256 bus: Wadhurst – Tunbridge Wells

Autocar Bus & Coach Services bus 256 runs between St Johns and Wadhurst via Tunbridge Wells, Showfields, Frant and Bells Yew Green. Runs Monday to Friday. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Tunbridge Wells leaves at 09:00 and the last at 17:50, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by Autocar Bus & Coach Services. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 256 bus from St Johns to Wadhurst?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves St Johns at 09:00 and the last at 17:50, 5 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 256 bus from Wadhurst to St Johns?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Wadhurst at 07:40 and the last at 17:03, 5 journeys in all.
Does the 256 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Friday.
How often does the 256 bus run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 5 journeys from Tunbridge Wells.
Where does the 256 bus stop?
Main stops from St Johns to Wadhurst: War Memorial (Tunbridge Wells), Railway Station (Tunbridge Wells), Old West Station Sainsbury's (Showfields), The Bull (Tunbridge Wells), Birling Road (Tunbridge Wells), Railway Station (Frant), Rushlye Green (Bells Yew Green), Clay Hill Road (Hook Green), The Vineyard (The Down), High Street (Lamberhurst), Crossroads (The Down), The Old Vine (Cousley Wood), South View Corner (Sparrows Green), Railway Station (Wadhurst) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 256 bus?
Autocar Bus & Coach Services.

Tunbridge Wells to Wadhurst

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5
War Memorial, Tunbridge Wells09:0011:1512:4516:1517:50
Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells09:0311:1812:4816:1817:53
Old West Station Sainsbury's, Showfields11:2012:5016:2317:59
The Bull, Tunbridge Wells09:0811:2512:5516:2918:07
Birling Road, Tunbridge Wells09:0911:2612:5616:3118:10
Railway Station, Frant09:1211:2912:5916:3418:14
Rushlye Green, Bells Yew Green09:1411:3113:0116:3618:17
Clay Hill Road, Hook Green09:1911:3613:0616:4118:23
The Vineyard, The Down09:2111:3813:0816:4318:25
High Street, Lamberhurst09:2311:4013:1016:4518:27
Crossroads, The Down09:2611:4313:1316:4818:30
The Old Vine, Cousley Wood09:2911:4613:1616:5118:33
South View Corner, Sparrows Green09:3111:4813:1816:5318:35
Railway Station, Wadhurst18:40
The Greyhound, Wadhurst09:3311:5013:2016:5518:47

Wadhurst to Tunbridge Wells

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5
The Greyhound, Wadhurst07:4009:3512:0013:3017:03
South View Corner, Sparrows Green07:4309:3812:0313:3317:06
The Old Vine, Cousley Wood07:4509:4012:0513:3517:08
Crossroads, The Down07:4809:4312:0813:3817:10
Quarry Centre, Kilndown09:49
High Street, Lamberhurst07:5009:5712:1013:4017:13
The Vineyard, The Down07:5209:5912:1213:4217:15
Clay Hill Road, Hook Green07:5510:0212:1513:4517:18
Rushlye Green, Bells Yew Green08:0010:0712:2013:5017:23
Railway Station, Frant08:0210:0912:2213:5217:25
Wallace Close, Tunbridge Wells08:0610:1212:2513:5517:28
The Bull, Tunbridge Wells08:0810:1412:2713:5717:30
Old West Station Sainsbury's, Showfields10:1912:3214:02
Railway Station, Tunbridge Wells08:1710:2212:3514:0517:37
War Memorial, Tunbridge Wells08:2010:2512:3814:0817:40

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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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