12 bus: Maidstone – Tenterden
Arriva Kent and Surrey bus 12 runs between Maidstone and Tenterden via Shepway, Warmlake Corner, Headcorn and Biddenden. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Shepway leaves at 06:05 and the last at 23:25, about every 30 minutes during the day.
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last 12 bus from Maidstone to Tenterden?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Maidstone at 06:05 and the last at 23:25, 28 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 12 bus from Tenterden to Vinters Park?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Tenterden at 06:03 and the last at 22:25, 28 journeys in all.
- Does the 12 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 12 bus run?
- On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 28 journeys from Shepway.
- Where does the 12 bus stop?
- Main stops from Maidstone to Tenterden: Royal Star Arcade (Maidstone), Chequers Bus Station (Maidstone), Longfield Place (Shepway), Sutton Road Morrisons (Shepway), The Plough (Warmlake Corner), George and Dragon (Headcorn), Railway Station (Headcorn), Railway Station Forecourt (Headcorn), The Weavers (Biddenden), Homewood School Grounds (Tenterden), The Fat Ox (Tenterden), The Vine (Tenterden). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 12 bus?
- Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Maidstone to Tenterden
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Star Arcade, Maidstone | 06:30 | 07:10 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 15:25 | 15:47 | 15:50 | 16:15 | 16:45 | 17:10 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:10 | 19:55 | 21:25 | 23:25 | |||
| Chequers Bus Station, Maidstone | 06:34 | 07:14 | 09:19 | 09:49 | 10:19 | 10:49 | 11:19 | 11:49 | 12:19 | 12:49 | 13:19 | 13:54 | 14:24 | 15:29 | 15:51 | 15:54 | 16:19 | 16:49 | 17:14 | 18:04 | 18:34 | 19:14 | 19:59 | 21:29 | 23:29 | |||
| Longfield Place, Shepway | 06:05 | 06:46 | 07:26 | 08:55 | 09:27 | 09:57 | 10:27 | 10:57 | 11:27 | 11:57 | 12:27 | 12:57 | 13:27 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:40 | 16:02 | 16:05 | 16:30 | 17:00 | 17:25 | 18:16 | 18:44 | 19:24 | 20:05 | 21:35 | 23:35 | |
| Sutton Road Morrisons, Shepway | 06:10 | 06:51 | 07:31 | 09:00 | 09:32 | 10:02 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:45 | 16:07 | 16:10 | 16:35 | 17:05 | 17:30 | 18:21 | 18:49 | 19:29 | 20:09 | 21:39 | 23:39 | |
| The Plough, Warmlake Corner | 06:18 | 07:00 | 07:40 | 09:08 | 09:40 | 10:10 | 10:40 | 11:10 | 11:40 | 12:10 | 12:40 | 13:10 | 13:40 | 14:15 | 14:46 | 15:54 | 16:17 | 16:19 | 16:44 | 17:14 | 17:38 | 18:29 | 18:56 | 19:35 | 20:16 | 21:46 | 23:46 | |
| George and Dragon, Headcorn | 06:29 | 07:15 | 07:55 | 07:55 | 09:19 | 09:51 | 10:21 | 10:51 | 11:21 | 11:51 | 12:21 | 12:51 | 13:21 | 13:51 | 14:26 | 14:57 | 16:07 | 16:29 | 16:32 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:49 | 18:40 | 19:05 | 19:44 | 20:26 | 21:56 | 23:56 |
| Railway Station, Headcorn | 06:31 | 07:17 | 07:57 | 07:57 | 09:21 | 09:53 | 10:23 | 10:53 | 11:23 | 11:53 | 12:23 | 12:53 | 13:23 | 13:53 | 14:28 | 14:59 | 16:09 | 16:31 | 16:34 | 16:57 | 17:27 | 17:51 | 18:49 | 19:07 | 19:46 | 20:28 | 21:58 | 23:58 |
| Railway Station Forecourt, Headcorn | 07:18 | 16:32 | 19:08 | 19:47 | 20:29 | 21:59 | 23:59 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| The Weavers, Biddenden | 06:41 | 08:08 | 08:08 | 09:31 | 10:03 | 10:33 | 11:03 | 11:33 | 12:03 | 12:33 | 13:03 | 13:33 | 14:03 | 14:38 | 15:09 | 16:19 | 16:44 | 17:07 | 17:37 | 18:01 | 18:57 | 19:16 | 19:55 | 20:37 | 22:07 | |||
| Homewood School Grounds, Tenterden | 08:29 | 08:29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Fat Ox, Tenterden | 06:50 | 08:31 | 08:31 | 09:42 | 10:12 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:47 | 15:18 | 16:30 | 16:55 | 17:18 | 17:48 | 18:12 | 19:06 | 19:25 | 20:04 | 20:46 | 22:16 | |||
| The Vine, Tenterden | 06:55 | 08:36 | 08:36 | 09:47 | 10:17 | 10:47 | 11:17 | 11:47 | 12:17 | 12:47 | 13:17 | 13:47 | 14:17 | 14:52 | 15:23 | 16:35 | 17:00 | 17:23 | 17:53 | 18:17 | 19:10 | 19:29 | 20:08 | 20:50 | 22:20 |
Tenterden to Maidstone
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 | Journey 19 | Journey 20 | Journey 21 | Journey 22 | Journey 23 | Journey 24 | Journey 25 | Journey 26 | Journey 27 | Journey 28 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vine, Tenterden | 06:03 | 06:34 | 06:51 | 07:01 | 09:05 | 09:30 | 09:55 | 10:25 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:30 | 15:05 | 15:45 | 16:45 | 17:10 | 17:40 | 18:00 | 18:23 | 19:37 | 20:25 | 22:25 | ||
| The Crown, St Michaels | 06:08 | 06:40 | 06:57 | 07:07 | 09:11 | 09:36 | 10:01 | 10:31 | 11:01 | 11:31 | 12:01 | 12:31 | 13:01 | 13:31 | 14:01 | 14:41 | 15:16 | 15:56 | 16:52 | 17:16 | 17:45 | 18:05 | 18:28 | 19:42 | 20:30 | 22:30 | ||
| The Weavers, Biddenden | 06:18 | 06:49 | 07:06 | 07:16 | 09:20 | 09:45 | 10:09 | 10:39 | 11:09 | 11:39 | 12:09 | 12:39 | 13:09 | 13:39 | 14:09 | 14:49 | 15:25 | 16:05 | 17:01 | 17:25 | 17:52 | 18:12 | 18:35 | 19:49 | 20:37 | 22:37 | ||
| Railway Station, Headcorn | 06:27 | 06:58 | 07:15 | 07:25 | 09:29 | 09:54 | 10:18 | 10:48 | 11:18 | 11:48 | 12:18 | 12:48 | 13:18 | 13:48 | 14:18 | 14:58 | 15:34 | 16:14 | 17:10 | 17:34 | 17:59 | 18:19 | 18:42 | 19:56 | 20:44 | 22:44 | ||
| Railway Station Forecourt, Headcorn | 07:50 | 08:58 | 18:00 | 18:20 | 18:43 | 19:57 | 20:45 | 22:45 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George and Dragon, Headcorn | 06:29 | 07:00 | 07:18 | 07:28 | 07:53 | 09:01 | 09:31 | 09:56 | 10:20 | 10:50 | 11:20 | 11:50 | 12:20 | 12:50 | 13:20 | 13:50 | 14:20 | 15:00 | 15:36 | 16:16 | 17:12 | 17:36 | 18:03 | 18:23 | 18:45 | 19:59 | 20:47 | 22:47 |
| The Plough, Warmlake Corner | 06:41 | 07:14 | 07:32 | 07:42 | 08:04 | 09:13 | 09:43 | 10:08 | 10:32 | 11:02 | 11:32 | 12:02 | 12:32 | 13:02 | 13:32 | 14:02 | 14:32 | 15:13 | 15:51 | 16:31 | 17:27 | 17:49 | 18:14 | 18:34 | 18:56 | 20:10 | 20:58 | 22:58 |
| Sutton Road Morrisons, Shepway | 06:52 | 07:25 | 07:44 | 07:53 | 08:18 | 09:24 | 09:53 | 10:18 | 10:42 | 11:12 | 11:42 | 12:12 | 12:42 | 13:12 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:42 | 15:23 | 16:01 | 16:41 | 17:37 | 17:57 | 18:22 | 18:42 | 19:02 | 20:16 | 21:04 | 23:04 |
| Sutton Road Cemetery, Shepway | 06:56 | 07:29 | 07:49 | 08:00 | 08:25 | 09:28 | 09:57 | 10:22 | 10:46 | 11:16 | 11:46 | 12:16 | 12:46 | 13:16 | 13:46 | 14:16 | 14:46 | 15:27 | 16:05 | 16:45 | 17:41 | 18:01 | 18:26 | 18:46 | 19:06 | 20:20 | 21:08 | 23:08 |
| Royal Star Arcade, Maidstone | 07:05 | 07:42 | 08:06 | 08:15 | 08:40 | 09:38 | 10:07 | 10:31 | 10:55 | 11:25 | 11:55 | 12:25 | 12:55 | 13:25 | 13:55 | 14:25 | 14:55 | 15:39 | 16:19 | 16:59 | 17:53 | 18:11 | 18:35 | 18:55 | 19:14 | 20:28 | 21:16 | 23:16 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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