85 Maidstone to Shepway
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 06:08, last bus 22:20. 107 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £4.10 — more.
Wanted a different 85? 22 other bus routes are numbered 85 elsewhere in the UK — see every 85 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:40 | 07:12 | 07:23 | 07:43 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:36 | 08:55 | 09:10 | 09:25 | 09:40 | 09:55 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:40 | 10:55 | 11:10 | 11:25 | 11:40 | 11:55 | 12:10 | 12:25 | 12:40 | 12:55 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:40 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:55 | 15:12 | 15:29 | 15:46 | 16:03 | 16:20 | 16:38 | 16:56 | 17:14 | 17:32 | 17:48 | 18:06 | 18:22 | 18:37 | 18:52 | 19:15 | 19:35 | 20:10 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 22:10 |
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| Chequers Bus Station (Stop J5) | 06:40 | 07:12 | 07:23 | 07:43 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:36 | 08:55 | 09:10 | 09:25 | 09:40 | 09:55 | 10:10 | 10:25 | 10:40 | 10:55 | 11:10 | 11:25 | 11:40 | 11:55 | 12:10 | 12:25 | 12:40 | 12:55 | 13:10 | 13:25 | 13:40 | 13:55 | 14:10 | 14:25 | 14:40 | 14:55 | 15:12 | 15:29 | 15:46 | 16:03 | 16:20 | 16:38 | 16:56 | 17:14 | 17:32 | 17:48 | 18:06 | 18:22 | 18:37 | 18:52 | 19:15 | 19:35 | 20:10 | 20:40 | 21:10 | 22:10 |
| Crompton Gardens (adj) | 06:42 | 07:14 | 07:25 | 07:46 | 08:03 | 08:18 | 08:38 | 08:57 | 09:12 | 09:27 | 09:42 | 09:57 | 10:12 | 10:27 | 10:42 | 10:57 | 11:12 | 11:27 | 11:42 | 11:57 | 12:12 | 12:27 | 12:42 | 12:57 | 13:12 | 13:27 | 13:42 | 13:57 | 14:12 | 14:27 | 14:43 | 14:58 | 15:15 | 15:32 | 15:49 | 16:06 | 16:23 | 16:41 | 16:59 | 17:17 | 17:35 | 17:51 | 18:09 | 18:25 | 18:40 | 18:54 | 19:17 | 19:37 | 20:12 | 20:42 | 21:12 | 22:12 |
| Waterloo Street (opp) | 06:43 | 07:15 | 07:26 | 07:47 | 08:04 | 08:19 | 08:39 | 08:58 | 09:13 | 09:28 | 09:43 | 09:58 | 10:13 | 10:28 | 10:43 | 10:58 | 11:13 | 11:28 | 11:43 | 11:58 | 12:13 | 12:28 | 12:43 | 12:58 | 13:13 | 13:28 | 13:43 | 13:58 | 14:13 | 14:28 | 14:44 | 14:59 | 15:16 | 15:33 | 15:50 | 16:07 | 16:24 | 16:42 | 17:00 | 17:18 | 17:36 | 17:52 | 18:10 | 18:26 | 18:41 | 18:55 | 19:18 | 19:38 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| Boys' Grammar School (E-bound) | 06:43 | 07:16 | 07:27 | 07:47 | 08:04 | 08:19 | 08:39 | 08:58 | 09:13 | 09:28 | 09:43 | 09:58 | 10:13 | 10:28 | 10:43 | 10:58 | 11:13 | 11:28 | 11:43 | 11:58 | 12:13 | 12:28 | 12:43 | 12:58 | 13:13 | 13:28 | 13:43 | 13:58 | 14:13 | 14:28 | 14:44 | 14:59 | 15:16 | 15:34 | 15:51 | 16:08 | 16:25 | 16:43 | 17:01 | 17:19 | 17:36 | 17:52 | 18:10 | 18:26 | 18:41 | 18:56 | 19:18 | 19:38 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| Upper Road (o/s 75) | 06:44 | 07:17 | 07:28 | 07:48 | 08:05 | 08:20 | 08:40 | 08:59 | 09:14 | 09:29 | 09:44 | 09:59 | 10:14 | 10:29 | 10:44 | 10:59 | 11:14 | 11:29 | 11:44 | 11:59 | 12:14 | 12:29 | 12:44 | 12:59 | 13:14 | 13:29 | 13:44 | 13:59 | 14:14 | 14:29 | 14:45 | 15:00 | 15:17 | 15:35 | 15:52 | 16:09 | 16:26 | 16:44 | 17:02 | 17:20 | 17:37 | 17:53 | 18:11 | 18:27 | 18:42 | 18:57 | 19:19 | 19:39 | 20:14 | 20:44 | 21:14 | 22:14 |
| The Spinney (adj) | 06:44 | 07:18 | 07:29 | 07:49 | 08:07 | 08:22 | 08:41 | 09:00 | 09:15 | 09:30 | 09:45 | 10:00 | 10:15 | 10:30 | 10:45 | 11:00 | 11:15 | 11:30 | 11:45 | 12:00 | 12:15 | 12:30 | 12:45 | 13:00 | 13:15 | 13:30 | 13:45 | 14:00 | 14:15 | 14:30 | 14:47 | 15:02 | 15:19 | 15:36 | 15:53 | 16:10 | 16:27 | 16:45 | 17:03 | 17:21 | 17:39 | 17:55 | 18:13 | 18:29 | 18:43 | 18:58 | 19:19 | 19:39 | 20:14 | 20:44 | 21:14 | 22:14 |
| York Road (adj) | 06:45 | 07:18 | 07:29 | 07:50 | 08:07 | 08:22 | 08:42 | 09:01 | 09:16 | 09:31 | 09:46 | 10:01 | 10:16 | 10:31 | 10:46 | 11:01 | 11:16 | 11:31 | 11:46 | 12:01 | 12:16 | 12:31 | 12:46 | 13:01 | 13:16 | 13:31 | 13:46 | 14:01 | 14:16 | 14:31 | 14:47 | 15:02 | 15:19 | 15:37 | 15:54 | 16:11 | 16:28 | 16:46 | 17:04 | 17:22 | 17:39 | 17:55 | 18:13 | 18:29 | 18:44 | 18:58 | 19:20 | 19:40 | 20:15 | 20:45 | 21:15 | 22:15 |
| Park Way (opp) | 06:46 | 07:19 | 07:30 | 07:51 | 08:08 | 08:23 | 08:43 | 09:02 | 09:17 | 09:32 | 09:47 | 10:02 | 10:17 | 10:32 | 10:47 | 11:02 | 11:17 | 11:32 | 11:47 | 12:02 | 12:17 | 12:32 | 12:47 | 13:02 | 13:17 | 13:32 | 13:47 | 14:02 | 14:17 | 14:32 | 14:48 | 15:03 | 15:20 | 15:38 | 15:55 | 16:12 | 16:30 | 16:47 | 17:05 | 17:23 | 17:40 | 17:56 | 18:14 | 18:30 | 18:45 | 18:59 | 19:21 | 19:41 | 20:16 | 20:46 | 21:16 | 22:16 |
| South Park Road (o/s 77) | 06:46 | 07:20 | 07:31 | 07:52 | 08:10 | 08:25 | 08:44 | 09:03 | 09:18 | 09:33 | 09:48 | 10:03 | 10:18 | 10:33 | 10:48 | 11:03 | 11:18 | 11:33 | 11:48 | 12:03 | 12:18 | 12:33 | 12:48 | 13:03 | 13:18 | 13:33 | 13:48 | 14:03 | 14:18 | 14:33 | 14:50 | 15:05 | 15:22 | 15:39 | 15:56 | 16:13 | 16:31 | 16:48 | 17:06 | 17:24 | 17:42 | 17:58 | 18:16 | 18:32 | 18:46 | 19:00 | 19:21 | 19:41 | 20:16 | 20:46 | 21:16 | 22:16 |
| Kent Avenue Roundabout (SE-bound) | 06:48 | 07:22 | 07:33 | 07:54 | 08:11 | 08:26 | 08:45 | 09:04 | 09:19 | 09:34 | 09:49 | 10:04 | 10:19 | 10:34 | 10:49 | 11:04 | 11:19 | 11:34 | 11:49 | 12:04 | 12:19 | 12:34 | 12:49 | 13:04 | 13:19 | 13:34 | 13:49 | 14:04 | 14:19 | 14:34 | 14:51 | 15:06 | 15:23 | 15:41 | 15:58 | 16:15 | 16:33 | 16:50 | 17:08 | 17:26 | 17:43 | 17:59 | 18:17 | 18:33 | 18:48 | 19:02 | 19:23 | 19:43 | 20:18 | 20:48 | 21:18 | 22:18 |
| Derby Road (opp) | 06:48 | 07:23 | 07:34 | 07:54 | 08:12 | 08:27 | 08:46 | 09:05 | 09:20 | 09:35 | 09:50 | 10:05 | 10:20 | 10:35 | 10:50 | 11:05 | 11:20 | 11:35 | 11:50 | 12:05 | 12:20 | 12:35 | 12:50 | 13:05 | 13:20 | 13:35 | 13:50 | 14:05 | 14:20 | 14:35 | 14:52 | 15:07 | 15:24 | 15:42 | 15:59 | 16:16 | 16:34 | 16:51 | 17:09 | 17:27 | 17:44 | 18:00 | 18:18 | 18:34 | 18:48 | 19:03 | 19:23 | 19:43 | 20:18 | 20:48 | 21:18 | 22:18 |
| Suffolk Road (adj) | 06:49 | 07:24 | 07:35 | 07:55 | 08:13 | 08:28 | 08:47 | 09:06 | 09:21 | 09:36 | 09:51 | 10:06 | 10:21 | 10:36 | 10:51 | 11:06 | 11:21 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 12:06 | 12:21 | 12:36 | 12:51 | 13:06 | 13:21 | 13:36 | 13:51 | 14:06 | 14:21 | 14:36 | 14:53 | 15:08 | 15:25 | 15:43 | 16:00 | 16:17 | 16:35 | 16:52 | 17:10 | 17:28 | 17:45 | 18:01 | 18:19 | 18:35 | 18:49 | 19:04 | 19:24 | 19:44 | 20:19 | 20:49 | 21:19 | 22:19 |
| St Martin's Church (opp) | 06:49 | 07:24 | 07:35 | 07:56 | 08:14 | 08:29 | 08:47 | 09:06 | 09:21 | 09:36 | 09:51 | 10:06 | 10:21 | 10:36 | 10:51 | 11:06 | 11:21 | 11:36 | 11:51 | 12:06 | 12:21 | 12:36 | 12:51 | 13:06 | 13:21 | 13:36 | 13:51 | 14:06 | 14:21 | 14:36 | 14:54 | 15:09 | 15:26 | 15:44 | 16:01 | 16:18 | 16:36 | 16:53 | 17:11 | 17:29 | 17:46 | 18:02 | 18:20 | 18:36 | 18:50 | 19:04 | 19:24 | 19:44 | 20:19 | 20:49 | 21:19 | 22:19 |
| Oxford Road (adj) | 06:50 | 07:25 | 07:36 | 07:57 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:48 | 09:07 | 09:22 | 09:37 | 09:52 | 10:07 | 10:22 | 10:37 | 10:52 | 11:07 | 11:22 | 11:37 | 11:52 | 12:07 | 12:22 | 12:37 | 12:52 | 13:07 | 13:22 | 13:37 | 13:52 | 14:07 | 14:22 | 14:37 | 14:55 | 15:10 | 15:27 | 15:45 | 16:02 | 16:19 | 16:37 | 16:54 | 17:12 | 17:30 | 17:47 | 18:03 | 18:21 | 18:37 | 18:51 | 19:05 | 19:25 | 19:45 | 20:20 | 20:50 | 21:20 | 22:20 |
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.
Fares on the 85
Adult single £2.00 to £4.10 · Child single £1.70 to £3.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Upper Stone St / College Rd | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.00 | £2.00 | Boys Grammar School, Maidstone | |||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Lower Rd / Foster Clarke Est | ||||||||||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | York / West Park Rd | |||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Kent Avenue Rdbt | ||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | – | – | St Martins Church, Shepway | |||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | – | – | Oxford Rd, Shepway | ||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | – | – | – | Westmorland Rd / Wiltshire Way | |||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | – | – | Westmorland Rd / Essex Rd | ||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | – | – | £3.00 | £2.00 | Hever Close, Senacre Wood | |||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £2.00 | Woolley Rd | ||
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | Chequers Bus Stn, Maidstone | |
| £2.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £2.00 | Town Centre, Maidstone |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Crompton Gardens.
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 85
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.
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 85
85 towards Shepway
All 14 stops
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop J5) Maidstone
- Crompton Gardens (adj) Maidstone
- Waterloo Street (opp) Maidstone
- Boys' Grammar School (E-bound) Maidstone
- Upper Road (o/s 75) Maidstone
- The Spinney (adj) Maidstone
- York Road (adj) Maidstone
- Park Way (opp) Shepway
- South Park Road (o/s 77) Shepway
- Kent Avenue Roundabout (SE-bound) Shepway
- Derby Road (opp) Shepway
- Suffolk Road (adj) Shepway
- St Martin's Church (opp) Shepway
- Oxford Road (adj) Shepway
85 towards Maidstone
All 30 stops
- Oxford Road (adj) Shepway
- Westmorland Road (opp) Shepway
- Westmorland Road Top (at) Shepway
- Westmorland Close (opp) Shepway
- Cheshire Road (adj) Shepway
- Cornwall Close (adj) Shepway
- Essex Road (opp) Shepway
- Hever Close (adj) Senacre Wood
- Titchfield Road (adj) Senacre Wood
- Cranbrook Close (adj) Senacre Wood
- Ifield Close (adj) Senacre Wood
- Graveney Road (adj) Senacre Wood
- Freeman Way (adj) Senacre Wood
- Westmorland Road (adj) Shepway
- Oxford Road (opp) Shepway
- St Martin's Church (adj) Shepway
- Suffolk Road (opp) Shepway
- Derby Road (adj) Shepway
- Kent Avenue Roundabout (on) Shepway
- South Park Road (o/s 112) Shepway
- Park Way (adj) Shepway
- York Road (opp) Maidstone
- The Spinney (opp) Maidstone
- Boys' Grammar School (W-bound) Maidstone
- Waterloo Street (adj) Maidstone
- Crompton Gardens (opp) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop H4) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop J5) Maidstone
- Mill Street (Stop C) Maidstone
- Royal Star Arcade (Stop M2) Maidstone
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 18 February 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 July 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 19 February 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 2 October 2022 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000208/37 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 85 bus?
The first 85 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:08 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 85 bus?
The last 85 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 85 bus cost?
Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 85: adult single £2.00 to £4.10, child single £1.70 to £3.50. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 85 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 85 bus?
The 85 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 PK0000208/37. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.