P3 Canterbury New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal ↔ Canterbury Whitefriars
Operated by Stagecoach South East. First bus 07:00, last bus 19:20. 195 journeys on weekdays.
⚠️ This route is listed as NOT included in the £3 national fare cap (per GOV.UK) —
Stagecoach South East sets its own fares here, though local discounts may apply.
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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 Canterbury Whitefriars · Monday to Friday towards Canterbury Whitefriars · Saturday towards Canterbury Whitefriars · Sunday towards Canterbury New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal · Monday to Friday towards Canterbury New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal · Saturday towards Canterbury New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal · Sunday
| New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal | 07:00 | 07:10 | 07:20 | 07:30 | 07:40 | 07:50 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 08:08 | 08:08 | 08:16 | 08:16 | 08:24 | 08:24 | 08:32 | 08:32 | 08:40 | 08:40 | 08:48 | 08:48 | 08:56 | 08:56 | 09:04 | 09:04 | 09:12 | 09:20 | 09:28 | 09:36 | 09:44 | 09:52 | 10:00 | 10:08 | 10:16 | 10:24 | 10:32 | 10:40 | 10:48 | 10:56 | 11:04 | 11:12 | 11:20 | 11:28 | 11:36 | 11:44 | 11:52 | 12:00 | 12:08 | 12:16 | 12:24 | 12:32 | 12:40 | 12:48 | 12:56 | 13:04 | 13:12 | 13:20 | 13:28 | 13:36 | 13:44 | 13:52 | 14:00 | 14:08 | 14:16 | 14:24 | 14:32 | 14:40 | 14:48 | 14:56 | 15:04 | 15:04 | 15:12 | 15:12 | 15:20 | 15:20 | 15:28 | 15:28 | 15:36 | 15:36 | 15:44 | 15:44 | 15:52 | 15:52 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:08 | 16:08 | 16:16 | 16:16 | 16:24 | 16:24 | 16:32 | 16:40 | 16:48 | 16:56 | 17:04 | 17:12 | 17:20 | 17:28 | 17:36 | 17:44 | 17:52 | 18:00 | 18:10 | 18:20 | 18:30 | 18:40 | 18:50 | 19:20 |
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| St Lawrence Road (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 08:04 | 08:12 | · | 08:20 | · | 08:28 | · | 08:36 | · | 08:44 | · | 08:52 | · | 09:00 | · | 09:08 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:08 | · | 15:16 | · | 15:24 | · | 15:32 | · | 15:40 | · | 15:48 | · | · | 15:56 | · | 16:04 | 16:12 | · | · | 16:20 | 16:28 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| St Augustine's Road (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 08:05 | 08:13 | · | 08:21 | · | 08:29 | · | 08:37 | · | 08:45 | · | 08:53 | · | 09:01 | · | 09:09 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:09 | · | 15:17 | · | 15:25 | · | 15:33 | · | 15:41 | · | 15:49 | · | · | 15:57 | · | 16:05 | 16:13 | · | · | 16:21 | 16:29 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Waitrose (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 08:06 | 08:14 | · | 08:22 | · | 08:30 | · | 08:38 | · | 08:46 | · | 08:54 | · | 09:02 | · | 09:10 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:10 | · | 15:18 | · | 15:26 | · | 15:34 | · | 15:42 | · | 15:50 | · | · | 15:58 | · | 16:06 | 16:14 | · | · | 16:22 | 16:30 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Kent Cricket Ground (adj) | 07:04 | 07:14 | 07:24 | 07:34 | 07:44 | 07:54 | 08:04 | · | · | 08:12 | · | 08:20 | · | 08:28 | · | 08:36 | · | 08:44 | · | 08:52 | · | 09:00 | · | 09:08 | 09:16 | 09:24 | 09:32 | 09:40 | 09:48 | 09:56 | 10:04 | 10:12 | 10:20 | 10:28 | 10:36 | 10:44 | 10:52 | 11:00 | 11:08 | 11:16 | 11:24 | 11:32 | 11:40 | 11:48 | 11:56 | 12:04 | 12:12 | 12:20 | 12:28 | 12:36 | 12:44 | 12:52 | 13:00 | 13:08 | 13:16 | 13:24 | 13:32 | 13:40 | 13:48 | 13:56 | 14:04 | 14:12 | 14:20 | 14:28 | 14:36 | 14:44 | 14:52 | 15:00 | · | 15:08 | · | 15:16 | · | 15:24 | · | 15:32 | · | 15:40 | · | 15:48 | 15:56 | · | 16:04 | · | · | 16:12 | 16:20 | · | · | 16:28 | 16:36 | 16:44 | 16:52 | 17:00 | 17:08 | 17:16 | 17:24 | 17:32 | 17:40 | 17:48 | 17:56 | 18:04 | 18:14 | 18:24 | 18:34 | 18:44 | 18:54 | 19:24 |
| Ethelbert Road (adj) | 07:05 | 07:15 | 07:25 | 07:35 | 07:45 | 07:55 | 08:05 | · | · | 08:13 | · | 08:21 | · | 08:29 | · | 08:37 | · | 08:45 | · | 08:53 | · | 09:01 | · | 09:09 | 09:17 | 09:25 | 09:33 | 09:41 | 09:49 | 09:57 | 10:05 | 10:13 | 10:21 | 10:29 | 10:37 | 10:45 | 10:53 | 11:01 | 11:09 | 11:17 | 11:25 | 11:33 | 11:41 | 11:49 | 11:57 | 12:05 | 12:13 | 12:21 | 12:29 | 12:37 | 12:45 | 12:53 | 13:01 | 13:09 | 13:17 | 13:25 | 13:33 | 13:41 | 13:49 | 13:57 | 14:05 | 14:13 | 14:21 | 14:29 | 14:37 | 14:45 | 14:53 | 15:01 | · | 15:09 | · | 15:17 | · | 15:25 | · | 15:33 | · | 15:41 | · | 15:49 | 15:57 | · | 16:05 | · | · | 16:13 | 16:21 | · | · | 16:29 | 16:37 | 16:45 | 16:53 | 17:01 | 17:09 | 17:17 | 17:25 | 17:33 | 17:41 | 17:49 | 17:57 | 18:05 | 18:15 | 18:25 | 18:35 | 18:45 | 18:55 | 19:25 |
| Health Centre (adj) | 07:07 | 07:17 | 07:27 | 07:37 | 07:47 | 07:57 | 08:07 | · | · | 08:15 | · | 08:23 | · | 08:31 | · | 08:39 | · | 08:47 | · | 08:55 | · | 09:03 | · | 09:11 | 09:19 | 09:27 | 09:35 | 09:43 | 09:51 | 09:59 | 10:07 | 10:15 | 10:23 | 10:31 | 10:39 | 10:47 | 10:55 | 11:03 | 11:11 | 11:19 | 11:27 | 11:35 | 11:43 | 11:51 | 11:59 | 12:07 | 12:15 | 12:23 | 12:31 | 12:39 | 12:47 | 12:55 | 13:03 | 13:11 | 13:19 | 13:27 | 13:35 | 13:43 | 13:51 | 13:59 | 14:07 | 14:15 | 14:23 | 14:31 | 14:39 | 14:47 | 14:55 | 15:03 | · | 15:11 | · | 15:19 | · | 15:27 | · | 15:35 | · | 15:43 | · | 15:51 | 15:59 | · | 16:07 | · | · | 16:15 | 16:23 | · | · | 16:31 | 16:39 | 16:47 | 16:55 | 17:03 | 17:11 | 17:19 | 17:27 | 17:35 | 17:43 | 17:51 | 17:59 | 18:07 | 18:17 | 18:27 | 18:37 | 18:47 | 18:57 | 19:27 |
| Whitefriars (Stop E3) | 07:08 | 07:18 | 07:28 | 07:38 | 07:48 | 07:58 | 08:08 | 08:08 | 08:16 | 08:16 | 08:24 | 08:24 | 08:32 | 08:32 | 08:40 | 08:40 | 08:48 | 08:48 | 08:56 | 08:56 | 09:04 | 09:04 | 09:12 | 09:12 | 09:20 | 09:28 | 09:36 | 09:44 | 09:52 | 10:00 | 10:08 | 10:16 | 10:24 | 10:32 | 10:40 | 10:48 | 10:56 | 11:04 | 11:12 | 11:20 | 11:28 | 11:36 | 11:44 | 11:52 | 12:00 | 12:08 | 12:16 | 12:24 | 12:32 | 12:40 | 12:48 | 12:56 | 13:04 | 13:12 | 13:20 | 13:28 | 13:36 | 13:44 | 13:52 | 14:00 | 14:08 | 14:16 | 14:24 | 14:32 | 14:40 | 14:48 | 14:56 | 15:04 | 15:12 | 15:12 | 15:20 | 15:20 | 15:28 | 15:28 | 15:36 | 15:36 | 15:44 | 15:44 | 15:52 | 15:52 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:08 | 16:08 | 16:16 | 16:16 | 16:24 | 16:24 | 16:32 | 16:32 | 16:40 | 16:48 | 16:56 | 17:04 | 17:12 | 17:20 | 17:28 | 17:36 | 17:44 | 17:52 | 18:00 | 18:08 | 18:18 | 18:28 | 18:38 | 18:48 | 18:58 | 19:28 |
Route map
All stops on route P3
P3 towards Canterbury Whitefriars
- New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal Canterbury
- St Lawrence Road (adj) Canterbury
- St Augustine's Road (opp) Canterbury
- Waitrose (opp) Canterbury
- Kent Cricket Ground (adj) Canterbury
- Ethelbert Road (adj) Canterbury
- Health Centre (adj) Canterbury
- Whitefriars (Stop E3) Canterbury
P3 towards Canterbury New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal
- Whitefriars (Stop E3) Canterbury
- St Augustine's Road (adj) Canterbury
- St Lawrence Road (opp) Canterbury
- New Dover Road Park and Ride Terminal Canterbury
Service history & registered changes
- Expired effective 14 Nov 2025 Operating between New Dover Road Park & Ride and Canterbury City Centre given service number P3 effective from 14 November 2025. To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first P3 bus?
The first P3 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last P3 bus?
The last P3 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the P3 bus cost?
GOV.UK lists this route as not included in the £3 national fare cap, so Stagecoach South East sets its own single fares — check their website for prices. Local discounted fares may still apply.
Who runs the P3 bus?
The P3 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.