8A Northdown Park Summerfield Road ↔ Canterbury Bus Station

Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 05:35, last bus 19:15. 51 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 8A 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 →

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 Canterbury Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Canterbury Bus Station · Saturday towards Northdown Park Summerfield Road · Monday to Friday towards Northdown Park Summerfield Road · Saturday
8A towards Canterbury Bus Station — Monday to Friday (26 journeys)
Summerfield Road (adj) 05:3506:1206:2407:10·07:2608:0208:4809:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2815:5016:2817:0017:3018:00
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) 05:4006:1706:2907:1507:5007:3108:0708:5309:3010:0010:3011:0011:3012:0012:3013:0013:3014:0014:3015:0015:3315:5516:3317:0517:3518:05
Laleham Corner (W-bound) 05:4206:1906:3107:1707:5207:3308:0908:5509:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3515:5716:3517:0717:3718:07
Cecil Square (Stop H) 05:5606:3306:4607:3508:1107:5208:2809:1609:5010:1710:4711:1711:4712:1712:4713:1713:4714:1714:4715:1715:5216:1416:5217:2417:5118:21
Railway Station (adj) 06:0506:4206:5507:4408:2408:0508:3909:2710:0110:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:2816:0316:2517:0317:34··
The Square (Stop C) ·····08:16····················
Railway Station (W-bound) ·····08:18····················
Canute Road (NW-bound) ·····08:22····················
The Square (Stop B) 06:1106:4807:0207:5108:35·08:5009:3510:0910:3611:0611:3612:0612:3613:0613:3614:0614:3615:0715:3716:1116:3317:1017:41··
The Length (opp) 06:1706:5407:0807:5708:41·08:5609:4110:1510:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1315:4316:1716:3917:1617:47··
Crown Inn (adj) 06:1906:5607:1108:0008:43·08:5809:4310:1710:4411:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1515:4516:1916:4117:1817:49··
Post Office (opp) 06:2407:0107:1608:0508:47·09:0209:4710:2110:4811:1811:4812:1812:4813:1813:4814:1814:4815:1915:4916:2316:4517:2217:53··
East View (opp) 06:2807:0507:2008:0908:51·09:0609:5110:2510:5211:2211:5212:2212:5213:2213:5214:2214:5215:2215:5216:2616:4817:2517:56··
Railway Station (adj) 06:3607:1407:3008:1909:00·09:1409:5910:3210:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:3116:0116:3216:5417:3118:02··
Bus Station (arrivals) 06:4807:2607:5008:3909:15·09:2910:1410:4711:1411:4412:1412:4413:1413:4414:1414:4415:1415:4616:1616:4717:0917:4618:17··

Route map

All stops on route 8A

8A towards Canterbury Bus Station

  1. Summerfield Road (adj) Northdown Park
  2. Eastchurch Road (adj) Northdown Park
  3. Lyngate Court (adj) Northdown Park
  4. Bus Garage (opp) Westwood
  5. Coxes Lane (adj) Northwood
  6. Hare and Hounds (adj) Northwood
  7. St Mark's Church (adj) Northwood
  8. Bookers (adj) Broadstairs
  9. Wilkes Road (adj) Broadstairs
  10. The Ridgeway (opp) Broadstairs
  11. Gladstone Road (adj) Broadstairs
  12. Swinburne Avenue (adj) Broadstairs
  13. East Kent College (opp) Broadstairs
  14. King Edward Avenue (adj) Broadstairs
  15. Baptist Church (opp) Broadstairs
  16. Pierremont Hall (adj) Broadstairs
  17. Railway Station (opp) Broadstairs
  18. Percy Road (adj) Broadstairs
  19. Bairds Hill (opp) Broadstairs
  20. Railway Bridge (W-bound) St Peters
  21. Grange Road (opp) St Peters
  22. Grafton Road (adj) St Peters
  23. Reading Street (opp) Kingsgate
  24. College (opp) Kingsgate
  25. The Nineteenth Hole (opp) Kingsgate
  26. Friends Corner (adj) Northdown Park
  27. The Wheatsheaf (opp) Cliftonville
  28. Northdown Way (adj) Cliftonville
  29. Laleham Corner (W-bound) Cliftonville
  30. Lower Northdown Avenue (NE-bound) Cliftonville
  31. Warwick Road (opp) Cliftonville
  32. Sweyn Road (opp) Cliftonville
  33. St Paul's Church (opp) Cliftonville
  34. Athelstan Road (opp) Cliftonville
  35. Dane Hill (adj) Margate
  36. Cecil Square (Stop H) Margate
  37. Marine Terrace (Stop C) Margate
  38. Nayland Rock (opp) Westbrook
  39. Royal Sea Bathing (opp) Westbrook
  40. Westcliff Road (opp) Westbrook
  41. Cliffe Avenue (opp) Westbrook
  42. Bridge Road (adj) Westbrook
  43. Bowes Avenue (opp) Westbrook
  44. Norman Road (adj) Westbrook
  45. Roxburgh Road (S-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
  46. Railway Station (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  47. Library (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  48. Domneva Road (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  49. Hengist Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  50. King Ethelbert School (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  51. St James's Terrace (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  52. Epple Road (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  53. The Square (Stop C) Birchington-on-Sea
  54. Railway Station (W-bound) Birchington-on-Sea
  55. Health Centre (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  56. Gallwey Avenue (opp) Minnis Bay
  57. Dane Road (adj) Minnis Bay
  58. Canute Road (NW-bound) Minnis Bay
  59. The Square (Stop B) Birchington-on-Sea
  60. Park Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  61. Broadley Avenue (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  62. Brooks End (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  63. Netherhale Farm (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  64. Crossroads (SW-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  65. The Length (opp) St Nicholas at Wade
  66. Crown Inn (adj) Sarre
  67. Wall End Farm (opp) Upstreet
  68. Grove Ferry Hill (adj) Upstreet
  69. Post Office (opp) Upstreet
  70. Port Farm (adj) Upstreet
  71. Lakesview Business Park (adj) Hersden
  72. Canterbury Industrial Park (adj) Hersden
  73. East View (opp) Hersden
  74. The Sycamores (opp) Hersden
  75. Chislet Gardens (opp) Hersden
  76. Bredlands Lane (opp) Westbere
  77. Pennington Close (adj) Westbere
  78. Redcot Lane (opp) Sturry
  79. Staines Hill (SW-bound) Sturry
  80. Homewood Road (opp) Sturry
  81. Railway Station (adj) Sturry
  82. Fordwich Road (adj) Sturry
  83. Vauxhall Road (opp) Vauxhall
  84. Reed Avenue (adj) Vauxhall
  85. South Street (adj) Sturry Road
  86. Asda (opp) Sturry Road
  87. Honeywood Close (adj) Sturry Road
  88. Kingsmead Roundabout (SW-bound) Northgate
  89. St Thomas' School (adj) Northgate
  90. Magistrates Court (adj) Canterbury
  91. Bus Station (arrivals) Canterbury

8A towards Northdown Park Summerfield Road

  1. Railway Station (o/s) Birchington-on-Sea
  2. Bus Station (Bay C2) Canterbury
  3. St Thomas' School (opp) Northgate
  4. Magistrates Court (opp) Canterbury
  5. Kingsmead Roundabout (adj) Northgate
  6. Brymore Road (opp) Sturry Road
  7. Asda (adj) Sturry Road
  8. Reed Avenue (opp) Vauxhall
  9. Sturry Road Park and Ride Terminal (opp) Vauxhall
  10. Fordwich Road (opp) Sturry
  11. Railway Station (opp) Sturry
  12. Homewood Road (adj) Sturry
  13. Staines Hill (NE-bound) Sturry
  14. Redcot Lane (adj) Sturry
  15. Pennington Close (opp) Westbere
  16. Bredlands Lane (adj) Westbere
  17. Chislet Gardens (adj) Hersden
  18. The Sycamores (adj) Hersden
  19. East View (adj) Hersden
  20. Canterbury Industrial Park (opp) Hersden
  21. Lakesview Business Park (opp) Hersden
  22. Port Farm (opp) Upstreet
  23. Post Office (adj) Upstreet
  24. Grove Ferry Hill (opp) Upstreet
  25. Wall End Farm (adj) Upstreet
  26. Crown Inn (opp) Sarre
  27. Crossroads (NE-bound) St Nicholas at Wade
  28. The Length (adj) St Nicholas at Wade
  29. Netherhale Farm (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  30. Brooks End (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  31. Broadley Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  32. Park Avenue (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  33. The Square (Stop A) Birchington-on-Sea
  34. Epple Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  35. St James's Terrace (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  36. King Ethelbert School (opp) Birchington-on-Sea
  37. Hengist Road (adj) Birchington-on-Sea
  38. Domneva Road (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  39. St Mildred's Road (N-bound) Westgate-on-Sea
  40. Carlton Cinema (adj) Westgate-on-Sea
  41. Adrian Square (opp) Westgate-on-Sea
  42. Norman Road (opp) Westbrook
  43. Bowes Avenue (adj) Westbrook
  44. Bridge Road (opp) Westbrook
  45. Cliffe Avenue (adj) Westbrook
  46. Rancorn Road (E-bound) Westbrook
  47. Royal Sea Bathing (adj) Westbrook
  48. Nayland Rock (adj) Westbrook
  49. Marine Terrace (Stop A) Margate
  50. Cecil Square (Stop F) Margate
  51. Dane Hill (opp) Margate
  52. Athelstan Road (adj) Cliftonville
  53. St Paul's Church (adj) Cliftonville
  54. Sweyn Road (adj) Cliftonville
  55. Warwick Road (adj) Cliftonville
  56. Richmond Avenue (opp) Cliftonville
  57. Laleham Corner (E-bound) Cliftonville
  58. Northdown Way (opp) Cliftonville
  59. The Wheatsheaf (adj) Cliftonville
  60. Lyngate Court (opp) Northdown Park
  61. Harbledown Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
  62. Springfield Road (just after) Northdown Park
  63. Knockholt Road (o/s 39) Northdown Park
  64. Lamberhurst Way (opp) Northdown Park
  65. Yardhurst Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
  66. Buckhurst Drive (opp) Northdown Park
  67. Sandhurst Road (W-bound) Northdown Park
  68. Speldhurst Gardens (opp) Northdown Park
  69. Summerfield Road (adj) Northdown Park
  70. Eastchurch Road (adj) Northdown Park
  71. Lyngate Court (adj) Northdown Park
  72. Friends Corner (opp) Northdown Park
  73. The Nineteenth Hole (adj) Kingsgate
  74. Rosetower Court (opp) Kingsgate
  75. Reading Street (adj) Kingsgate
  76. Grafton Road (opp) St Peters
  77. Grange Road (adj) St Peters
  78. Railway Bridge (SW-bound) St Peters
  79. Bairds Hill (adj) Broadstairs
  80. Railway Station (adj) Broadstairs
  81. Percy Road (opp) Broadstairs
  82. Pierremont Hall (opp) Broadstairs
  83. Baptist Church (adj) Broadstairs
  84. King Edward Avenue (opp) Broadstairs
  85. East Kent College (adj) Broadstairs
  86. Swinburne Avenue (opp) Broadstairs
  87. Gladstone Road (opp) Broadstairs
  88. The Ridgeway (adj) Broadstairs
  89. Pysons Road Roundabout (W-bound) Broadstairs
  90. Wilkes Road (opp) Broadstairs
  91. Bookers (opp) Broadstairs
  92. St Mark's Church (opp) Northwood
  93. Hare and Hounds (opp) Northwood
  94. Coxes Lane (opp) Northwood
  95. Stagecoach Bus Garage (at) Westwood

Service history & registered changes

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

CanterburyMargateBroadstairsBirchington-on-SeaSt PetersCliftonvilleWestgate-on-SeaWestwoodNorthdown ParkWestbrookNorthwoodSturry

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?

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 the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.