81 Dover to Sandwich via Mill Hill, Deal

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:25, last bus 18:56. 47 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:50, last 17:55. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Sandwich from Pencester Road (Stop A): 16:50, 17:50

Next towards Dover from Guildhall (Stop A): 16:55, 17:55

Wanted a different 81? 37 other bus routes are numbered 81 elsewhere in the UK — see every 81 bus timetable by area.

Cancelled: 3 journeys on the 81 from Pencester Road A to Sandwich G'hall B are not running — Sun 15:50, 16:50 and 17:50.
Cancelled: 2 journeys on the 81 from Sandwich G'hall A to Pencester Road Arr are not running — Sun 15:55 and 16:55.

Timetable

Ends at Sandwich Guildhall · Sunday · 11 journeys
Stop 07:5008:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:50
Pencester Road (Stop A) 07:5008:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5015:5016:5017:50
The Duke of York's School (adj) 07:5908:5909:5910:5911:5912:5913:5914:5915:5916:5917:59
Station Road (just after) 08:1109:1110:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:1117:1118:11
Tesco (o/s) 08:1409:1410:1411:1412:1413:1414:1415:1416:1417:1418:14
South Street (W-bound) 08:2909:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:2916:2917:2918:29
Victoria Hospital (opp) 08:3409:3410:3411:3412:3413:3414:3415:3416:3417:3418:34
Sholden New Road (opp) 08:3809:3810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3815:3816:3817:3818:38
How Bridge (SW-bound) 08:4109:4110:4111:4112:4113:4114:4115:4116:4117:4118:41
North Way (adj) 08:4309:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4315:4316:4317:4318:43
The Five Bells (opp) 08:5309:5310:5311:5312:5313:5314:5315:5316:5317:5318:53
Hazelwood Meadow (opp) 09:0710:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0716:0717:0718:0719:07
Guildhall (Stop B) 09:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1316:1317:1318:1319:13

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.

The 81 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 →

Fares on the 81

Adult single £1.90 to £3.00 · Child single £1.10 to £3.00

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 81

Stagecoach South East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.

Single · Discovery · Dover DayRider · Swale DayRider · Discovery Group · Thanet DayRider · Ashford DayRider

…and 78 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, 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 81

81 towards Sandwich

All 59 stops
  1. Pencester Road (Stop A) Dover
  2. Ladywell (Stop K) Dover
  3. Taswell Street (Stop R) Dover
  4. Canon's Gate (opp) Dover
  5. Dover Castle (opp) Dover
  6. Burgoyne Heights (adj) Dover
  7. The Duke of York's School (adj) Guston
  8. The Swingate Inn (opp) Guston
  9. Queen's Rise (adj) Ringwould
  10. The Five Bells (adj) Ringwould
  11. Ripple Turning (adj) Walmer
  12. Wellington Paddocks (opp) Walmer
  13. Thompson's Bell (adj) Walmer
  14. Chapel (opp) Walmer
  15. John Tapping Close (adj) Walmer
  16. Station Road (just after) Walmer
  17. Church Street (opp) Walmer
  18. Cricket Ground (opp) Walmer
  19. Lydia Road (adj) Mill Hill
  20. Tesco (o/s) Mill Hill
  21. Cowdray Square (opp) Mill Hill
  22. Freemen's Way (opp) Mill Hill
  23. Hamilton Road (opp) Middle Deal
  24. Allenby Avenue (adj) Middle Deal
  25. Mill Road (NE-bound) Middle Deal
  26. Park Avenue (opp 72) Middle Deal
  27. Grange Road (adj) Middle Deal
  28. Fire Station (adj) Middle Deal
  29. Queen Street (E-bound) Deal
  30. South Street (W-bound) Deal
  31. Queen Street (W-bound) Deal
  32. Fire Station (opp) Middle Deal
  33. Grange Road (opp) Middle Deal
  34. Victoria Hospital (opp) Middle Deal
  35. The Magnet (adj) Upper Deal
  36. St Leonard's Church (adj) Upper Deal
  37. Church (opp) Sholden
  38. Sholden School (adj) Sholden
  39. Sholden New Road (opp) Sholden
  40. How Bridge (SW-bound) Burgess Green
  41. The Street (opp) Finglesham
  42. North Way (adj) Betteshanger
  43. The Mount (SW-bound) Betteshanger
  44. Ham Crossroads (NW-bound) Betteshanger
  45. Updown Lane (opp) Betteshanger
  46. Buttsole Pond (adj) Eastry
  47. The Five Bells (opp) Eastry
  48. Little Walton (adj) Eastry
  49. Drainless Road (adj) Eastry
  50. Foxborough Close (adj) Woodnesborough
  51. Melville Lea (adj) Woodnesborough
  52. Claremont Terrace (adj) Woodnesborough
  53. Poulders Gardens West (adj) Sandwich
  54. Poulders Gardens East (adj) Sandwich
  55. St Bart's Road West (opp) Sandwich
  56. Burch Avenue (adj) Sandwich
  57. Hazelwood Meadow (opp) Sandwich
  58. St George's Road (opp) Sandwich
  59. Guildhall (Stop B) Sandwich

81 towards Dover

All 58 stops
  1. Guildhall (Stop A) Sandwich
  2. St George's Road (adj) Sandwich
  3. Hazelwood Meadow (adj) Sandwich
  4. Burch Avenue (opp) Sandwich
  5. Poulders Gardens East (opp) Sandwich
  6. Poulders Gardens West (opp) Sandwich
  7. Claremont Terrace (opp) Woodnesborough
  8. Melville Lea (opp) Woodnesborough
  9. Foxborough Close (opp) Woodnesborough
  10. Drainless Road (opp) Eastry
  11. Little Walton (opp) Eastry
  12. The Five Bells (adj) Eastry
  13. Buttsole Pond (opp) Eastry
  14. Updown Lane (adj) Betteshanger
  15. Ham Crossroads (SE-bound) Betteshanger
  16. The Mount (NE-bound) Betteshanger
  17. North Way (opp) Betteshanger
  18. The Street (adj) Finglesham
  19. How Bridge (NE-bound) Burgess Green
  20. Sholden New Road (adj) Sholden
  21. Sholden School (opp) Sholden
  22. Church (adj) Sholden
  23. St Leonard's Church (opp) Upper Deal
  24. The Magnet (opp) Upper Deal
  25. Victoria Hospital (adj) Middle Deal
  26. Grange Road (adj) Middle Deal
  27. Fire Station (adj) Middle Deal
  28. Queen Street (E-bound) Deal
  29. South Street (W-bound) Deal
  30. Queen Street (W-bound) Deal
  31. Fire Station (opp) Middle Deal
  32. Grange Road (opp) Middle Deal
  33. Victoria Hospital (opp) Middle Deal
  34. Mill Road (SW-bound) Middle Deal
  35. Allenby Avenue (opp) Middle Deal
  36. Hamilton Road (adj) Middle Deal
  37. Freemen's Way (adj) Mill Hill
  38. Cowdray Square (adj) Mill Hill
  39. Tesco (opp) Mill Hill
  40. Lydia Road (opp) Mill Hill
  41. Dossett Court (adj) Mill Hill
  42. Cricket Ground (adj) Walmer
  43. Church Street (adj) Walmer
  44. Station Road (before) Walmer
  45. John Tapping Close (opp) Walmer
  46. Nevill Gardens (adj) Walmer
  47. Thompson's Bell (opp) Walmer
  48. Downlands (adj) Walmer
  49. Ripple Turning (opp) Walmer
  50. The Five Bells (opp) Ringwould
  51. Queen's Rise (opp) Ringwould
  52. The Swingate Inn (adj) Guston
  53. The Duke of York's School (opp) Guston
  54. Burgoyne Heights (opp) Dover
  55. Dover Castle (adj) Dover
  56. Dover Girls' Grammar School (adj) Dover
  57. Dofras Place (adj) Dover
  58. Pencester Road (arrivals) Dover

Service registration & registered changes

Registered as partly financially supported by a local authority (Kent).

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000098/345 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

DoverDealWalmerSandwichUpper DealMiddle DealEastryBetteshangerMill HillSholdenWoodnesboroughGuston

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 81 bus?

The first 81 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:25 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 81 bus?

The last 81 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:56. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 81 bus cost?

Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 81: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 to £3.00. The 81 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 81 bus?

The 81 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 PK0000098/345. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.