8A Northdown Park to Canterbury via Broadstairs, Margate
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 05:35, last bus 19:15. 51 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.90 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 05:35 | 06:12 | 06:24 | 07:10 | 07:26 to Birchington-on-Sea Railway Station | 07:22 | 08:02 | 08:48 | 09:25 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:28 | 15:50 | 16:28 | 17:00 | 17:30 to Margate Cecil Square | 18:00 to Margate Cecil Square |
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| Summerfield Road (adj) | 05:35 | 06:12 | 06:24 | 07:10 | 07:26 | · | 08:02 | 08:48 | 09:25 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:28 | 15:50 | 16:28 | 17:00 | 17:30 | 18:00 |
| Bus Garage (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | 07:22 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Gladstone Road (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | 07:30 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Pierremont Hall (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | 07:34 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Railway Bridge (W-bound) | · | · | · | · | · | 07:38 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Nineteenth Hole (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | 07:45 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Wheatsheaf (opp) | 05:40 | 06:17 | 06:29 | 07:15 | 07:31 | 07:50 | 08:07 | 08:53 | 09:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 | 12:00 | 12:30 | 13:00 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:00 | 15:33 | 15:55 | 16:33 | 17:05 | 17:35 | 18:05 |
| Laleham Corner (W-bound) | 05:42 | 06:19 | 06:31 | 07:17 | 07:33 | 07:52 | 08:09 | 08:55 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:02 | 15:35 | 15:57 | 16:35 | 17:07 | 17:37 | 18:07 |
| Cecil Square (Stop H) | 05:56 | 06:33 | 06:46 | 07:35 | 07:52 | 08:11 | 08:28 | 09:16 | 09:50 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:47 | 14:17 | 14:47 | 15:17 | 15:52 | 16:14 | 16:52 | 17:24 | 17:51 | 18:21 |
| Railway Station (adj) | 06:05 | 06:42 | 06:55 | 07:44 | 08:05 | 08:24 | 08:39 | 09:27 | 10:01 | 10:28 | 10:58 | 11:28 | 11:58 | 12:28 | 12:58 | 13:28 | 13:58 | 14:28 | 14:58 | 15:28 | 16:03 | 16:25 | 17:03 | 17:34 | · | · |
| The Square (Stop C) | · | · | · | · | 08:16 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Railway Station (W-bound) | · | · | · | · | 08:18 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| The Square (Stop B) | 06:11 | 06:48 | 07:02 | 07:51 | · | 08:35 | 08:50 | 09:35 | 10:09 | 10:36 | 11:06 | 11:36 | 12:06 | 12:36 | 13:06 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:36 | 15:07 | 15:37 | 16:11 | 16:33 | 17:10 | 17:41 | · | · |
| The Length (opp) | 06:17 | 06:54 | 07:08 | 07:57 | · | 08:41 | 08:56 | 09:41 | 10:15 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:13 | 15:43 | 16:17 | 16:39 | 17:16 | 17:47 | · | · |
| Crown Inn (adj) | 06:19 | 06:56 | 07:11 | 08:00 | · | 08:43 | 08:58 | 09:43 | 10:17 | 10:44 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:14 | 13:44 | 14:14 | 14:44 | 15:15 | 15:45 | 16:19 | 16:41 | 17:18 | 17:49 | · | · |
| Post Office (opp) | 06:24 | 07:01 | 07:16 | 08:05 | · | 08:47 | 09:02 | 09:47 | 10:21 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 15:19 | 15:49 | 16:23 | 16:45 | 17:22 | 17:53 | · | · |
| East View (opp) | 06:28 | 07:05 | 07:20 | 08:09 | · | 08:51 | 09:06 | 09:51 | 10:25 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:22 | 15:52 | 16:26 | 16:48 | 17:25 | 17:56 | · | · |
| Railway Station (adj) | 06:36 | 07:14 | 07:30 | 08:19 | · | 09:00 | 09:14 | 09:59 | 10:32 | 10:59 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:29 | 12:59 | 13:29 | 13:59 | 14:29 | 14:59 | 15:31 | 16:01 | 16:32 | 16:54 | 17:31 | 18:02 | · | · |
| Bus Station (arrivals) | 06:48 | 07:26 | 07:50 | 08:39 | · | 09:15 | 09:29 | 10:14 | 10:47 | 11:14 | 11:44 | 12:14 | 12:44 | 13:14 | 13:44 | 14:14 | 14:44 | 15:14 | 15:46 | 16:16 | 16:47 | 17:09 | 17:46 | 18:17 | · | · |
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Fares on the 8A
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 8A
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, 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 8A
8A towards Canterbury
All 87 stops
- Summerfield Road (adj) Northdown Park
- Eastchurch Road (adj) Northdown Park
- Lyngate Court (adj) Northdown Park
- Bus Garage (opp) Westwood
- Coxes Lane (adj) Northwood
- Hare and Hounds (adj) Northwood
- St Mark's Church (adj) Northwood
- Bookers (adj) Broadstairs
- Wilkes Road (adj) Broadstairs
- The Ridgeway (opp) Broadstairs
- Gladstone Road (adj) Broadstairs
- Swinburne Avenue (adj) Broadstairs
- East Kent College (opp) Broadstairs
- King Edward Avenue (adj) Broadstairs
- Baptist Church (opp) Broadstairs
- Pierremont Hall (adj) Broadstairs
- Railway Station (opp) Broadstairs
- Percy Road (adj) Broadstairs
- Bairds Hill (opp) Broadstairs
- Railway Bridge (W-bound) St Peters
- Grange Road (opp) St Peters
- Grafton Road (adj) St Peters
- Reading Street (opp) Kingsgate
- College (opp) Kingsgate
- The Nineteenth Hole (opp) Kingsgate
- Friends Corner (adj) Northdown Park
- The Wheatsheaf (opp) Cliftonville
- Northdown Way (adj) Cliftonville
- Laleham Corner (W-bound) Cliftonville
- Lower Northdown Avenue (NE-bound) Cliftonville
- Warwick Road (opp) Cliftonville
- Sweyn Road (opp) Cliftonville
- St Paul's Church (opp) Cliftonville
- Athelstan Road (opp) Cliftonville
- Dane Hill (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 C) Birchington-on-Sea
- Railway Station (W-bound) Birchington-on-Sea
- The Square (Stop B) 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
8A towards Northdown Park
All 95 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
- Dane Hill (opp) Margate
- Athelstan Road (adj) Cliftonville
- St Paul's Church (adj) Cliftonville
- Sweyn Road (adj) Cliftonville
- Warwick Road (adj) Cliftonville
- Richmond Avenue (opp) Cliftonville
- Laleham Corner (E-bound) Cliftonville
- Northdown Way (opp) Cliftonville
- The Wheatsheaf (adj) Cliftonville
- Lyngate Court (opp) Northdown Park
- Harbledown Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
- Springfield Road (just after) Northdown Park
- Knockholt Road (o/s 39) Northdown Park
- Lamberhurst Way (opp) Northdown Park
- Yardhurst Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
- Buckhurst Drive (opp) Northdown Park
- Sandhurst Road (W-bound) Northdown Park
- Speldhurst Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
- Summerfield Road (adj) Northdown Park
- Eastchurch Road (adj) Northdown Park
- Lyngate Court (adj) Northdown Park
- Friends Corner (opp) Northdown Park
- The Nineteenth Hole (adj) Kingsgate
- Rosetower Court (opp) Kingsgate
- Reading Street (adj) Kingsgate
- Grafton Road (opp) St Peters
- Grange Road (adj) St Peters
- Railway Bridge (SW-bound) St Peters
- Bairds Hill (adj) Broadstairs
- Percy Road (opp) Broadstairs
- Railway Station (adj) Broadstairs
- Pierremont Hall (opp) Broadstairs
- Baptist Church (adj) Broadstairs
- King Edward Avenue (opp) Broadstairs
- East Kent College (adj) Broadstairs
- Swinburne Avenue (opp) Broadstairs
- Gladstone Road (opp) Broadstairs
- The Ridgeway (adj) Broadstairs
- Wilkes Road (opp) Broadstairs
- Pysons Road Roundabout (W-bound) Broadstairs
- Bookers (opp) Broadstairs
- St Mark's Church (opp) Northwood
- Hare and Hounds (opp) Northwood
- Coxes Lane (opp) Northwood
- Stagecoach Bus Garage (at) Westwood
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 8A bus?
The first 8A departure on weekdays leaves at 05:35 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 8A bus?
The last 8A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:15. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 8A bus cost?
Stagecoach South East's published fares on the 8A: adult single £1.90 to £3.00, child single £1.10 to £3.00. The 8A 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 8A bus?
The 8A is operated by Stagecoach South East.
Timetable data from Stagecoach South East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.