel. Registered as running via Tankerton, Herne Bay, Reculver, Birchington, Margate, QEQM Hospital. First bus 07:30, last bus 20:28. 24 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 36? 32 other bus routes are numbered 36 elsewhere in the UK — see every 36 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:30 | 09:16 | 10:02 | 11:18 | 12:14 | 13:21 | 14:19 | 15:24 | 16:27 | 17:29 | 18:31 | 19:34 to Reculver School | 20:28 to Queen Victoria Hospital |
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| Grand Drive (just before) | · | 09:16 | 10:02 | 11:18 | 12:14 | 13:21 | 14:19 | 15:24 | 16:27 | 17:29 | 18:31 | 19:34 | 20:28 |
| Fitzgerald Avenue (opp) | · | 09:19 | 10:05 | 11:21 | 12:17 | 13:24 | 14:22 | 15:27 | 16:30 | 17:31 | 18:33 | 19:36 | 20:30 |
| Graystone Road (E-bound) | 07:30 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Priest and Sow (E-bound) | 07:32 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Railway Station (adj) | 07:48 | 09:26 | 10:14 | 11:30 | 12:26 | 13:33 | 14:30 | 15:35 | 16:40 | 17:39 | 18:41 | 19:44 | 20:38 |
| Fire Station (adj) | 07:53 | 09:32 | 10:21 | 11:37 | 12:33 | 13:40 | 14:37 | 15:42 | 16:47 | 17:44 | 18:47 | 19:48 | 20:42 |
| Queen Victoria Hospital (adj) | 07:58 | 09:38 | 10:27 | 11:43 | 12:38 | 13:45 | 14:42 | 15:47 | 16:52 | 17:49 | 18:52 | 19:52 | 20:45 |
| Terminus Drive (opp) | 08:01 | 09:42 | 10:32 | 11:47 | 12:41 | 13:48 | 14:46 | 15:51 | 16:56 | 17:52 | 18:55 | 19:57 | · |
| The King Ethelbert (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 18:01 | · | · | · |
| Reculver School (S-bound) | 08:06 | 09:46 | 10:37 | 11:51 | 12:45 | 13:54 | 14:51 | 15:55 | 17:01 | 18:06 | 19:00 | 20:01 | · |
| Post Office (adj) | · | · | 10:47 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Square (Stop A) | 08:22 | 09:59 | 10:55 | 12:05 | 12:58 | 14:08 | 15:05 | 16:09 | 17:16 | 18:20 | 19:15 | · | · |
| Walmer Castle (opp) | 08:30 | 10:04 | 11:01 | 12:10 | 13:03 | 14:14 | 15:11 | 16:16 | 17:21 | 18:24 | 19:20 | · | · |
| QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) | 08:47 | 10:19 | 11:16 | 12:25 | 13:17 | 14:28 | 15:27 | 16:33 | 17:36 | 18:39 | 19:34 | · | · |
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Fares on the 36
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.90 to £4.50 · Child single £1.50 to £2.30 · Child return £2.20 to £3.50
YMS Travel Ltd'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 YMS Travel before you travel.
Tickets on the 36
YMS Travel publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single
Ticket types come from YMS Travel's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 4 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with YMS Travel.
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 YMS Travel before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing 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 Margate: 13 journeys, first 07:30 towards Westcliff: 11 journeys, first 08:50
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Margate: 13 journeys, first 07:30 towards Westcliff: 11 journeys, first 08:50
Route map
All stops on route 36
36 towards Margate
All 63 stops
- Grand Drive (just before) Westcliff
- West Cliff Drive (opp) Westcliff
- Fitzgerald Avenue (opp) Westcliff
- Sea Street (SE-bound) Herne Bay
- Bullers Avenue (adj) Herne Bay
- Graystone Road (E-bound) Tankerton
- Pier Avenue (E-bound) Tankerton
- Priest and Sow (E-bound) Tankerton
- Kemp Road (opp) Swalecliffe
- The Wheatsheaf (o/s) Swalecliffe
- Goodwin Avenue (opp) Swalecliffe
- The Plough (opp) Swalecliffe
- Woodman Avenue (opp) Swalecliffe
- Riley Avenue (adj) Studd Hill
- Daimler Avenue (adj) Herne Bay
- Westbrook Farm (opp) Herne Bay
- Sea Street Gas Works (opp) Herne Bay
- Sea Street Roundabout (before) Herne Bay
- Fleetwood Avenue (SE-bound) Herne Bay
- Railway Station (adj) Herne Bay
- Spenser Road West (opp) Herne Bay
- Station Road Corner (N-bound) Herne Bay
- Richmond Street (after) Herne Bay
- Fire Station (adj) Herne Bay
- Canterbury Road Corner (just before) Herne Bay
- Queen's Roundabout (E-bound) Herne Bay
- Downs Park South (adj) Herne Bay
- Queen Victoria Hospital (adj) Herne Bay
- Landon Road (adj) Herne Bay
- Hilary Close (adj) Beltinge
- Osborne Gardens (opp) Beltinge
- Terminus Drive (opp) Beltinge
- Coventry Gardens (opp) Beltinge
- Gainsborough Drive (adj) Beltinge
- Bishopstone Lane (adj) Beltinge
- Barnes Way (opp) Hillborough
- Reculver School (opp) Hillborough
- Blue Dolphin Park (NE-bound) Reculver
- The King Ethelbert (o/s) Reculver
- Cafe (o/s) Reculver
- Blue Dolphin Park (SW-bound) Reculver
- Reculver School (S-bound) Hillborough
- May Street Cross (S-bound) Hillborough
- Court Road (S-bound) Potten Street
- Post Office (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
- The Length (SE-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
- The Length (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
- Netherhale Farm (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Brooks End (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Broadley Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop A) Birchington-on-Sea
- Epple Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- St James's Terrace (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- King Ethelbert School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Hengist Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Domneva Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Library (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
- Walmer Castle (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
- St James' Park Road (adj) Garlinge
- The Hussar (opp) Garlinge
- Lesters (adj) Margate
- QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) Margate
36 towards Westcliff
All 50 stops
- QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) Margate
- Lesters (opp) Margate
- Alexandra Road (adj) Margate
- Mill Lane (adj) Margate
- Cecil Street Council Offices (Stop M) Margate
- St John's Church (opp) Margate
- Marine Terrace (Stop C) Margate
- Nayland Rock (opp) Westbrook
- Royal Sea Bathing (opp) Westbrook
- Waverley Road (adj) Garlinge
- The Hussar (adj) Garlinge
- St James' Park Road (opp) Garlinge
- Walmer Castle (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Library (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Domneva Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
- St James's Terrace (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Epple Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Broadley Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Brooks End (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Netherhale Farm (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Length (NW-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
- Post Office (opp) St Nicholas at Wade
- Court Road (N-bound) Potten Street
- May Street Cross (N-bound) Hillborough
- Reculver School (opp) Hillborough
- Blue Dolphin Park (NE-bound) Reculver
- The King Ethelbert (o/s) Reculver
- Cafe (o/s) Reculver
- Blue Dolphin Park (SW-bound) Reculver
- Barnes Way (adj) Hillborough
- Sanderling Road (adj) Hillborough
- Bishopstone Lane (opp) Beltinge
- Gainsborough Drive (opp) Beltinge
- Coventry Gardens (adj) Beltinge
- Terminus Drive (adj) Beltinge
- Osborne Gardens (adj) Beltinge
- Hilary Close (opp) Beltinge
- Landon Road (opp) Herne Bay
- Queen Victoria Hospital (opp) Herne Bay
- Downs Park South (opp) Herne Bay
- Queen's Roundabout (W-bound) Herne Bay
- Canterbury Road Corner (after) Herne Bay
- Library (o/s) Herne Bay
- Richmond Street (before) Herne Bay
- Oxenden Street (adj) Herne Bay
- Selsea Avenue (adj) Westcliff
- Ridgeway Cliff (adj) Westcliff
- Grand Drive (just before) Westcliff
Service registration & registered changes
- New service effective 1 August 2026 Operates all Mondays to Saturdays except 25/25 December & 1 January annual
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Kent County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK1137937/4 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 36 bus?
The first 36 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 36 bus?
The last 36 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:28. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 36 bus cost?
YMS Travel's published fares on the 36: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, adult return £2.90 to £4.50, child single £1.50 to £2.30, child return £2.20 to £3.50. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). YMS Travel day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 36 bus?
The 36 is operated by YMS Travel.
Timetable data from YMS Travel via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). YMS Travel last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 10 September 2026. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK1137937/4. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.