5 bus: The Moor – Maidstone

Arriva Kent and Surrey bus 5 runs between The Moor and Maidstone via Hawkhurst, Cranbrook, Sissinghurst and Staplehurst. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from The Moor leaves at 06:41 and the last at 18:35, about every hour 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 5 bus from Maidstone to The Moor?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Maidstone at 07:12 and the last at 18:17, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 5 bus from The Moor to Maidstone?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves The Moor at 06:41 and the last at 18:35, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 5 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 5 bus run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 14 journeys from The Moor.
Where does the 5 bus stop?
Main stops from The Moor to Maidstone: The Eight Bells (The Moor), Highgate Hill (Hawkhurst), War Memorial (Cranbrook), Congregational Church (Cranbrook), Recreation Ground (Sissinghurst), Station Approach (Staplehurst), Linton Corner (Linton), The Wheatsheaf (Shepway), Maidstone West Railway Station (Maidstone), Oakwood Park (Maidstone), Somerfield Hospital (Maidstone), King Street (Maidstone), Invicta Girls' Grammar School (Vinters Park), Chequers Bus Station (Maidstone). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 5 bus?
Arriva Kent and Surrey.

Maidstone to The Moor

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Chequers Bus Station, Maidstone07:1209:2710:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:1216:1116:1317:1718:17
The Wheatsheaf, Shepway07:2209:3510:3511:3512:3513:3714:3615:2516:2216:2317:2718:27
Linton Corner07:3208:4409:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4515:3916:3116:3217:3618:35
Station Approach, Staplehurst07:4508:5409:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5615:5116:4416:4517:4718:47
Recreation Ground, Sissinghurst08:0009:0710:0711:0712:0713:0714:0715:0916:0416:5716:5818:0019:00
Congregational Church, Cranbrook08:0809:1310:1311:1312:1313:1314:1315:1516:1017:0317:0418:0619:06
War Memorial, Cranbrook08:1009:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:1716:1217:0517:0618:0819:08
Highgate Hill, Hawkhurst08:2409:2510:2511:2512:2513:2515:2716:2417:2018:18
The Eight Bells, The Moor08:2609:2710:2711:2712:2713:2715:2916:2617:2218:20

The Moor to Maidstone

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
The Eight Bells, The Moor06:4108:5909:3510:3511:3512:3513:3515:4016:3517:3518:35
Highgate Hill, Hawkhurst06:4509:0309:3910:3911:3912:3913:3915:4416:3917:3918:39
War Memorial, Cranbrook06:5907:0107:2209:1409:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:2515:5516:5017:5018:50
Congregational Church, Cranbrook07:0107:0307:2409:1609:5210:5211:5212:5213:5214:2715:5716:5217:5218:52
Recreation Ground, Sissinghurst07:0707:0907:3009:2209:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:3316:0416:5917:5818:58
Station Approach, Staplehurst07:2207:2307:4409:3710:1111:1112:1113:1114:1114:4616:1717:1218:1119:11
Linton Corner07:3707:3507:5809:5010:2211:2212:2213:2214:2214:5716:2817:2318:2219:22
The Wheatsheaf, Shepway07:4607:5008:0709:5910:3211:3212:3213:3214:3215:0716:3817:3318:3119:31
Maidstone West Railway Station08:00
Oakwood Park, Maidstone08:06
Somerfield Hospital, Maidstone08:23
King Street, Maidstone08:0408:2110:0910:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:1716:5017:4518:4019:40
Invicta Girls' Grammar School, Vinters Park08:1208:29
Chequers Bus Station, Maidstone10:1110:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:1916:5217:4718:4219:42

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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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