281 bus: High Brooms – Rusthall
Arriva Kent and Surrey bus 281 runs between Rusthall and High Brooms via Showfields and Tunbridge Wells. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Rusthall leaves at 05:46 and the last at 22:00, about every 20 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 281 bus from Rusthall to High Brooms?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Rusthall at 05:46 and the last at 22:00, 44 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last 281 bus from High Brooms to Rusthall?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves High Brooms at 06:25 and the last at 22:30, 42 journeys in all.
- Does the 281 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the 281 bus run?
- On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every 20 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 44 journeys from Rusthall.
- Where does the 281 bus stop?
- Main stops from Rusthall to High Brooms: Parsonage Close (Rusthall), Old West Station Sainsbury's (Showfields), Railway Station (Tunbridge Wells), Grosvenor Road (Tunbridge Wells), Barnetts Way (High Brooms). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the 281 bus?
- Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Rusthall to High Brooms
| 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 | Journey 29 | Journey 30 | Journey 31 | Journey 32 | Journey 33 | Journey 34 | Journey 35 | Journey 36 | Journey 37 | Journey 38 | Journey 39 | Journey 40 | Journey 41 | Journey 42 | Journey 43 | Journey 44 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parsonage Close, Rusthall | 05:46 | 06:06 | 06:26 | 06:55 | 07:13 | 07:32 | 07:52 | 08:15 | 08:35 | 08:55 | 09:17 | 09:37 | 09:57 | 10:17 | 10:37 | 10:57 | 11:17 | 11:37 | 11:57 | 12:17 | 12:37 | 12:57 | 13:17 | 13:37 | 13:57 | 14:17 | 14:37 | 14:57 | 15:17 | 15:37 | 15:58 | 16:19 | 16:40 | 17:01 | 17:22 | 17:43 | 18:04 | 18:27 | 18:57 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 22:00 |
| Old West Station Sainsbury's, Showfields | 05:57 | 06:17 | 06:37 | 07:06 | 07:24 | 07:43 | 08:05 | 08:28 | 08:48 | 09:08 | 09:28 | 09:48 | 10:08 | 10:28 | 10:48 | 11:08 | 11:28 | 11:48 | 12:08 | 12:28 | 12:48 | 13:08 | 13:28 | 13:48 | 14:08 | 14:28 | 14:48 | 15:08 | 15:28 | 15:48 | 16:09 | 16:30 | 16:51 | 17:12 | 17:33 | 17:54 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 19:06 | 19:39 | 20:09 | 20:39 | 21:09 | 22:09 |
| Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells | 06:01 | 06:21 | 06:41 | 07:11 | 07:30 | 07:49 | 08:10 | 08:33 | 08:53 | 09:13 | 09:33 | 09:53 | 10:13 | 10:33 | 10:53 | 11:13 | 11:33 | 11:53 | 12:13 | 12:33 | 12:53 | 13:13 | 13:33 | 13:53 | 14:13 | 14:33 | 14:53 | 15:13 | 15:33 | 15:52 | 16:14 | 16:35 | 16:56 | 17:17 | 17:38 | 17:59 | 18:20 | 18:41 | 19:11 | 19:43 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 22:13 |
| Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells | 06:27 | 06:47 | 07:17 | 07:36 | 07:55 | 08:16 | 08:39 | 08:59 | 09:19 | 09:39 | 09:59 | 10:19 | 10:39 | 10:59 | 11:19 | 11:39 | 11:59 | 12:19 | 12:39 | 12:59 | 13:19 | 13:39 | 13:59 | 14:19 | 14:39 | 14:59 | 15:19 | 15:39 | 15:58 | 16:20 | 16:41 | 17:02 | 17:23 | 17:44 | 18:05 | 18:26 | 18:47 | 19:16 | 19:47 | 20:17 | 20:47 | 21:17 | 22:17 | |
| Barnetts Way, High Brooms | 06:37 | 06:57 | 07:27 | 07:47 | 08:08 | 08:29 | 08:49 | 09:09 | 09:29 | 09:49 | 10:09 | 10:29 | 10:49 | 11:09 | 11:29 | 11:49 | 12:09 | 12:29 | 12:49 | 13:09 | 13:29 | 13:49 | 14:09 | 14:29 | 14:49 | 15:09 | 15:29 | 15:50 | 16:09 | 16:31 | 16:52 | 17:13 | 17:34 | 17:55 | 18:15 | 18:36 | 18:57 | 19:25 | 19:55 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:25 | 22:25 |
High Brooms to Rusthall
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| Barnetts Way, High Brooms | 06:25 | 06:53 | 07:13 | 07:34 | 07:53 | 08:13 | 08:35 | 08:55 | 09:15 | 09:37 | 10:00 | 10:20 | 10:40 | 11:00 | 11:20 | 11:40 | 12:00 | 12:20 | 12:40 | 13:00 | 13:20 | 13:40 | 14:00 | 14:20 | 14:40 | 14:58 | 15:18 | 15:35 | 15:56 | 16:16 | 16:38 | 17:00 | 17:21 | 17:47 | 18:20 | 18:53 | 19:30 | 20:00 | 20:30 | 21:00 | 21:30 | 22:30 |
| Silverdale Road, High Brooms | 06:31 | 07:00 | 07:21 | 07:43 | 08:03 | 08:23 | 08:45 | 09:05 | 09:25 | 09:46 | 10:07 | 10:27 | 10:47 | 11:07 | 11:27 | 11:47 | 12:07 | 12:27 | 12:47 | 13:07 | 13:27 | 13:47 | 14:07 | 14:27 | 14:47 | 15:05 | 15:25 | 15:44 | 16:05 | 16:25 | 16:46 | 17:07 | 17:28 | 17:54 | 18:27 | 19:00 | 19:35 | 20:05 | 20:35 | 21:05 | 21:35 | 22:35 |
| Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells | 06:41 | 07:12 | 07:33 | 07:56 | 08:16 | 08:36 | 08:58 | 09:18 | 09:38 | 09:58 | 10:18 | 10:38 | 10:58 | 11:18 | 11:38 | 11:58 | 12:18 | 12:38 | 12:58 | 13:18 | 13:38 | 13:58 | 14:18 | 14:38 | 14:58 | 15:16 | 15:37 | 15:58 | 16:19 | 16:39 | 17:00 | 17:21 | 17:42 | 18:06 | 18:38 | 19:11 | 19:43 | 20:13 | 20:43 | 21:13 | 21:43 | 22:43 |
| Old West Station Sainsbury's, Showfields | 06:46 | 07:17 | 07:38 | 08:01 | 08:21 | 08:41 | 09:03 | 09:23 | 09:43 | 10:03 | 10:23 | 10:43 | 11:03 | 11:23 | 11:43 | 12:03 | 12:23 | 12:43 | 13:03 | 13:23 | 13:43 | 14:03 | 14:23 | 14:43 | 15:03 | 15:22 | 15:43 | 16:04 | 16:25 | 16:46 | 17:07 | 17:28 | 17:49 | 18:12 | 18:43 | 19:16 | 19:47 | 20:17 | 20:47 | 21:17 | 21:47 | 22:47 |
| Parsonage Close, Rusthall | 06:55 | 07:26 | 07:47 | 08:10 | 08:30 | 08:50 | 09:12 | 09:32 | 09:52 | 10:12 | 10:32 | 10:52 | 11:12 | 11:32 | 11:52 | 12:12 | 12:32 | 12:52 | 13:12 | 13:32 | 13:52 | 14:12 | 14:32 | 14:52 | 15:12 | 15:32 | 15:53 | 16:14 | 16:35 | 16:56 | 17:17 | 17:38 | 17:59 | 18:22 | 18:52 | 19:25 | 19:55 | 20:25 | 20:55 | 21:25 | 21:55 | 22:55 |
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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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