Buses to University for the Creative Arts (Maidstone)

19 bus routes serve University for the Creative Arts (Maidstone). Weekday buses run from 05:29 to 23:21.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving University for the Creative Arts (Maidstone)

• 5 Maidstone → The Moor via Shepway, Hawkhurst Mon–Fri 08:05–15:50 no Sunday service Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 79 Maidstone → Allington via Palace Wood Mon–Fri 09:45–11:56 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 3 Maidstone → Barming Heath Mon–Fri 06:09–23:07 Sun 06:13–19:39 Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 7 Maidstone → Tunbridge Wells via Barming, Tonbridge Mon–Fri 05:29–23:21 Sun 08:27–17:56 Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 6 Vinters Park → Tunbridge Wells via Maidstone, Barming Mon–Fri 07:08–16:52 no Sunday service Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 510 Ashford → Maidstone via Leeds, Bearsted Mon–Fri 08:22–08:24 no Sunday service Stagecoach South East
• 9 Maidstone → Downswood via Vinters Park, Bearsted Mon–Fri 08:11–15:45 no Sunday service Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 575 Maidstone → Kings Hill via Barming, Larkfield Mon–Fri 08:02–15:40 no Sunday service Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 554 Larkfield → Vinters Park via Barming, Maidstone Mon–Fri 08:00–15:47 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 575 Clare Park → Vinters Park via Larkfield, Maidstone Mon–Fri 08:01–15:40 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 588 Maidstone → West Malling via Barming, Wateringbury Mon–Fri 14:50–15:25 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 588R Aylesford → Maidstone via Larkfield, Barming Mon–Fri 08:08–15:37 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 6X Maidstone → Pembury via Barming, Wateringbury Mon–Fri 06:05–06:06 no Sunday service Arriva Kent and Surrey
• 529 Peters Village → Vinters Park via Allington, Maidstone Mon–Fri 15:52–15:52 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 527 Maidstone → Marden via Shepway, Loose Mon–Fri 15:50–15:50 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 25A Chainhurst → Maidstone via Yalding, Tovil Mon–Fri 08:17–08:17 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 506 Maidstone → Five Oak Green via Barming, Paddock Wood Mon–Fri 14:53–15:28 no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 130 Twydall → Maidstone via Rainham, Parkwood no Sunday service Nu-Venture
• 6 Maidstone Mon–Fri 15:25–15:25 no Sunday service Nu-Venture

Live times at the campus stops

Direct buses to University for the Creative Arts from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other University for the Creative Arts campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University for the Creative Arts (Maidstone)?

19 routes serve the campus: the 5 (towards The Eight Bells), the 79 (towards Allington), the 3 (towards Maidstone Hospital), the 7 (towards Railway Station), the 6 (towards Railway Station), the 510 (towards Maidstone Earl Street), the 9 (towards Tesco), the 575 (towards Asda), the 554 (towards Invicta Girls' Grammar School), the 575 (towards Invicta Girls' Grammar School), the 588 (towards Town Hill Roundabout), the 588R (towards Saxon Mews) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University for the Creative Arts?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 19 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University for the Creative Arts?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:29, on the 7. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

Not on these routes — the last weekday bus from the campus is 23:21. Check the town page for late services from the centre. Term-time student services sometimes run later than the year-round timetable published here.

Do buses run to University for the Creative Arts outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University for the Creative Arts, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus, or every stop and route in Maidstone.