7 Maidstone to Tunbridge Wells via Barming, Tonbridge

Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 05:22, last bus 22:25. 80 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £5.10 — more.

Next towards Tunbridge Wells from Chequers Bus Station (Stop H4): 13:20, 13:40, 14:00

Next towards Maidstone from Railway Station (Stop D): 13:26, 13:46, 14:06

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Timetable

Ends at Tunbridge Wells, Railway Station · Monday to Friday · 40 journeys
Stop 05:2205:4606:1106:3806:5507:2107:4808:1008:3009:0009:2009:4010:0010:2010:4011:0011:2011:4012:0012:2012:4013:0013:2013:4014:0014:2014:4515:1015:3515:5016:1516:4017:0817:2817:4818:0918:3319:1020:1021:10
Chequers Bus Station (Stop H4) 05:2205:4606:1106:3806:5507:2107:4808:1008:3009:0009:2009:4010:0010:2010:4011:0011:2011:4012:0012:2012:4013:0013:2013:4014:0014:2014:4515:1015:3515:5016:1516:4017:0817:2817:4818:0918:3319:1020:1021:10
Oakwood Park (opp) 05:3005:5506:2106:4807:0707:3508:0308:2608:4509:1209:3209:5210:1210:3210:5211:1211:3211:5212:1212:3212:5213:1213:3213:5214:1214:3515:0015:2515:5016:0516:3016:5517:2217:4218:0118:2118:4419:2120:2121:21
Fountain Lane (Stop C) 05:3305:5806:2406:5207:1207:4308:1108:3408:5309:1609:3609:5610:1610:3610:5611:1611:3611:5612:1612:3612:5613:1613:3613:5614:1614:4015:0515:3115:5616:1116:3517:0017:2717:4718:0618:2618:4919:2520:2521:25
The Wateringbury (adj) 05:3906:0506:3107:0107:2307:5308:2108:4209:0009:2409:4410:0410:2410:4411:0411:2411:4412:0412:2412:4413:0413:2413:4414:0414:2414:4715:1215:3816:0316:1816:4217:0717:3417:5318:1218:3218:5519:3120:3121:31
Filling Station (opp) 05:4506:1206:3807:0807:3008:0108:2908:5009:0609:3109:5110:1110:3110:5111:1111:3111:5112:1112:3112:5113:1113:3113:5114:1114:3114:5415:1915:4616:1116:2616:4917:1417:4118:0018:1818:3819:0119:3720:3721:37
Hadlow Square (SW-bound) 05:5306:2006:4707:1707:3908:1108:3908:5909:1509:3909:5910:1910:3910:5911:1911:3911:5912:1912:3912:5913:1913:3913:5914:1914:3915:0315:3215:5716:2116:3616:5817:2317:4918:0718:2518:4519:0819:4420:4421:44
Estridge Way (opp) 05:5906:2706:5507:2507:4708:2008:4809:0709:2309:4610:0610:2510:4511:0511:2511:4512:0512:2512:4513:0513:2513:4514:0514:2514:4515:1015:3916:0516:2916:4417:0517:3017:5518:1218:3018:5019:1319:4920:4921:49
Castle (Stop E) 06:0806:3607:0407:3908:0708:3509:0009:1809:3209:5310:1310:3310:5311:1311:3311:5312:1312:3312:5313:1313:3313:5314:1314:3314:5315:1815:4816:1416:3816:5417:1517:3818:0318:1918:3718:5719:2019:5520:5521:55
Quarry Hill Parade (Stop J1) 06:1206:4007:0907:4808:1708:4309:0609:2409:3809:5910:1910:3910:5911:1911:3911:5912:1912:3912:5913:1913:3913:5914:1914:3914:5915:2515:5616:2516:4817:0417:2417:4518:0918:2518:4319:0219:2519:5920:5921:59
Civic Centre (adj) 06:1906:4907:2108:0108:3108:5209:1509:3309:4710:0810:2810:4811:0811:2811:4812:0812:2812:4813:0813:2813:4814:0814:2814:4815:0815:3516:0716:3717:0017:1617:3617:5618:1918:3518:5319:1119:3420:0721:0722:07
War Memorial (Stop P) 06:2706:5807:3508:1908:4709:0509:2709:4509:5910:1910:3910:5911:1911:3911:5912:1912:3912:5913:1913:3913:5914:1914:3914:5915:1915:4716:2116:5217:1517:3117:4918:0818:3018:4619:0419:2019:4320:1621:1622:16
Railway Station (Stop D) 06:3407:0507:4208:2608:5409:1209:3409:5210:0610:2610:4611:0611:2611:4612:0612:2612:4613:0613:2613:4614:0614:2614:4615:0615:2615:5416:2816:5917:2217:3817:5618:1518:3718:5319:1119:2719:5020:2121:2122:21

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Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 — check with Arriva Kent and Surrey whether this route takes part. Details →

Fares on the 7

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 7

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.

54–68% on time
average delay 2.8 min · the range 190 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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.

Route map

All stops on route 7

7 towards Tunbridge Wells

All 69 stops
  1. Chequers Bus Station (Stop H4) Maidstone
  2. Royal Star Arcade (Stop E3) Maidstone
  3. The Cannon (Stop B) Maidstone
  4. Maidstone West Railway Station (Stop A2) Maidstone
  5. Bower Place (adj) Maidstone
  6. Bower Lane (adj) Maidstone
  7. St Michael's Church (adj) Maidstone
  8. The Poplars (opp) Maidstone
  9. Clare Park (adj) Maidstone
  10. Oakwood Park (opp) Maidstone
  11. Western Road (adj) Maidstone
  12. Cherry Tree (adj) Maidstone
  13. St Andrew's Church (opp) Barming
  14. Fountain Lane (Stop C) Barming
  15. Beverley Road (opp) Barming
  16. Glebe Lane (adj) Barming
  17. The Bull (adj) Barming
  18. The Street (opp) Teston
  19. Valley Court (adj) Teston
  20. The Wateringbury (adj) Wateringbury
  21. Church (opp) Wateringbury
  22. Old Road (adj) Wateringbury
  23. Pizien Well Road (adj) Wateringbury
  24. Church (adj) Mereworth
  25. Filling Station (opp) Mereworth
  26. School (opp) Mereworth
  27. Common Road (opp) Hadlow
  28. Cemetery Lane (adj) Hadlow
  29. Great Elms (opp) Hadlow
  30. Hadlow Square (SW-bound) Hadlow
  31. The Maltings (opp) Hadlow
  32. College (opp) Hadlow
  33. Ashes Lane (opp) Hadlow
  34. Brown Jug Corner (SW-bound) Higham Wood
  35. Three Elm Lane (adj) Higham Wood
  36. Great Fish Hall (adj) Higham Wood
  37. Estridge Way (opp) Higham Wood
  38. Orchard Drive (opp) Higham Wood
  39. Higham Lane (opp) Higham Wood
  40. The Ridgeway (opp) Higham Wood
  41. Yardley Park Road (opp) Cage Green
  42. Cannon Lane (adj) Tonbridge
  43. Mitre Court (adj) Tonbridge
  44. Bordyke (NW-bound) Tonbridge
  45. Castle (Stop E) Tonbridge
  46. High Street (Stop F) Tonbridge
  47. Quarry Hill Parade (Stop J1) Tonbridge
  48. Springwell Road (adj) Tonbridge
  49. Baltic Road (adj) Tonbridge
  50. Mabledon (opp) Tonbridge
  51. Hangmans Hill (SW-bound) Southborough
  52. Bidborough Corner (S-bound) Southborough
  53. Birchwood Avenue (opp) Southborough
  54. The Fountain (opp) Southborough
  55. Sheffield Road (adj) Southborough
  56. Civic Centre (adj) Southborough
  57. Speldhurst Road (opp) Southborough
  58. Tunbridge Wells Boys' Grammar School (opp) St Johns
  59. YMCA (opp) St Johns
  60. East Cliff Road (adj) St Johns
  61. The Skinners' School (adj) St Johns
  62. St John's Church (adj) St Johns
  63. Woodbury Park Road (adj) St Johns
  64. Grosvenor Road (Stop I) Tunbridge Wells
  65. Royal Victoria Place (Stop K1) Tunbridge Wells
  66. War Memorial (Stop P) Tunbridge Wells
  67. Trinity Theatre (opp) Tunbridge Wells
  68. Vale Road (adj) Tunbridge Wells
  69. Railway Station (Stop D) Tunbridge Wells

7 towards Maidstone

All 65 stops
  1. Railway Station (Stop D) Tunbridge Wells
  2. War Memorial (Stop F) Tunbridge Wells
  3. Grosvenor Road (Stop H) Tunbridge Wells
  4. Woodbury Park Road (opp) St Johns
  5. Culverden Down (adj) St Johns
  6. Beltring Road (adj) St Johns
  7. East Cliff Road (opp) St Johns
  8. TA Centre (adj) St Johns
  9. Southfields Park (opp) St Johns
  10. Holden Park Road (adj) Southborough
  11. Civic Centre (opp) Southborough
  12. Sheffield Road (opp) Southborough
  13. The Fountain (adj) Southborough
  14. Birchwood Avenue (adj) Southborough
  15. Bidborough Corner (N-bound) Southborough
  16. Hangmans Hill (NE-bound) Southborough
  17. Baltic Road (opp) Tonbridge
  18. Springwell Road (opp) Tonbridge
  19. Quarry Hill Parade (Stop I) Tonbridge
  20. High Street (Stop G) Tonbridge
  21. Castle (Stop D) Tonbridge
  22. Bordyke (SE-bound) Tonbridge
  23. Mitre Court (opp) Tonbridge
  24. Cannon Lane (opp) Tonbridge
  25. Yardley Park Road (adj) Cage Green
  26. The Ridgeway (adj) Higham Wood
  27. Higham Lane (adj) Higham Wood
  28. Old Hadlow Road (opp) Higham Wood
  29. Orchard Drive (adj) Higham Wood
  30. Estridge Way (adj) Higham Wood
  31. Great Fish Hall (opp) Higham Wood
  32. Three Elm Lane (opp) Higham Wood
  33. Brown Jug Corner (NE-bound) Higham Wood
  34. Ashes Lane (adj) Hadlow
  35. College (adj) Hadlow
  36. The Maltings (adj) Hadlow
  37. Hadlow Square (NE-bound) Hadlow
  38. Great Elms (adj) Hadlow
  39. Cemetery Lane (opp) Hadlow
  40. Lonewood Way (adj) Hadlow
  41. School (adj) Mereworth
  42. Filling Station (adj) Mereworth
  43. Village Hall (adj) Mereworth
  44. Pizien Well Road (opp) Wateringbury
  45. Old Road (opp) Wateringbury
  46. Church (adj) Wateringbury
  47. The Wateringbury (opp) Wateringbury
  48. Valley Court (opp) Teston
  49. The Street (adj) Teston
  50. The Bull (nr) Barming
  51. Glebe Lane (opp) Barming
  52. Beverley Road (adj) Barming
  53. Fountain Lane (Stop A) Barming
  54. St Andrew's Church (adj) Barming
  55. Cherry Tree (opp) Maidstone
  56. Western Road (opp) Maidstone
  57. Oakwood Park (adj) Maidstone
  58. The Poplars (adj) Maidstone
  59. St Michael's Church (opp) Maidstone
  60. Bower Lane (opp) Maidstone
  61. Terrace Road (N-bound) Maidstone
  62. Rocky Hill (Stop U) Maidstone
  63. The Cannon (Stop T) Maidstone
  64. Mill Street (Stop D) Maidstone
  65. Chequers Bus Station (Stop H4) Maidstone

Service registration & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000208/7 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

MaidstoneTunbridge WellsTonbridgeBarmingHigham WoodSouthboroughCage GreenHadlowSt JohnsWateringburyMereworthTeston

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 7 bus?

The first 7 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:22 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 7 bus?

The last 7 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:25. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 7 bus cost?

Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 7: 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 7 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 7 bus?

The 7 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 PK0000208/7. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.