48 Manston to Dumpton via Birchington-on-Sea, Ramsgate
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 08:14, last bus 17:50. 14 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 48? 31 other bus routes are numbered 48 elsewhere in the UK — see every 48 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:14 to Ramsgate Broad Street | 09:33 | 11:03 | 12:33 | 14:03 | 17:05 to Ramsgate Broad Street | 17:50 to Ramsgate Broad Street |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manston Business Park (at) | · | · | · | · | · | 17:05 | 17:50 |
| The Square (Stop B) | 08:14 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Railway Station (o/s) | · | 09:33 | 11:03 | 12:33 | 14:03 | · | · |
| The Square (Stop D) | · | 09:37 | 11:07 | 12:37 | 14:07 | · | · |
| King Edward Road (adj) | · | 09:40 | 11:10 | 12:40 | 14:10 | · | · |
| Quex Park (o/s) | 08:15 | 09:41 | 11:11 | 12:41 | 14:11 | · | · |
| Nursery Fields (opp) | 08:17 | 09:43 | 11:13 | 12:43 | 14:13 | · | · |
| Primary School (o/s) | 08:26 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Church (adj) | 08:38 | 09:50 | 11:20 | 12:50 | 14:20 | 17:12 | 17:57 |
| Manston Road Tesco (o/s) | 08:41 | 09:53 | 11:23 | 12:53 | 14:23 | 17:17 | 18:00 |
| Ellington Infant School (opp) | 08:46 | 09:55 | 11:25 | 12:55 | 14:25 | 17:19 | 18:02 |
| Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) | 08:49 | 09:57 | 11:27 | 12:57 | 14:27 | 17:22 | 18:05 |
| Broad Street (opp) | 08:54 | 10:08 | 11:38 | 13:08 | 14:38 | 17:27 | 18:10 |
| Winterstoke Way (opp) | · | 10:14 | 11:44 | 13:14 | 14:44 | · | · |
| Dumpton Lane (adj) | · | 10:17 | 11:47 | 13:17 | 14:47 | · | · |
| Sherwood Gardens (W-bound) | · | 10:18 | 11:48 | 13:18 | 14:48 | · | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. 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 48
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | 8QuexPark | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.90 | £2.00 | 8Acol | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | 8ManstonVill | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | 8TscoMnstnRd | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | 8StLawrence | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8RamsgteRail | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8BoundaryRd | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | 8VicParade | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8SanClu | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8DumptonPkDr | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8MuirRd | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8Dumpton | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 8KingStRgate | ||
| £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 | 8ManstonBPrk | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | 8Minster |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 8Birchington.
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 48
Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider · Ashford DayRider
…and 73 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.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Dumpton: 8 journeys, first 08:14 towards Manston: 7 journeys, first 09:00
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Dumpton: 8 journeys, first 08:14 towards Manston: 7 journeys, first 09:00
Route map
All stops on route 48
48 towards Dumpton
All 45 stops
- Manston Business Park (at) Manston
- The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
- Primary School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop D) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Sherwood Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Alexandra Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- King Edward Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- King's Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Quex Park (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
- Nursery Fields (opp) Acol
- Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (opp) Minster
- Cemetery (opp) Minster
- Foxborough Lane (adj) Minster
- The New Inn (adj) Minster
- Primary School (o/s) Minster
- The New Inn (opp) Minster
- Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (adj) Minster
- Museums (NE-bound) Manston
- Church (adj) Manston
- Meridian Close (adj) Newington
- Manston Road Tesco (o/s) Newington
- Princess Margaret Avenue (adj) Newington
- Clifton Road (adj) St Lawrence
- Ellington Infant School (opp) St Lawrence
- Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) Ramsgate
- King's Road (adj) Ramsgate
- Chatham Court (adj) Ramsgate
- Boundary Road (opp) Ramsgate
- Belmont Street (opp) Ramsgate
- Broad Street (opp) Ramsgate
- Staffordshire Street (opp) Ramsgate
- School Lane (adj) Ramsgate
- Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) Ramsgate
- Poldark Court (adj) Ramsgate
- Truro Road (adj) Ramsgate
- Dumpton Park Drive (o/s 11) Ramsgate
- Winterstoke Way (opp) Dumpton
- Wallwood Road (adj) Dumpton
- Harebrook (adj) Dumpton
- Montefiore Avenue (W-bound) Dumpton
- Racing Greyhound (opp) Dumpton
- Dumpton Lane (adj) Dumpton
- Sherwood Gardens (W-bound) Dumpton
48 towards Manston
All 51 stops
- Sherwood Gardens (W-bound) Dumpton
- Shirley Avenue (N-bound) Dumpton
- Prestedge Avenue (adj) Dumpton
- Dumpton Lane (opp) Dumpton
- The Brown Jug (adj) Dumpton
- Dumpton Park Garage (opp) Dumpton
- Racing Greyhound (adj) Dumpton
- Montefiore Avenue (E-bound) Dumpton
- Harebrook (opp) Dumpton
- Wallwood Road (opp) Dumpton
- Winterstoke Way (adj) Dumpton
- Dumpton Park Drive (opp 5) Ramsgate
- Truro Road (opp) Ramsgate
- Poldark Court (opp) Ramsgate
- Boundary Road (opp) Ramsgate
- Belmont Street (opp) Ramsgate
- Broad Street (opp) Ramsgate
- Staffordshire Street (opp) Ramsgate
- School Lane (adj) Ramsgate
- Finsbury Road (opp) Ramsgate
- Chatham Court (opp) Ramsgate
- King's Road (opp) Ramsgate
- Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) Ramsgate
- Wilfred Road (o/s 5) St Lawrence
- Ellington Infant School (adj) St Lawrence
- Clifton Road (opp) St Lawrence
- Princess Margaret Avenue (opp) Newington
- Manston Road Tesco (o/s) Newington
- Meridian Close (opp) Newington
- Church (opp) Manston
- Museums (SW-bound) Manston
- Manston Business Park (at) Manston
- Nursery Fields (adj) Acol
- Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (opp) Minster
- Cemetery (opp) Minster
- Foxborough Lane (adj) Minster
- The New Inn (adj) Minster
- Primary School (o/s) Minster
- The New Inn (opp) Minster
- Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (adj) Minster
- Museums (NE-bound) Manston
- Esmonde Drive (adj) Manston
- Manston Park (adj) Manston
- Quex Park (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- King's Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- King Edward Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Alexandra Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Sherwood Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop C) Birchington-on-Sea
- Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 48 bus?
The first 48 departure on weekdays leaves at 08:14 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 48 bus?
The last 48 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 48 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 48: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 48 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 48 bus?
The 48 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.