48A Birchington-on-Sea to Broadstairs via Westgate-on-Sea, Ramsgate

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:57, last bus 15:42. 5 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Broadstairs from Railway Station (o/s): 15:42

Next towards Birchington-on-Sea from Manston Road Tesco (o/s): 07:08, 07:44

Wanted a different 48A? 7 other bus routes are numbered 48A elsewhere in the UK — see every 48A bus timetable by area.

Cancelled: the Tue 06:57 48A from Racing Greyhound to Manston Business Pa is not running.
Cancelled: the Tue 07:01 48A from Court Road to Fairfield Park is not running.
Cancelled: the Tue 15:35 48A from Fairfield Park to Court Road is not running.

Timetable

Ends at Broadstairs Fairfield Park unless marked “to …” · Monday to Friday · 2 journeys
Stop 07:0115:42 to Ramsgate Broad Street
Railway Station (o/s) ·15:42
The Square (Stop D) ·15:46
Hengist Road (adj) ·15:50
Court Road (S-bound) 07:01·
The Length (adj) 07:06·
School (o/s) 07:12·
The New Inn (adj) 07:19·
Church (adj) 07:23·
Nursery Fields (adj) 07:32·
Esmonde Drive (opp) ·15:58
Church (adj) 07:4216:05
Meverall Avenue (o/s 12) ·16:09
Manston Road Tesco (o/s) 07:46·
Ellington Infant School (opp) 07:5116:16
Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) 07:58·
Harbour (Stop E) 08:01·
Grange Road Roundabout (after) 08:06·
Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) 08:1116:18
Broad Street (opp) ··
Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) 08:1416:22
Broad Street (opp) ·16:23
St George's School (o/s) 08:27·
Fairfield Park (adj) 08:30·

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.

The 48A is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Fares on the 48A

Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00

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 48A

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, 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 48A

48A towards Broadstairs

All 70 stops
  1. Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
  2. The Square (Stop D) Birchington-on-Sea
  3. The Square (Stop A) Birchington-on-Sea
  4. Epple Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  5. St James's Terrace (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  6. King Ethelbert School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  7. Hengist Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  8. Domneva Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  9. Streete Court Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  10. Court Road (S-bound) Potten Street
  11. Post Office (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
  12. The Length (SE-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  13. The Length (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
  14. School (o/s) Monkton
  15. The New Stag (opp) Monkton
  16. Sheriffs Court Lane (opp) Monkton
  17. Monkton Road (opp 94) Minster
  18. Freeman's Road (adj) Minster
  19. The New Inn (adj) Minster
  20. Railway Station (opp) Minster
  21. Church (adj) Minster
  22. Foxborough Lane (opp) Minster
  23. Cemetery (adj) Minster
  24. Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (adj) Minster
  25. Nursery Fields (adj) Acol
  26. Manston Park (opp) Manston
  27. Esmonde Drive (opp) Manston
  28. Church (adj) Manston
  29. Meverall Avenue (o/s 12) Cliffs End
  30. Windermere Avenue (adj) Nethercourt
  31. Nethercourt Circus Canterbury Road (E-bound) Nethercourt
  32. Nethercourt Park (adj) Nethercourt
  33. St Lawrence Tavern (opp) St Lawrence
  34. Meridian Close (adj) Newington
  35. Manston Road Tesco (o/s) Newington
  36. Princess Margaret Avenue (adj) Newington
  37. Clifton Road (adj) St Lawrence
  38. Ellington Infant School (opp) St Lawrence
  39. Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) Ramsgate
  40. Poldark Court (adj) Ramsgate
  41. Granville Theatre (adj) Ramsgate
  42. Wellington Crescent (S-bound) Ramsgate
  43. Harbour (Stop E) Ramsgate
  44. Leopold Street (Stop B) Ramsgate
  45. Queen's House (opp) Ramsgate
  46. Cannonbury Road (opp) Ramsgate
  47. Grange Road Roundabout (after) Ramsgate
  48. South Eastern Road (opp) Ramsgate
  49. Ashburnham Road (adj) Ramsgate
  50. Wilfred Road (o/s 4) St Lawrence
  51. Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) Ramsgate
  52. King's Road (adj) Ramsgate
  53. Chatham Court (adj) Ramsgate
  54. Boundary Road (opp) Ramsgate
  55. Belmont Street (opp) Ramsgate
  56. Broad Street (opp) Ramsgate
  57. Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) Ramsgate
  58. Old Flour Mill (adj) Ramsgate
  59. The Viaduct (NW-bound) Ramsgate
  60. Clements Road (opp) Ramsgate
  61. Summerhill Surgery (opp) Ramsgate
  62. St Mark's Church (opp) Northwood
  63. Hope's Lane (opp) Northwood
  64. Marrose Avenue (adj) Northwood
  65. Vincent Close (opp) Westwood
  66. Christ Church University (NE-bound) Westwood
  67. St George's School (o/s) St Peters
  68. Asda (opp) St Peters
  69. Wealdhurst Park (opp) St Peters
  70. Fairfield Park (adj) Broadstairs

48A towards Birchington-on-Sea

All 90 stops
  1. Racing Greyhound (adj) Dumpton
  2. Montefiore Avenue (E-bound) Dumpton
  3. Harebrook (opp) Dumpton
  4. Wallwood Road (opp) Dumpton
  5. Winterstoke Way (adj) Dumpton
  6. Dumpton Park Drive (opp 5) Ramsgate
  7. Truro Road (opp) Ramsgate
  8. Fairfield Park (opp) Broadstairs
  9. Dane Court School (adj) St Peters
  10. Wealdhurst Park (adj) St Peters
  11. Asda (adj) St Peters
  12. St George's School (opp) St Peters
  13. Christ Church University (SW-bound) Westwood
  14. Vincent Close (adj) Westwood
  15. Marrose Avenue (opp) Northwood
  16. St Mark's Church (adj) Northwood
  17. Summerhill Surgery (adj) Ramsgate
  18. Clements Road (adj) Ramsgate
  19. The Viaduct (SE-bound) Ramsgate
  20. Old Flour Mill (opp) Ramsgate
  21. Chatham Court (opp) Ramsgate
  22. King's Road (opp) Ramsgate
  23. Ramsgate Railway Station (o/s) Ramsgate
  24. King's Road (adj) Ramsgate
  25. Chatham Court (adj) Ramsgate
  26. Boundary Road Traffic Lights (E-bound) Ramsgate
  27. Granville Theatre (adj) Ramsgate
  28. Wellington Crescent (S-bound) Ramsgate
  29. Harbour (Stop E) Ramsgate
  30. Leopold Street (Stop B) Ramsgate
  31. Queen's House (opp) Ramsgate
  32. Cannonbury Road (opp) Ramsgate
  33. Grange Road Roundabout (after) Ramsgate
  34. South Eastern Road (opp) Ramsgate
  35. Ashburnham Road (adj) Ramsgate
  36. St Augustine's Park (opp) Ramsgate
  37. St Lawrence Avenue (NW-bound) Ramsgate
  38. Nethercourt Circus London Road (o/s 60) Nethercourt
  39. Nethercourt Park (adj) Nethercourt
  40. St Lawrence Tavern (opp) St Lawrence
  41. Wilfred Road (o/s 5) St Lawrence
  42. Ashburnham Road (opp) Ramsgate
  43. South Eastern Road (adj) Ramsgate
  44. Grange Road Roundabout (before) Ramsgate
  45. Cannonbury Road (adj) Ramsgate
  46. Queen's House (adj) Ramsgate
  47. Effingham Street (adj) Ramsgate
  48. Leopold Street (Stop C) Ramsgate
  49. Harbour (Stop D) Ramsgate
  50. Wellington Crescent (NE-bound) Ramsgate
  51. Plains of Waterloo (NW-bound) Ramsgate
  52. Broad Street (opp) Ramsgate
  53. Staffordshire Street (opp) Ramsgate
  54. School Lane (adj) Ramsgate
  55. Finsbury Road (opp) Ramsgate
  56. Ellington Infant School (adj) St Lawrence
  57. Clifton Road (opp) St Lawrence
  58. Princess Margaret Avenue (opp) Newington
  59. Manston Road Tesco (o/s) Newington
  60. Meridian Close (opp) Newington
  61. Church (opp) Manston
  62. Museums (SW-bound) Manston
  63. Manston Business Park (at) Manston
  64. Museums (NE-bound) Manston
  65. Esmonde Drive (adj) Manston
  66. Manston Park (adj) Manston
  67. Streete Court Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  68. Library (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  69. Domneva Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  70. Hengist Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  71. King Ethelbert School (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  72. St James's Terrace (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  73. Epple Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  74. The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
  75. Nursery Fields (opp) Acol
  76. Smugglers Leap Caravan Park (opp) Minster
  77. Cemetery (opp) Minster
  78. Foxborough Lane (adj) Minster
  79. Railway Station (opp) Minster
  80. Church (adj) Minster
  81. The New Inn (opp) Minster
  82. Prospect Road (opp) Minster
  83. Monkton Road (o/s 104) Minster
  84. Sheriffs Court Lane (adj) Monkton
  85. The New Stag (adj) Monkton
  86. School (opp) Monkton
  87. The Length (NW-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  88. Post Office (opp) St Nicholas at Wade
  89. The Oaks (on) St Nicholas at Wade
  90. Court Road (N-bound) Potten Street

Towns & areas on this route

BroadstairsRamsgateBirchington-on-SeaSt PetersDumptonNewingtonWestgate-on-SeaWestwoodMinsterNorthwoodSt LawrenceMonkton

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 48A bus?

The first 48A departure on weekdays leaves at 06:57 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 48A bus?

The last 48A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 15:42. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 48A bus cost?

Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 48A: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 48A 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 48A bus?

The 48A 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.