5 Canterbury to Seasalter via University of Kent, Whitstable
Operated by YMS Travel. Registered as running via Canterbury, Tyler Hill, Chestfield, Whistable, Seasalter. First bus 08:00, last bus 18:00. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
5 buses on this route are also run by Stagecoach South East (11 journeys on weekdays) — those journeys are not in this timetable.
Wanted a different 5? 99 other bus routes are numbered 5 elsewhere in the UK — see every 5 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Bay C4) | 08:00 | 10:00 | 12:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 |
| Sainsbury's (o/s) | 08:03 | 10:03 | 12:03 | 15:03 | 17:03 |
| Alcroft Grange (N-bound) | 08:09 | 10:09 | 12:09 | 15:09 | 17:09 |
| The Tyler's Kiln (adj) | 08:11 | 10:11 | 12:11 | 15:11 | 17:11 |
| Maydowns Road (opp) | 08:21 | 10:21 | 12:21 | 15:21 | 17:21 |
| Tesco (opp) | 08:24 | 10:24 | 12:24 | 15:24 | 17:24 |
| Foxgrove Road (o/s 6) | 08:28 | 10:28 | 12:28 | 15:28 | 17:28 |
| Harbour Street (S-bound) | 08:36 | 10:36 | 12:36 | 15:36 | 17:36 |
| Tollgate Close (adj) | 08:45 | 10:45 | 12:45 | 15:45 | 17:45 |
| Sandpiper Road (SW-bound) | 08:47 | 10:47 | 12:47 | 15:47 | 17:47 |
| Seasalter Cross (SW-bound) | 08:51 | 10:51 | 12:51 | 15:51 | 17:51 |
| Lucerne Drive East (NE-bound) | 08:52 | 10:52 | 12:52 | 15:52 | 17:52 |
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 5
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.90 to £4.50 · Child single £1.50 to £2.30 · Child return £2.30 to £3.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | Sainsburys St Stephens | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £1.90 | Ye Olde Beverlie | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | The Archbishop's School | ||||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Alcroft Grange | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Tyler Hill | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Britton Court | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Broomfield Gate | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Radfall | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Chestfield Golf Club | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Maydowns Road | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | Millstrood Road (Tesco) | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Virginia Road | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Clover Rise | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Foxgrove Road | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Ham Shades Lane | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Whitstable | |||||
| £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 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Tollgate | ||||
| £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 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | Sandpiper Road | |||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Seasalter Bridge | ||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Seasalter Cross | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | Lucerne Drive |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Canterbury Bus Station.
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 5
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.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 towards Seasalter: 5 journeys, first 08:00 towards Canterbury: 5 journeys, first 09:00
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Seasalter: 5 journeys, first 08:00 towards Canterbury: 5 journeys, first 09:00
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Seasalter: 5 journeys, first 08:00 towards Canterbury: 5 journeys, first 09:00
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 towards Seasalter: 5 journeys, first 08:00 towards Canterbury: 5 journeys, first 09:00
Route map
All stops on route 5
5 towards Seasalter
All 45 stops
- Bus Station (Bay C4) Canterbury
- Magistrates Court (opp) Canterbury
- St Thomas' School (opp) Northgate
- Sainsbury's (o/s) Northgate
- Market Way (opp) St Stephens
- Ye Olde Beverlie (opp) St Stephens
- The Archbishop's School (adj) St Stephens
- Alcroft Grange (N-bound) University of Kent
- The Tyler's Kiln (adj) Tyler Hill
- Britton Court Farm (opp) Tyler Hill
- Broomfield Gate (opp) Radfall
- Dukeswood (opp) Radfall
- Radfall Ride (adj) Radfall
- Cherry Orchard (adj) Chestfield
- Willow Way (adj) Chestfield
- The Leas (opp) Chestfield
- Maydowns Road (opp) Chestfield
- Tesco (opp) South Tankerton
- Virginia Road (E-bound) South Tankerton
- Highgate Road (opp) South Tankerton
- Foxgrove Road (o/s 6) Tankerton
- Ham Shades Lane (o/s 26) Tankerton
- The Monument (opp) Whitstable
- Railway Station Forecourt Whitstable
- Westmeads School (adj) Whitstable
- Harbour (opp) Whitstable
- Harbour Street (S-bound) Whitstable
- St Alphege Church (adj) Whitstable
- Library (o/s) Whitstable
- Cranleigh Gardens (adj) Whitstable
- Walmer Road (opp) Whitstable
- Gosselin Street (opp) Whitstable
- Deane Close (opp) Whitstable
- Salisbury Road (opp) Whitstable
- Tollgate Close (adj) Whitstable
- Sea Lawn (W-bound) Whitstable
- Britannia Avenue (opp) Whitstable
- Sandpiper Road (SW-bound) Whitstable
- Shamrock Avenue (adj) Whitstable
- Seasalter Bridge (opp) Seasalter
- Sunray Avenue (before) Whitstable
- Eden Road (adj) Seasalter
- Seasalter Cross (SW-bound) Seasalter
- Lucerne Drive (opp) Seasalter
- Lucerne Drive East (NE-bound) Seasalter
5 towards Canterbury
All 46 stops
- Lucerne Drive (opp) Seasalter
- Seasalter Cross (N-bound) Seasalter
- Eden Road (opp) Seasalter
- Seasalter Bridge (adj) Seasalter
- Sunray Avenue (just after) Whitstable
- Shamrock Avenue (opp) Whitstable
- Sandpiper Road (NE-bound) Whitstable
- Britannia Avenue (adj) Whitstable
- Sea Lawn (E-bound) Whitstable
- Tollgate Close (opp) Whitstable
- Salisbury Road (adj) Whitstable
- Deane Close (adj) Whitstable
- Gosselin Street (adj) Whitstable
- Walmer Road (adj) Whitstable
- Cranleigh Gardens (opp) Whitstable
- Library (opp) Whitstable
- St Alphege Church (opp) Whitstable
- Horsebridge (adj) Whitstable
- Harbour (SE-bound) Whitstable
- Westmeads School (opp) Whitstable
- Hamilton Road (opp) Whitstable
- Railway Station (adj) Whitstable
- The Monument (adj) Whitstable
- Ham Shades Lane (o/s 11) Tankerton
- Foxgrove Road (o/s 7) Tankerton
- Highgate Road (adj) South Tankerton
- Virginia Road (W-bound) South Tankerton
- Tesco (o/s) South Tankerton
- Maydowns Road (adj) Chestfield
- The Leas (adj) Chestfield
- Willow Way (opp) Chestfield
- Cherry Orchard (opp) Chestfield
- Radfall Ride (opp) Radfall
- Dukeswood (adj) Radfall
- Broomfield Gate (adj) Radfall
- Britton Court Farm (adj) Tyler Hill
- The Tyler's Kiln (opp) Tyler Hill
- Alcroft Grange (S-bound) University of Kent
- The Archbishop's School (opp) St Stephens
- Ye Olde Beverlie (adj) St Stephens
- Market Way (adj) St Stephens
- Leisure Centre (opp) St Stephens
- Sainsbury's (opp) Northgate
- St Thomas' School (adj) Northgate
- Magistrates Court (adj) Canterbury
- Bus Station (Bay C4) Canterbury
Service registration & registered changes
- New service effective 1 August 2026 Operates on all Sundays & Bank Holidays except 25/26 December annually
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Part subsidised by Kent CC).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK1137937/3 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 5 bus?
The first 5 departure leaves at 08:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 5 bus?
The last 5 leaves its first stop at 18:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 5 bus cost?
YMS Travel's published fares on the 5: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, adult return £2.90 to £4.50, child single £1.50 to £2.30, child return £2.30 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 5 bus?
The 5 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 PK1137937/3. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.