17 bus: Folkestone – Canterbury

Stagecoach South East bus 17 runs between Canterbury and Folkestone via Bridge, Kingston, Barham and Elham. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Kingston leaves at 06:18 and the last at 18:25, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach South East. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 17 bus from Folkestone to Canterbury?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Folkestone at 07:10 and the last at 18:35, 11 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 17 bus from Canterbury to Folkestone?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Canterbury at 06:18 and the last at 18:25, 14 journeys in all.
Does the 17 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 17 bus run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 14 journeys from Kingston.
Where does the 17 bus stop?
Main stops from Canterbury to Folkestone: Bus Station (Canterbury), Barton Road (Canterbury), St Anselm's School Grounds (Canterbury), The Bridge Arms (Bridge), The Street (Kingston), Primary School (Barham), The Rose and Crown (Elham), The Sidings (Lyminge), The Gatekeeper (Etchinghill), Cheriton Post Office (Cheriton), Middelburg Square (Folkestone). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 17 bus?
Stagecoach South East.

Folkestone to Canterbury

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
Middelburg Square, Folkestone07:1008:4009:5010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:5017:1018:35
Cheriton Post Office07:1808:4909:5910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2916:0217:1918:44
The Gatekeeper, Etchinghill07:2708:5810:0810:3811:3812:3813:3814:3816:1417:2818:53
Wesley Terrace, Lyminge07:3209:0310:1310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4316:2017:3318:58
The Rose and Crown, Elham07:3909:1010:2010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5016:2817:4019:05
Primary School, Barham07:5309:2410:3211:0212:0213:0214:0215:0216:4017:5219:17
The Street, Kingston07:5609:2710:3511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:4317:5519:20
The Bridge Arms08:0309:3110:4111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:4918:0119:26
Bus Station, Canterbury08:2909:4310:5311:2312:2313:2314:2315:2317:0618:1819:38

Canterbury to Folkestone

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14
Bus Station, Canterbury08:3509:0510:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:3015:4016:2517:2518:25
Barton Road, Canterbury15:37
St Anselm's School Grounds, Canterbury15:4515:50
The Bridge Arms08:5009:1510:1511:1512:1513:1514:1515:5015:5516:3517:3518:35
The Street, Kingston06:1807:1708:5409:1910:1911:1912:1913:1914:1915:5415:5916:3917:3918:39
Primary School, Barham06:2307:2108:5909:2410:2411:2412:2413:2414:2415:5916:0416:4417:4418:44
The Rose and Crown, Elham06:3507:3809:1109:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3616:1116:1616:5617:5618:56
The Sidings, Lyminge06:4207:4809:1909:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4416:1916:2417:0418:0419:04
The Gatekeeper, Etchinghill06:4707:5309:2409:4910:4911:4912:4913:4914:4916:2416:2917:0918:0919:09
Cheriton Post Office06:5608:0409:3309:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:5816:3316:3817:1818:1819:18
Middelburg Square, Folkestone07:0408:2409:4310:0811:0812:0813:0814:0815:0816:4316:4817:2818:2819:25

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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