8 Westwood Cross Shopping Centre ↔ Canterbury Bus Station

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:48, last bus 22:45. 92 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 8 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Canterbury Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Canterbury Bus Station · Saturday towards Canterbury Bus Station · Sunday towards Westwood Cross Shopping Centre · Monday to Friday towards Westwood Cross Shopping Centre · Saturday towards Westwood Cross Shopping Centre · Sunday
8 towards Canterbury Bus Station — Monday to Friday (46 journeys)
Shopping Centre (Stop B) 06:48····09:1109:1409:4110:1110:1410:4111:1111:1411:4112:1112:1412:4113:1113:1413:4114:1114:1414:4115:1415:14·15:5816:1416:15·16:4517:1417:2017:5018:23·18:53·········
QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) 06:56····09:1909:2209:4910:1910:2210:4911:1911:2211:4912:1912:2212:4913:1913:2213:4914:1914:2214:4915:2215:22·16:0716:2216:24·16:5417:2217:2917:5918:30·19:00·········
Cecil Square (Stop H) 07:0907:4308:3508:4208:5909:3209:3510:0210:3210:3511:0211:3211:3512:0212:3212:3513:0213:3213:3514:0214:3214:3515:0215:3715:3515:3716:2216:3516:3916:2217:0917:3517:4518:1518:4518:4519:1519:1519:4519:4520:1520:4520:4521:4521:4522:15
Railway Station (adj) 07:2007:5108:4608:5309:1009:4309:4610:1310:4310:4611:1311:4311:4612:1312:4312:4613:1313:4313:4614:1314:4314:4615:1315:4815:4615:4816:3316:4616:5016:3317:2017:4617:5518:2518:5518:5419:2419:2419:5419:5420:2420:5420:5421:5421:5422:24
The Square (Stop B) 07:2907:5908:5409:0509:2009:5109:5410:2110:5110:5411:2111:5111:5412:2112:5112:5413:2113:5113:5414:2114:5114:5415:2215:5715:5415:5716:4016:5416:5716:4017:2717:5418:0218:3219:0219:0119:3119:3120:0120:0120:3121:0121:0122:0122:0122:31
Railway Station (o/s) ·····································19:34··20:34·····
The Length (opp) 07:3508:0509:0009:1109:2609:5710:0010:2710:5711:0011:2711:5712:0012:2712:5713:0013:2713:5714:0014:2714:5715:0015:2816:0316:0016:0316:4617:0017:0316:4617:3318:0018:0818:3819:0819:0719:37·20:0720:07·21:0721:0722:0722:0722:37
Crown Inn (adj) 07:3708:0709:0209:1309:2809:5910:0210:2910:5911:0211:2911:5912:0212:2912:5913:0213:2913:5914:0214:2914:5915:0215:3016:0516:0216:0516:4817:0217:0516:4817:3518:0218:1018:4019:1019:0919:39·20:0920:09·21:0921:0922:0922:0922:39
Post Office (opp) 07:4208:1109:0609:1709:3210:0310:0610:3311:0311:0611:3312:0312:0612:3313:0313:0613:3314:0314:0614:3315:0315:0615:3416:0916:0616:0916:5217:0617:0916:5217:3918:0618:1418:4419:1419:1319:43·20:1320:13·21:1321:1322:1322:1322:43
East View (opp) 07:4608:1409:1009:2109:3610:0710:1010:3711:0711:1011:3712:0712:1012:3713:0713:1013:3714:0714:1014:3715:0715:1015:3716:1216:1016:1216:5517:1017:1216:5517:4218:1018:1718:4719:1719:1619:46·20:1620:16·21:1621:1622:1622:1622:46
Railway Station (adj) 07:5808:2009:1709:2909:4410:1410:1710:4411:1411:1711:4412:1412:1712:4413:1413:1713:4414:1414:1714:4415:1415:1715:4616:2116:1716:2117:0317:1717:2017:0317:4818:1718:2318:5319:2319:2219:52·20:2220:22·21:2221:2222:2222:2222:52
Bus Station (arrivals) 08:1808:3209:3209:4409:5910:2910:3210:5911:2911:3211:5912:2912:3212:5913:2913:3213:5914:2914:3214:5915:2915:3216:0216:3716:3216:3717:2217:3217:3617:2218:0318:3218:3819:0819:3819:3420:04·20:3420:34·21:3421:3422:3422:3423:04

Route map

All stops on route 8

8 towards Canterbury Bus Station

  1. Shopping Centre (Stop B) Westwood Cross
  2. Westwood Gateway (adj) Westwood
  3. Gordon Road (adj) Westwood
  4. B and Q (adj) Westwood
  5. Farley Road (adj) Margate
  6. Pilgrims Hospice (opp) Margate
  7. QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) Margate
  8. Lesters (opp) Margate
  9. Beatrice Road (after) Margate
  10. Helena Avenue (opp) Margate
  11. St John's Church (opp) Margate
  12. Mill Lane (adj) Margate
  13. Cecil Square (Stop H) Margate
  14. Marine Terrace (Stop C) Margate
  15. Nayland Rock (opp) Westbrook
  16. Royal Sea Bathing (opp) Westbrook
  17. Westcliff Road (opp) Westbrook
  18. Cliffe Avenue (opp) Westbrook
  19. Bridge Road (adj) Westbrook
  20. Bowes Avenue (opp) Westbrook
  21. Norman Road (adj) Westbrook
  22. Roxburgh Road (S-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
  23. Railway Station (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  24. Library (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  25. Domneva Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  26. Hengist Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  27. King Ethelbert School (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  28. St James's Terrace (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  29. Epple Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  30. The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
  31. Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
  32. Park Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  33. Broadley Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  34. Brooks End (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  35. Netherhale Farm (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  36. Crossroads (SW-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  37. The Length (opp) St Nicholas at Wade
  38. Crown Inn (adj) Sarre
  39. Wall End Farm (opp) Upstreet
  40. Grove Ferry Hill (adj) Upstreet
  41. Post Office (opp) Upstreet
  42. Port Farm (adj) Upstreet
  43. Lakesview Business Park (adj) Hersden
  44. Canterbury Industrial Park (adj) Hersden
  45. East View (opp) Hersden
  46. Chislet Gardens (opp) Hersden
  47. The Sycamores (opp) Hersden
  48. Bredlands Lane (opp) Westbere
  49. Pennington Close (adj) Westbere
  50. Redcot Lane (opp) Sturry
  51. Staines Hill (SW-bound) Sturry
  52. Homewood Road (opp) Sturry
  53. Railway Station (adj) Sturry
  54. Fordwich Road (adj) Sturry
  55. Vauxhall Road (opp) Vauxhall
  56. Reed Avenue (adj) Vauxhall
  57. South Street (adj) Sturry Road
  58. Asda (opp) Sturry Road
  59. Honeywood Close (adj) Sturry Road
  60. Kingsmead Roundabout (SW-bound) Northgate
  61. St Thomas' School (adj) Northgate
  62. Magistrates Court (adj) Canterbury
  63. Bus Station (arrivals) Canterbury

8 towards Westwood Cross Shopping Centre

  1. Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
  2. Bus Station (Bay C2) Canterbury
  3. Magistrates Court (opp) Canterbury
  4. St Thomas' School (opp) Northgate
  5. Kingsmead Roundabout (adj) Northgate
  6. Brymore Road (opp) Sturry Road
  7. Asda (adj) Sturry Road
  8. Reed Avenue (opp) Vauxhall
  9. Sturry Road Park and Ride Terminal (opp) Vauxhall
  10. Fordwich Road (opp) Sturry
  11. Railway Station (opp) Sturry
  12. Homewood Road (adj) Sturry
  13. Staines Hill (NE-bound) Sturry
  14. Redcot Lane (adj) Sturry
  15. Pennington Close (opp) Westbere
  16. Bredlands Lane (adj) Westbere
  17. Chislet Gardens (adj) Hersden
  18. The Sycamores (adj) Hersden
  19. East View (adj) Hersden
  20. Canterbury Industrial Park (opp) Hersden
  21. Lakesview Business Park (opp) Hersden
  22. Port Farm (opp) Upstreet
  23. Post Office (adj) Upstreet
  24. Grove Ferry Hill (opp) Upstreet
  25. Wall End Farm (adj) Upstreet
  26. Crown Inn (opp) Sarre
  27. Crossroads (NE-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  28. The Length (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
  29. Netherhale Farm (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  30. Brooks End (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  31. Broadley Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  32. Park Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  33. The Square (Stop A) Birchington-on-Sea
  34. Epple Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  35. St James's Terrace (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  36. King Ethelbert School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  37. Hengist Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  38. Domneva Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  39. St Mildred's Road (N-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
  40. Carlton Cinema (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  41. Adrian Square (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  42. Norman Road (opp) Westbrook
  43. Bowes Avenue (adj) Westbrook
  44. Bridge Road (opp) Westbrook
  45. Cliffe Avenue (adj) Westbrook
  46. Rancorn Road (E-bound) Westbrook
  47. Royal Sea Bathing (adj) Westbrook
  48. Nayland Rock (adj) Westbrook
  49. Marine Terrace (Stop A) Margate
  50. Cecil Square (Stop F) Margate
  51. Cecil Street Council Offices (Stop K) Margate
  52. Mill Lane (opp) Margate
  53. St John's Church (adj) Margate
  54. Helena Avenue (adj) Margate
  55. Beatrice Road (before) Margate
  56. Lesters (adj) Margate
  57. QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop B) Margate
  58. Pilgrims Hospice (adj) Margate
  59. Farley Road (opp) Margate
  60. Gordon Road (opp) Westwood
  61. B and Q (opp) Westwood
  62. Westwood Gateway (opp) Westwood
  63. Shopping Centre (Stop A) Westwood Cross

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

CanterburyMargateBirchington-on-SeaWestgate-on-SeaWestwoodWestbrookSturryNorthgateHersdenSt Nicholas at WadeUpstreetWestbere

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 8 bus?

The first 8 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:48 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 8 bus?

The last 8 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:45. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 8 bus cost?

The 8 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 8 bus?

The 8 is operated by Stagecoach South East.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.