5 Maidstone to The Moor via Shepway, Hawkhurst
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 06:41, last bus 18:35. 27 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £5.10 — more.
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| Stop | 07:12 | 08:44 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 to War Memorial | 14:27 | 15:12 | 16:11 to War Memorial | 15:50 | 17:17 | 18:17 to War Memorial |
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| Oakwood Park (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:50 | · | · |
| King Street (Stop L2) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:08 | · | · |
| Chequers Bus Station (Stop J4) | 07:12 | · | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | 14:27 | 15:12 | 16:11 | 16:13 | 17:17 | 18:17 |
| The Wheatsheaf (S-bound) | 07:22 | · | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:37 | 14:36 | 15:25 | 16:22 | 16:23 | 17:27 | 18:27 |
| Linton Corner (S-bound) | 07:32 | 08:44 | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:45 | 15:39 | 16:31 | 16:32 | 17:36 | 18:35 |
| Station Approach (opp) | 07:45 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:56 | 15:51 | 16:44 | 16:45 | 17:47 | 18:47 |
| Recreation Ground (adj) | 08:00 | 09:07 | 10:07 | 11:07 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:09 | 16:04 | 16:57 | 16:58 | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Congregational Church (adj) | 08:08 | 09:13 | 10:13 | 11:13 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:15 | 16:10 | 17:03 | 17:04 | 18:06 | 19:06 |
| War Memorial (opp) | 08:10 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:17 | 16:12 | 17:05 | 17:06 | 18:08 | 19:08 |
| Highgate Hill (Stop B) | 08:24 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | · | 15:27 | 16:24 | · | 17:20 | 18:18 | · |
| The Eight Bells (adj) | 08:26 | 09:27 | 10:27 | 11:27 | 12:27 | 13:27 | · | 15:29 | 16:26 | · | 17:22 | 18:20 | · |
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 5
Adult single £2.00 to £5.10 · Child single £1.70 to £4.30
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 30 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel.
Tickets on the 5
Arriva Kent and Surrey publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
Ticket types come from Arriva Kent and Surrey's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 30 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Kent and Surrey.
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 Arriva Kent and Surrey 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 The Moor: 12 journeys, first 07:12 towards Maidstone: 12 journeys, first 06:41
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards The Moor: 12 journeys, first 07:12 towards Maidstone: 12 journeys, first 06:41
Route map
All stops on route 5
5 towards The Moor
All 54 stops
- Oakwood Park (adj) Maidstone
- The Poplars (adj) Maidstone
- St Michael's Church (opp) Maidstone
- Bower Lane (opp) Maidstone
- Terrace Road (N-bound) Maidstone
- Rocky Hill (Stop U) Maidstone
- The Cannon (Stop T) Maidstone
- King Street (Stop L2) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop J4) Maidstone
- Lower Stone Street (Stop F) Maidstone
- Waterloo Street (just before) Maidstone
- Sheal's Crescent (opp) Maidstone
- Armstrong Road (opp) Maidstone
- Plains Avenue (adj) Shepway
- The Wheatsheaf (S-bound) Shepway
- Fire Station (adj) Maidstone
- The Swan (adj) Maidstone
- Anglesey Avenue (opp) Loose
- Norrington Road (adj) Loose
- The Walnut Tree (adj) Loose
- Old Loose Hill (opp) Loose
- Nursing Home (adj) Loose
- Rosemount Close (opp) Loose
- Salt's Avenue (adj) Linton
- Linton Corner (S-bound) Linton
- Church (adj) Linton
- Wheelers Lane (opp) Linton
- Redwall Lane (opp) Linton
- Stilebridge Lane (opp) Stile Bridge
- Chart Hill Road (adj) Cross-at-Hand
- Station Approach (opp) Staplehurst
- Monument (opp) Staplehurst
- Church (adj) Staplehurst
- Pinnock Lane (opp) Staplehurst
- Cranbrook Road (S-bound) Knox Bridge
- The Knoxbridge Inn (opp) Knox Bridge
- Cleavers (opp) Sissinghurst
- Recreation Ground (adj) Sissinghurst
- The Barracks (opp) Wilsley Pound
- Waterloo Road (S-bound) Cranbrook
- Cranbrook School (opp) Cranbrook
- Congregational Church (adj) Cranbrook
- Fire Station (opp) Cranbrook
- War Memorial (opp) Cranbrook
- Hartley Road (SW-bound) Hartley
- Hartley Court Gardens (opp) Hartley
- Duke Villas (adj) Hartley
- Gills Green Courtyard (opp) Gills Green
- The Great House (opp) Gills Green
- Vale Road (adj) Hawkhurst
- Highgate Hill (Stop B) Hawkhurst
- Copthall Avenue (adj) Hawkhurst
- Talbot Road (opp) Hawkhurst
- The Eight Bells (adj) The Moor
5 towards Maidstone
All 65 stops
- The Eight Bells (adj) The Moor
- Copthall Avenue (opp) Hawkhurst
- Highgate Hill (Stop C) Hawkhurst
- Ockley Road (Stop F) Hawkhurst
- Vale Road (opp) Hawkhurst
- The Great House (adj) Gills Green
- Gills Green Courtyard (adj) Gills Green
- Duke Villas (opp) Hartley
- Hartley Court Gardens (adj) Hartley
- Hartley Road (NE-bound) Hartley
- War Memorial (adj) Cranbrook
- Fire Station (adj) Cranbrook
- Congregational Church (opp) Cranbrook
- Cranbrook School (adj) Cranbrook
- Waterloo Road (N-bound) Cranbrook
- The Barracks (adj) Wilsley Pound
- Recreation Ground (opp) Sissinghurst
- Cleavers (adj) Sissinghurst
- The Knoxbridge Inn (adj) Knox Bridge
- Cranbrook Road (N-bound) Knox Bridge
- Pinnock Lane (adj) Staplehurst
- Church (opp) Staplehurst
- Monument (adj) Staplehurst
- Station Approach (adj) Staplehurst
- Chart Hill Road (opp) Cross-at-Hand
- Stilebridge Lane (adj) Stile Bridge
- Redwall Lane (adj) Linton
- Wheelers Lane (adj) Linton
- Church (opp) Linton
- Linton Corner (N-bound) Linton
- Salt's Avenue (opp) Linton
- Rosemount Close (adj) Loose
- Old Loose Hill (adj) Loose
- The Walnut Tree (opp) Loose
- Norrington Road (opp) Loose
- Anglesey Avenue (adj) Loose
- The Swan (opp) Maidstone
- Fire Station (opp) Maidstone
- The Wheatsheaf (N-bound) Shepway
- Armstrong Road (adj) Maidstone
- Sheal's Crescent (adj) Maidstone
- Postley Road (adj) Maidstone
- Hayle Road (N-bound) Maidstone
- College Avenue (adj) Maidstone
- Mill Street (Stop C) Maidstone
- King Street (Stop L2) Maidstone
- Haynes (adj) Maidstone
- Invicta Girls' Grammar School (o/s) Vinters Park
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop J4) Maidstone
- Maidstone West Railway Station (Stop A1) Maidstone
- Bower Place (adj) Maidstone
- Bower Lane (adj) Maidstone
- St Michael's Church (adj) Maidstone
- The Poplars (opp) Maidstone
- Clare Park (adj) Maidstone
- Oakwood Park (opp) Maidstone
- Western Road (adj) Maidstone
- Cherry Tree (adj) Maidstone
- Bramble Close (opp) Maidstone
- Malling Terrace (adj) Maidstone
- Saxon Mews (opp) Maidstone
- Warden Close (adj) Maidstone
- Court Drive (adj) Maidstone
- Queen's Avenue (adj) Maidstone
- Somerfield Hospital (Stop A) Maidstone
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 19 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 22 June 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 March 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 18 February 2024 To amend Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Kent County Council).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000208/13 · 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 on weekdays leaves at 06:41 (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 18:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 5 bus cost?
Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 5: adult single £2.00 to £5.10, child single £1.70 to £4.30. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 5 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Kent and Surrey 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 Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Timetable data from Arriva Kent and Surrey via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000208/13. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.