8 Westwood Cross to Canterbury via Margate, Birchington-on-Sea
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:48, last bus 22:45. 54 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 08:45, last 22:45. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 8? 95 other bus routes are numbered 8 elsewhere in the UK — see every 8 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:43 | 08:35 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | 18:45 | 19:15 to Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station | 19:45 | 20:15 to Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station | 20:45 | 21:45 |
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| Shopping Centre (Stop B) | · | · | 09:14 | 10:14 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:14 | 17:14 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) | · | · | 09:22 | 10:22 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:22 | 17:22 | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Cecil Square (Stop H) | 07:43 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:35 | 16:35 | 17:35 | 18:45 | 19:15 | 19:45 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:45 |
| Railway Station (adj) | 07:51 | 08:46 | 09:46 | 10:46 | 11:46 | 12:46 | 13:46 | 14:46 | 15:46 | 16:46 | 17:46 | 18:54 | 19:24 | 19:54 | 20:24 | 20:54 | 21:54 |
| The Square (Stop B) | 07:59 | 08:54 | 09:54 | 10:54 | 11:54 | 12:54 | 13:54 | 14:54 | 15:54 | 16:54 | 17:54 | 19:01 | 19:31 | 20:01 | 20:31 | 21:01 | 22:01 |
| Railway Station (o/s) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 19:34 | · | 20:34 | · | · |
| The Length (opp) | 08:05 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 16:00 | 17:00 | 18:00 | 19:07 | · | 20:07 | · | 21:07 | 22:07 |
| Crown Inn (adj) | 08:07 | 09:02 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:02 | 16:02 | 17:02 | 18:02 | 19:09 | · | 20:09 | · | 21:09 | 22:09 |
| Post Office (opp) | 08:11 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:06 | 17:06 | 18:06 | 19:13 | · | 20:13 | · | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| East View (opp) | 08:14 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:10 | 17:10 | 18:10 | 19:16 | · | 20:16 | · | 21:16 | 22:16 |
| Railway Station (adj) | 08:20 | 09:17 | 10:17 | 11:17 | 12:17 | 13:17 | 14:17 | 15:17 | 16:17 | 17:17 | 18:17 | 19:22 | · | 20:22 | · | 21:22 | 22:22 |
| Bus Station (arrivals) | 08:32 | 09:32 | 10:32 | 11:32 | 12:32 | 13:32 | 14:32 | 15:32 | 16:32 | 17:32 | 18:32 | 19:34 | · | 20:34 | · | 21:34 | 22:34 |
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Fares on the 8
Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Child single £1.10 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £1.90 | 8B&Q | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.70 | £1.90 | 8FarleyRd | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 8QEQM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 8AlexandraRd | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 8Margate | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 8SeaBathing | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8BridgeRd | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8NormanRd | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 8Westgate | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8KEthelbert | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8Birchington | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8BroadleyAv | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 8BrooksEnd | ||||||||||
| £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 | £2.70 | 8StNicholas | |||||||||
| £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 | £2.70 | 8Sarre | ||||||||
| £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 | Upstreet | |||||||
| £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 | £2.70 | 2Hersden | ||||||
| £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 | £2.70 | 2Westbere | |||||
| £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 | £3.00 | £1.90 | 2Sturry | ||||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | 2ReedVauxRd | |||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 2ASDASouthSt | ||
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £1.90 | £1.90 | 2Kingsmead | |
| £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 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.70 | £1.90 | 2CburyBusStn |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is 8Westwood.
Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 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 8
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 79 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Stagecoach South East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 2 September 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 Canterbury: 25 journeys, first 06:48 towards Westwood Cross: 25 journeys, first 08:05
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Canterbury: 25 journeys, first 06:48 towards Westwood Cross: 25 journeys, first 08:05
Route map
All stops on route 8
8 towards Canterbury
All 63 stops
- Shopping Centre (Stop B) Westwood Cross
- Westwood Gateway (adj) Westwood
- Gordon Road (adj) Westwood
- B and Q (adj) Westwood
- Farley Road (adj) Margate
- Pilgrims Hospice (opp) Margate
- QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop A) Margate
- Lesters (opp) Margate
- Beatrice Road (after) Margate
- Helena Avenue (opp) Margate
- St John's Church (opp) Margate
- Mill Lane (adj) Margate
- Cecil Square (Stop H) Margate
- Marine Terrace (Stop C) Margate
- Nayland Rock (opp) Westbrook
- Royal Sea Bathing (opp) Westbrook
- Westcliff Road (opp) Westbrook
- Cliffe Avenue (opp) Westbrook
- Bridge Road (adj) Westbrook
- Bowes Avenue (opp) Westbrook
- Norman Road (adj) Westbrook
- Roxburgh Road (S-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
- Railway Station (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Library (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Domneva Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
- Hengist Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- King Ethelbert School (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- St James's Terrace (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Epple Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
- Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Broadley Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Brooks End (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Netherhale Farm (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Length (opp) St Nicholas at Wade
- Crossroads (SW-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
- Crown Inn (adj) Sarre
- Wall End Farm (opp) Upstreet
- Grove Ferry Hill (adj) Upstreet
- Post Office (opp) Upstreet
- Port Farm (adj) Upstreet
- Lakesview Business Park (adj) Hersden
- Canterbury Industrial Park (adj) Hersden
- East View (opp) Hersden
- The Sycamores (opp) Hersden
- Chislet Gardens (opp) Hersden
- Bredlands Lane (opp) Westbere
- Pennington Close (adj) Westbere
- Redcot Lane (opp) Sturry
- Staines Hill (SW-bound) Sturry
- Homewood Road (opp) Sturry
- Railway Station (adj) Sturry
- Fordwich Road (adj) Sturry
- Vauxhall Road (opp) Vauxhall
- Reed Avenue (adj) Vauxhall
- South Street (adj) Sturry Road
- Asda (opp) Sturry Road
- Honeywood Close (adj) Sturry Road
- Kingsmead Roundabout (SW-bound) Northgate
- St Thomas' School (adj) Northgate
- Magistrates Court (adj) Canterbury
- Bus Station (arrivals) Canterbury
8 towards Westwood Cross
All 63 stops
- Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
- Bus Station (Bay C2) Canterbury
- Magistrates Court (opp) Canterbury
- St Thomas' School (opp) Northgate
- Kingsmead Roundabout (adj) Northgate
- Brymore Road (opp) Sturry Road
- Asda (adj) Sturry Road
- Reed Avenue (opp) Vauxhall
- Sturry Road Park and Ride Terminal (opp) Vauxhall
- Fordwich Road (opp) Sturry
- Railway Station (opp) Sturry
- Homewood Road (adj) Sturry
- Staines Hill (NE-bound) Sturry
- Redcot Lane (adj) Sturry
- Pennington Close (opp) Westbere
- Bredlands Lane (adj) Westbere
- Chislet Gardens (adj) Hersden
- The Sycamores (adj) Hersden
- East View (adj) Hersden
- Canterbury Industrial Park (opp) Hersden
- Lakesview Business Park (opp) Hersden
- Port Farm (opp) Upstreet
- Post Office (adj) Upstreet
- Grove Ferry Hill (opp) Upstreet
- Wall End Farm (adj) Upstreet
- Crown Inn (opp) Sarre
- Crossroads (NE-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
- The Length (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
- Netherhale Farm (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Brooks End (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Broadley Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Park Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop A) Birchington-on-Sea
- Epple Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- St James's Terrace (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- King Ethelbert School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
- Hengist Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
- Domneva Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- St Mildred's Road (N-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
- Carlton Cinema (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
- Adrian Square (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
- Norman Road (opp) Westbrook
- Bowes Avenue (adj) Westbrook
- Bridge Road (opp) Westbrook
- Cliffe Avenue (adj) Westbrook
- Rancorn Road (E-bound) Westbrook
- Royal Sea Bathing (adj) Westbrook
- Nayland Rock (adj) Westbrook
- Marine Terrace (Stop A) Margate
- Cecil Square (Stop F) Margate
- Cecil Street Council Offices (Stop K) Margate
- Mill Lane (opp) Margate
- St John's Church (adj) Margate
- Helena Avenue (adj) Margate
- Beatrice Road (before) Margate
- Lesters (adj) Margate
- QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Stop B) Margate
- Pilgrims Hospice (adj) Margate
- Farley Road (opp) Margate
- B and Q (opp) Westwood
- Gordon Road (opp) Westwood
- Westwood Gateway (opp) Westwood
- Shopping Centre (Stop A) Westwood Cross
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 20 September 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 May 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2026 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 2 June 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 28 August 2022 To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/27 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
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?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 8: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 to £3.00. 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 Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000098/27. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.