81 Dover Pencester Road ↔ Sandwich Guildhall
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 06:30, last bus 18:46. 67 journeys on weekdays.
✅ 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.
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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 Sandwich Guildhall · Monday to Friday towards Sandwich Guildhall · Saturday towards Sandwich Guildhall · Sunday towards Dover Pencester Road · Monday to Friday towards Dover Pencester Road · Saturday towards Dover Pencester Road · Sunday
| Pencester Road (Stop A) | 06:30 | 07:25 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:25 | 08:50 | 08:55 | 09:25 | 09:50 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:50 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:50 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:50 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:50 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:50 | 14:55 | 15:25 | 15:50 | 15:55 | 16:25 | 16:50 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:50 | 17:55 |
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| The Duke of York's School (adj) | 06:39 | 07:34 | 07:59 | 08:14 | 08:34 | 08:59 | 09:04 | 09:34 | 09:59 | 10:04 | 10:34 | 10:59 | 11:04 | 11:34 | 11:59 | 12:04 | 12:34 | 12:59 | 13:04 | 13:34 | 13:59 | 14:04 | 14:34 | 14:59 | 15:04 | 15:34 | 15:59 | 16:04 | 16:34 | 16:59 | 17:04 | 17:34 | 17:59 | 18:04 |
| Station Road (just after) | 06:51 | 07:46 | 08:11 | 08:26 | 08:46 | 09:11 | 09:16 | 09:46 | 10:11 | 10:16 | 10:46 | 11:11 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:11 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:11 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:11 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:11 | 15:16 | 15:46 | 16:11 | 16:16 | 16:46 | 17:11 | 17:16 | 17:46 | 18:11 | 18:16 |
| Tesco (o/s) | 06:54 | 07:49 | 08:14 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:14 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:14 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:14 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:14 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:14 | 13:19 | 13:49 | 14:14 | 14:19 | 14:49 | 15:14 | 15:19 | 15:49 | 16:14 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:14 | 17:19 | 17:49 | 18:14 | 18:19 |
| South Street (W-bound) | 07:09 | 08:04 | 08:29 | 08:40 | 09:04 | 09:29 | 09:30 | 10:04 | 10:29 | 10:30 | 11:04 | 11:29 | 11:30 | 12:04 | 12:29 | 12:30 | 13:04 | 13:29 | 13:30 | 14:04 | 14:29 | 14:30 | 15:04 | 15:29 | 15:30 | 16:04 | 16:29 | 16:30 | 17:04 | 17:29 | 17:30 | 18:04 | 18:29 | 18:30 |
| Victoria Hospital (opp) | 07:14 | 08:09 | 08:34 | · | 09:09 | 09:34 | · | 10:09 | 10:34 | · | 11:09 | 11:34 | · | 12:09 | 12:34 | · | 13:09 | 13:34 | · | 14:09 | 14:34 | · | 15:09 | 15:34 | · | 16:09 | 16:34 | · | 17:09 | 17:34 | · | 18:09 | 18:34 | · |
| Sholden New Road (opp) | 07:18 | 08:13 | 08:38 | · | 09:13 | 09:38 | · | 10:13 | 10:38 | · | 11:13 | 11:38 | · | 12:13 | 12:38 | · | 13:13 | 13:38 | · | 14:13 | 14:38 | · | 15:13 | 15:38 | · | 16:13 | 16:38 | · | 17:13 | 17:38 | · | 18:13 | 18:38 | · |
| How Bridge (SW-bound) | 07:21 | 08:16 | 08:41 | · | 09:16 | 09:41 | · | 10:16 | 10:41 | · | 11:16 | 11:41 | · | 12:16 | 12:41 | · | 13:16 | 13:41 | · | 14:16 | 14:41 | · | 15:16 | 15:41 | · | 16:16 | 16:41 | · | 17:16 | 17:41 | · | 18:16 | 18:41 | · |
| North Way (adj) | 07:23 | 08:18 | 08:43 | · | 09:18 | 09:43 | · | 10:18 | 10:43 | · | 11:18 | 11:43 | · | 12:18 | 12:43 | · | 13:18 | 13:43 | · | 14:18 | 14:43 | · | 15:18 | 15:43 | · | 16:18 | 16:43 | · | 17:18 | 17:43 | · | 18:18 | 18:43 | · |
| The Five Bells (opp) | 07:33 | 08:28 | 08:53 | · | 09:28 | 09:53 | · | 10:28 | 10:53 | · | 11:28 | 11:53 | · | 12:28 | 12:53 | · | 13:28 | 13:53 | · | 14:28 | 14:53 | · | 15:28 | 15:53 | · | 16:28 | 16:53 | · | 17:28 | 17:53 | · | 18:28 | 18:53 | · |
| Hazelwood Meadow (opp) | 07:47 | 08:42 | 09:07 | · | 09:42 | 10:07 | · | 10:42 | 11:07 | · | 11:42 | 12:07 | · | 12:42 | 13:07 | · | 13:42 | 14:07 | · | 14:42 | 15:07 | · | 15:42 | 16:07 | · | 16:42 | 17:07 | · | 17:42 | 18:07 | · | 18:42 | 19:07 | · |
| Guildhall (Stop B) | 07:53 | 08:48 | 09:13 | · | 09:48 | 10:13 | · | 10:48 | 11:13 | · | 11:48 | 12:13 | · | 12:48 | 13:13 | · | 13:48 | 14:13 | · | 14:48 | 15:13 | · | 15:48 | 16:13 | · | 16:48 | 17:13 | · | 17:48 | 18:13 | · | 18:48 | 19:13 | · |
Route map
All stops on route 81
81 towards Sandwich Guildhall
- Pencester Road (Stop A) Dover
- Ladywell (Stop K) Dover
- Taswell Street (Stop R) Dover
- Canon's Gate (opp) Dover
- Dover Castle (opp) Dover
- Burgoyne Heights (adj) Dover
- The Duke of York's School (adj) Guston
- The Swingate Inn (opp) Guston
- Queen's Rise (adj) Ringwould
- The Five Bells (adj) Ringwould
- Ripple Turning (adj) Walmer
- Wellington Paddocks (opp) Walmer
- Thompson's Bell (adj) Walmer
- Chapel (opp) Walmer
- John Tapping Close (adj) Walmer
- Station Road (just after) Walmer
- Church Street (opp) Walmer
- Cricket Ground (opp) Walmer
- Lydia Road (adj) Mill Hill
- Tesco (o/s) Mill Hill
- Cowdray Square (opp) Mill Hill
- Freemen's Way (opp) Mill Hill
- Hamilton Road (opp) Middle Deal
- Allenby Avenue (adj) Middle Deal
- Mill Road (NE-bound) Middle Deal
- Park Avenue (opp 72) Middle Deal
- Grange Road (adj) Middle Deal
- Fire Station (adj) Middle Deal
- Queen Street (E-bound) Deal
- South Street (W-bound) Deal
- Queen Street (W-bound) Deal
- Fire Station (opp) Middle Deal
- Grange Road (opp) Middle Deal
- Victoria Hospital (opp) Middle Deal
- The Magnet (adj) Upper Deal
- St Leonard's Church (adj) Upper Deal
- Church (opp) Sholden
- Sholden School (adj) Sholden
- Sholden New Road (opp) Sholden
- How Bridge (SW-bound) Burgess Green
- The Street (opp) Finglesham
- North Way (adj) Betteshanger
- The Mount (SW-bound) Betteshanger
- Ham Crossroads (NW-bound) Betteshanger
- Updown Lane (opp) Betteshanger
- Buttsole Pond (adj) Eastry
- The Five Bells (opp) Eastry
- Little Walton (adj) Eastry
- Drainless Road (adj) Eastry
- Foxborough Close (adj) Woodnesborough
- Melville Lea (adj) Woodnesborough
- Claremont Terrace (adj) Woodnesborough
- Poulders Gardens West (adj) Sandwich
- Poulders Gardens East (adj) Sandwich
- St Bart's Road West (opp) Sandwich
- Burch Avenue (adj) Sandwich
- Hazelwood Meadow (opp) Sandwich
- St George's Road (opp) Sandwich
- Guildhall (Stop B) Sandwich
81 towards Dover Pencester Road
- Guildhall (Stop A) Sandwich
- St George's Road (adj) Sandwich
- Hazelwood Meadow (adj) Sandwich
- Burch Avenue (opp) Sandwich
- Poulders Gardens East (opp) Sandwich
- Poulders Gardens West (opp) Sandwich
- Claremont Terrace (opp) Woodnesborough
- Melville Lea (opp) Woodnesborough
- Foxborough Close (opp) Woodnesborough
- Drainless Road (opp) Eastry
- Little Walton (opp) Eastry
- The Five Bells (adj) Eastry
- Buttsole Pond (opp) Eastry
- Updown Lane (adj) Betteshanger
- Ham Crossroads (SE-bound) Betteshanger
- The Mount (NE-bound) Betteshanger
- North Way (opp) Betteshanger
- The Street (adj) Finglesham
- How Bridge (NE-bound) Burgess Green
- Sholden New Road (adj) Sholden
- Sholden School (opp) Sholden
- Church (adj) Sholden
- St Leonard's Church (opp) Upper Deal
- The Magnet (opp) Upper Deal
- Victoria Hospital (adj) Middle Deal
- Grange Road (adj) Middle Deal
- Fire Station (adj) Middle Deal
- Queen Street (E-bound) Deal
- South Street (W-bound) Deal
- Queen Street (W-bound) Deal
- Fire Station (opp) Middle Deal
- Grange Road (opp) Middle Deal
- Victoria Hospital (opp) Middle Deal
- Mill Road (SW-bound) Middle Deal
- Allenby Avenue (opp) Middle Deal
- Hamilton Road (adj) Middle Deal
- Freemen's Way (adj) Mill Hill
- Cowdray Square (adj) Mill Hill
- Tesco (opp) Mill Hill
- Lydia Road (opp) Mill Hill
- Dossett Court (adj) Mill Hill
- Cricket Ground (adj) Walmer
- Church Street (adj) Walmer
- Station Road (before) Walmer
- John Tapping Close (opp) Walmer
- Thompson's Bell (opp) Walmer
- Nevill Gardens (adj) Walmer
- Downlands (adj) Walmer
- Ripple Turning (opp) Walmer
- Queen's Rise (opp) Ringwould
- The Five Bells (opp) Ringwould
- The Swingate Inn (adj) Guston
- The Duke of York's School (opp) Guston
- Burgoyne Heights (opp) Dover
- Dover Castle (adj) Dover
- Dover Girls' Grammar School (adj) Dover
- Dofras Place (adj) Dover
- Pencester Road (arrivals) Dover
Service history & registered changes
- ✏️ Changed effective 20 Sept 2026 Dover → Sandwich
- 🆕 Registered effective 26 Oct 2025 Operating between Dover and Sandwich given service number 81 / 80B / 80 effective from 26 October 2025. To amend Route.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Dover and Sandwich given service number 81 / 80B / 80 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
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Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 81 bus?
The first 81 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:30 (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 18:46. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 81 bus cost?
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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.