R8 bus: Orpington – Biggin Hill

Metrobus bus R8 runs between Orpington and Biggin Hill via Green Street Green, Downe and Berrys Green. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 3 November the first bus from Orpington leaves at 05:30 and the last at 20:05, about every 1 hours during the day.

Operated by Metrobus. Timetable for Tuesday, 3 November 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last R8 bus from Orpington to Biggin Hill?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Orpington at 05:30 and the last at 20:05, 12 journeys in all.
When is the first and last R8 bus from Biggin Hill to Orpington?
On Tuesday 3 November the first bus leaves Biggin Hill at 06:00 and the last at 20:40, 12 journeys in all.
Does the R8 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the R8 bus run?
On Tuesday 3 November it runs about every 1 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 12 journeys from Orpington.
Where does the R8 bus stop?
Main stops from Orpington to Biggin Hill: Orpington Bus Station (Orpington), High Street /Orpington War Memorial (Orpington), Farnborough Hill /Bus Garage (Green Street Green), Downe Church (Downe), Jail Lane / Single Street (Berrys Green), Biggin Hill / Black Horse (Biggin Hill), Lebanon Gardens (Biggin Hill). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the R8 bus?
Metrobus.

Orpington to Biggin Hill

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Orpington Bus Station05:3006:3007:4009:0510:2611:4613:1114:3516:0517:3018:5220:05
High Street /Orpington War Memorial05:3306:3407:4509:1010:3111:5113:1614:4016:1117:3618:5620:09
Farnborough Hill /Bus Garage, Green Street Green05:3706:3807:5209:1610:3711:5713:2214:4616:1817:4319:0120:14
Downe Church05:4406:4608:0209:2410:4612:0613:3114:5516:2717:5219:0920:22
Jail Lane / Single Street, Berrys Green05:4906:5108:0809:3010:5212:1213:3715:0116:3317:5819:1520:27
Biggin Hill / Black Horse05:5306:5708:1509:3510:5712:1713:4215:0916:3918:0419:2020:31
Lebanon Gardens, Biggin Hill05:5807:0308:2309:4311:0312:2313:4815:1816:4818:1319:2820:38

Biggin Hill to Orpington

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12
Lebanon Gardens, Biggin Hill06:0007:0508:2509:4511:0512:2513:5015:2016:5018:1519:3020:40
Biggin Hill / Black Horse06:0107:0708:2709:4711:0712:2713:5215:2216:5218:1719:3220:42
Jail Lane / Single Street, Berrys Green06:0507:1108:3109:5111:1112:3113:5615:2616:5618:2119:3620:46
Downe Church06:1207:1908:3909:5911:1912:3914:0415:3417:0418:2819:4320:53
Farnborough Hill /Bus Garage, Green Street Green06:1807:2608:4810:0611:2612:4614:1215:4417:1218:3519:4920:59
Walnuts Centre, Orpington10:1411:3412:5414:2015:5517:2018:4219:5521:03
Orpington Station06:2407:3708:5810:1711:3712:5714:2316:0017:2418:4619:5821:06

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Tuesday, 3 November 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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