51 Cade Street to Tunbridge Wells via Mayfield, Frant
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:20, last bus 22:00. 27 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 51? 49 other bus routes are numbered 51 elsewhere in the UK — see every 51 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:20 | 07:18 to Tunbridge Wells Bennett Memorial School | 08:57 | 10:18 | 11:33 | 12:48 | 14:03 | 15:18 | 16:29 | 17:50 | 18:59 | 19:57 | 21:12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heathfield Community College (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:18 | · | · | · | · | · |
| Fire Station (adj) | 06:20 | 07:18 | 08:57 | 10:18 | 11:33 | 12:48 | 14:03 | 15:29 | 16:29 | 17:50 | 18:59 | 19:57 | 21:12 |
| Cross In Hand (adj) | 06:22 | 07:22 | 08:59 | 10:20 | 11:35 | 12:50 | 14:05 | 15:31 | 16:31 | 17:52 | 19:01 | 19:59 | 21:14 |
| School (adj) | 06:26 | 07:25 | 09:02 | 10:24 | 11:39 | 12:54 | 14:09 | 15:36 | 16:35 | 17:56 | 19:05 | 20:03 | 21:18 |
| Post Office (adj) | 06:32 | 07:32 | 09:09 | 10:34 | 11:48 | 13:03 | 14:18 | 15:46 | 16:42 | 18:03 | 19:11 | 20:08 | 21:23 |
| Kings Arms (opp) | 06:41 | 07:41 | 09:19 | 10:44 | 11:58 | 13:13 | 14:28 | 15:56 | 16:52 | 18:13 | 19:19 | 20:15 | 21:30 |
| Garden Centre (adj) | 06:49 | 07:50 | 09:27 | 10:50 | 12:04 | 13:19 | 14:34 | 16:02 | 17:01 | 18:19 | 19:25 | 20:20 | 21:35 |
| Abergavenny Arms (opp) | 06:52 | 08:05 | 09:31 | 10:56 | 12:09 | 13:24 | 14:39 | 16:07 | 17:06 | 18:24 | 19:30 | 20:25 | 21:40 |
| The Bull (opp) | 06:56 | 08:13 | 09:39 | 11:01 | 12:14 | 13:29 | 14:44 | 16:13 | 17:11 | 18:27 | 19:33 | 20:28 | 21:43 |
| Railway Station (Stop B) | 07:03 | 08:20 | 09:49 | 11:06 | 12:21 | 13:36 | 14:51 | 16:20 | 17:18 | 18:31 | 19:37 | 20:31 | 21:46 |
| Royal Victoria Place (Stop V) | 07:04 | 08:24 | 09:52 | 11:09 | 12:24 | 13:39 | 14:54 | 16:23 | 17:21 | 18:34 | 19:40 | 20:34 | 21:48 |
| Bennett Memorial School (o/s) | · | 08:35 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
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 51
Adult single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child single £1.20 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.90 | CrossInHand | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £3.00 | FiveAshes | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Mayfield | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Rotherfield | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | MarkCross | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | FrntAbrArms | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | ForestRoad | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | BrdwaterDwn | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Pantiles | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | £2.00 | TbrdgeWells | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.90 | £2.00 | BennettSch |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Heathfield.
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 51
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 70 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, 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.
- Monday, 28 December 2026 towards Tunbridge Wells: 10 journeys, first 09:04 towards Cade Street: 11 journeys, first 09:35
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Tunbridge Wells: 13 journeys, first 06:20 towards Cade Street: 14 journeys, first 07:01
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Tunbridge Wells: 13 journeys, first 06:20 towards Cade Street: 14 journeys, first 07:01
Route map
All stops on route 51
51 towards Tunbridge Wells
All 49 stops
- Heathfield Community College (adj) Cade Street
- Crown Drive (nr) Broad Oak
- St Catherine's Court (opp) Heathfield
- Waldron Court (adj) Heathfield
- High Street (SW-bound) Heathfield
- Fire Station (adj) Heathfield
- Pages Hill (adj) Heathfield
- Little London Road (adj) Heathfield
- Cross In Hand (adj) Cross-in-Hand
- Meres Lane (opp) Paygate Corner
- Buxted Turn (adj) Five Ashes
- Frog Hole Lane (opp) Five Ashes
- School (adj) Five Ashes
- Criers Lane (adj) Butchers Cross
- Skippers Hill (adj) Butchers Cross
- Heals Farmshop (adj) Mayfield
- Rothermead (opp) Mayfield
- Cricket Ground (opp) Mayfield
- Aylwards House (opp) Mayfield
- Church (o/s) Mayfield
- Post Office (adj) Mayfield
- Fire Station (opp) Mayfield
- Old Bicycle Arms (opp) Argos Hill
- Sheriff's Lane (opp) Rotherfield
- Rotherhurst Lane (adj) Rotherfield
- Meadow View (adj) Rotherfield
- Kings Arms (opp) Rotherfield
- Millennium Green (opp) Rotherfield
- New Road (opp) Town Row
- Padfield Close (opp) Town Row
- Bletchinglye Lane (opp) Town Row
- Recreation Ground (adj) Town Row
- Jameah Islamiyah (opp) Mark Cross
- Garden Centre (adj) Mark Cross
- Brickyard Lane (adj) Mark Cross
- Sleeches Cross (opp) Frant
- Abergavenny Arms (opp) Frant
- Forest Road (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Chenies Close (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- The Bull (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Broadwater Down East (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Montacute Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Chapel Place (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Railway Station (Stop B) Tunbridge Wells
- War Memorial (Stop F) Tunbridge Wells
- Royal Victoria Place (Stop V) Tunbridge Wells
- Woodbury Park Road (opp) St Johns
- Culverden Down (adj) St Johns
- Bennett Memorial School (o/s) Tunbridge Wells
51 towards Cade Street
All 42 stops
- Royal Victoria Place (Stop K2) Tunbridge Wells
- War Memorial (Stop Q) Tunbridge Wells
- Railway Station (Stop T) Tunbridge Wells
- Chapel Place (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Montacute Road (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Broadwater Down East (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- The Bull (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Chenies Close (opp) Tunbridge Wells
- Forest Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
- Abergavenny Arms (adj) Frant
- Sleeches Cross (adj) Frant
- Brickyard Lane (opp) Mark Cross
- Garden Centre (opp) Mark Cross
- Jameah Islamiyah (adj) Mark Cross
- Recreation Ground (opp) Town Row
- Bletchinglye Lane (adj) Town Row
- Padfield Close (adj) Town Row
- New Road (adj) Town Row
- Millennium Green (adj) Rotherfield
- Kings Arms (adj) Rotherfield
- Meadow View (opp) Rotherfield
- Rotherhurst Lane (opp) Rotherfield
- Sheriff's Lane (adj) Rotherfield
- Old Bicycle Arms (adj) Argos Hill
- Fire Station (adj) Mayfield
- Post Office (opp) Mayfield
- Church (opp) Mayfield
- Aylwards House (o/s) Mayfield
- Cricket Ground (adj) Mayfield
- Rothermead (adj) Mayfield
- Heals Farmshop (opp) Mayfield
- Skippers Hill (opp) Butchers Cross
- Criers Lane (opp) Butchers Cross
- School (opp) Five Ashes
- Frog Hole Lane (adj) Five Ashes
- Buxted Turn (opp) Five Ashes
- Meres Lane (adj) Paygate Corner
- Cross In Hand (opp) Cross-in-Hand
- Little London Road (opp) Heathfield
- Pages Hill (opp) Heathfield
- Fire Station (opp) Heathfield
- High Street (NE-bound) Heathfield
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 12 April 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 21 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 30 March 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (East Sussex).
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/264 · Registration PK0000098/270 · Changes in East Sussex County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 51 bus?
The first 51 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 51 bus?
The last 51 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 51 bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 51: adult single £2.00 to £3.00, child single £1.20 to £3.00. The 51 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 51 bus?
The 51 is operated by Stagecoach South East.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000098/264. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.