5 Canterbury to Seasalter via University of Kent, Whitstable
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:27, last bus 17:50. 11 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
5 buses on this route are also run by YMS Travel (not 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 | 09:55 | 11:55 | 13:50 | 17:50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Bay B3) | 09:55 | 11:55 | 13:50 | 17:50 |
| Sainsbury's (o/s) | 10:01 | 12:01 | 13:56 | 17:56 |
| Alcroft Grange (N-bound) | 10:08 | 12:08 | 14:03 | 18:03 |
| Maydowns Road (opp) | 10:22 | 12:22 | 14:17 | 18:16 |
| Tesco (opp) | 10:27 | 12:27 | 14:22 | 18:21 |
| Grasmere Road (just after) | 10:30 | 12:30 | 14:25 | 18:24 |
| Foxgrove Road (o/s 6) | 10:33 | 12:33 | 14:28 | 18:27 |
| Harbour Street (S-bound) | 10:44 | 12:44 | 14:39 | 18:36 |
| Tollgate Close (adj) | 10:51 | 12:51 | 14:46 | 18:41 |
| Sandpiper Road (SW-bound) | 10:54 | 12:54 | 14:49 | 18:44 |
| Lucerne Drive East (NE-bound) | 11:01 | 13:01 | 14:56 | 18:51 |
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 £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | 2SainsStStph | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.90 | £2.00 | 2TheBevlie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 2Archbishops | |||||||||||||||||||
| £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 2AlcroftGr | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | TylerHill | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | BrittonCt | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | BroomfldG | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | RadfallCn | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | CfldGolfC | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | MydwnSain | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | MstroodRd | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | VrginiaRd | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | ClverRise | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | FxgroveRd | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | MmntHamSh | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 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 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | GrmshllEst | |||||
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | 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 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Sandpiper | |||
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | SeasaltrBr | ||
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | SeasalterX | |
| £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 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | LucerneDr |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 2CburyBusStn.
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 5
Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.
Single · Freedom · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider
…and 80 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 Seasalter: 6 journeys, first 09:55 towards Canterbury: 7 journeys, first 06:27
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Seasalter: 6 journeys, first 09:55 towards Canterbury: 7 journeys, first 06:27
Route map
All stops on route 5
5 towards Seasalter
All 41 stops
- Bus Station (Bay B3) 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
- Grasmere Road (just after) 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 (adj) Whitstable
- Westmeads School (adj) Whitstable
- Harbour (opp) Whitstable
- Harbour Street (S-bound) Whitstable
- St Alphege Church (adj) Whitstable
- Library (o/s) Whitstable
- Harwich Street (adj) Whitstable
- Tollgate Close (adj) Whitstable
- Sea Lawn (W-bound) Whitstable
- Britannia Avenue (opp) Whitstable
- Sandpiper Road (SW-bound) Whitstable
- Shamrock Avenue (adj) Whitstable
- Sunray Avenue (before) Whitstable
- Seasalter Bridge (opp) Seasalter
- Eden Road (adj) Seasalter
- Seasalter Cross (SW-bound) Seasalter
- Lucerne Drive East (NE-bound) Seasalter
5 towards Canterbury
All 46 stops
- Lucerne Drive East (NE-bound) Seasalter
- Lucerne Drive West (SW-bound) Seasalter
- Lucerne Drive (adj) 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
- Harwich Street (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 (opp) Whitstable
- The Monument (adj) Whitstable
- Ham Shades Lane (o/s 11) Tankerton
- Foxgrove Road (o/s 7) Tankerton
- Highgate Road (adj) South Tankerton
- Lismore 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
- Golf Club (adj) 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 (arrivals) Canterbury
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 5 bus?
The first 5 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:27 (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 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 5 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 5: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 5 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 5 bus?
The 5 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.