X3 bus: Canterbury – Maidstone
Stagecoach South East bus X3 runs between Canterbury and Maidstone via Harbledown, Upper Harbledown, Dunkirk and Boughton. Runs every day. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Canterbury leaves at 05:30 and the last at 21:00, 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 X3 bus from Canterbury to Maidstone?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Canterbury at 05:30 and the last at 21:00, 19 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X3 bus from Maidstone to Canterbury?
- On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Maidstone at 06:48 and the last at 22:05, 18 journeys in all.
- Does the X3 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X3 bus run?
- On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 19 journeys from Canterbury.
- Where does the X3 bus stop?
- Main stops from Canterbury to Maidstone: Bus Station (Canterbury), Queens Avenue (Canterbury), Church (Harbledown), Chaucer Mews (Upper Harbledown), Courtenay Road (Dunkirk), School Lane (Boughton), Windermere (Faversham), Railway Station (Faversham), Ivory Close (Bysing Wood), Barnes Close (Bysing Wood), Dover Castle (Teynham), Bus Hub (Sittingbourne), The Coniston (Chalkwell), Rumstead Lane (Stockbury) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X3 bus?
- Stagecoach South East.
Canterbury to Maidstone
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station, Canterbury | 05:30 | 07:00 | 08:20 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:00 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:40 | 17:00 | 17:30 | 18:00 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 21:00 | |
| Queens Avenue, Canterbury | 05:34 | 07:06 | 08:26 | 09:36 | 10:36 | 11:36 | 12:36 | 13:36 | 14:06 | 14:37 | 15:38 | 16:48 | 17:08 | 17:38 | 18:06 | 18:35 | 19:35 | 21:05 | |
| Church, Harbledown | 05:36 | 07:08 | 08:30 | 09:38 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 14:08 | 14:39 | 15:40 | 16:50 | 17:10 | 17:40 | 18:08 | 18:37 | 19:37 | 21:07 | |
| Chaucer Mews, Upper Harbledown | 05:40 | 07:12 | 08:34 | 09:42 | 10:42 | 11:42 | 12:42 | 13:42 | 14:12 | 14:43 | 15:45 | 16:54 | 17:14 | 17:44 | 18:12 | 18:41 | 19:41 | 21:11 | |
| Courtenay Road, Dunkirk | 05:46 | 07:17 | 08:39 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:17 | 14:48 | 15:50 | 16:59 | 17:19 | 17:49 | 18:17 | 18:46 | 19:46 | 21:16 | |
| School Lane, Boughton | 05:51 | 07:22 | 08:44 | 09:52 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:53 | 15:56 | 17:06 | 17:25 | 17:54 | 18:22 | 18:51 | 19:51 | 21:21 | |
| Windermere, Faversham | 05:59 | 07:29 | 08:52 | 09:59 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:29 | 15:00 | 16:04 | 17:15 | 17:33 | 18:02 | 18:30 | 18:58 | 19:58 | 21:28 | |
| Railway Station, Faversham | 06:08 | 06:30 | 07:39 | 09:02 | 10:09 | 11:09 | 12:09 | 13:09 | 14:09 | 14:39 | 15:10 | 16:15 | 17:25 | 17:43 | 18:11 | 18:39 | 19:07 | 20:07 | 21:37 |
| Ivory Close, Bysing Wood | 06:16 | 06:38 | 07:47 | 09:10 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 14:48 | 15:19 | 16:24 | 17:34 | 17:51 | 18:19 | 18:47 | 19:15 | 20:13 | 21:43 |
| Barnes Close, Bysing Wood | 06:17 | 06:39 | 07:49 | 09:11 | 10:19 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 14:50 | 15:20 | 16:25 | 17:36 | 17:52 | 18:20 | 18:49 | 19:16 | 20:14 | 21:44 |
| Dover Castle, Teynham | 06:27 | 06:49 | 08:01 | 09:22 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:31 | 16:36 | 18:02 | 18:30 | 19:26 | 20:22 | 21:52 | |||
| Bus Hub, Sittingbourne | 06:48 | 07:15 | 08:28 | 09:45 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:51 | 15:59 | 16:57 | 18:22 | 18:42 | 19:37 | 20:31 | 22:01 | |||
| The Coniston, Chalkwell | 06:53 | 07:20 | 08:32 | 09:49 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 16:03 | 17:01 | 18:26 | |||||||
| Rumstead Lane, Stockbury | 07:04 | 07:36 | 08:46 | 10:00 | 11:06 | 12:06 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:06 | 16:17 | 17:22 | 18:37 | |||||||
| The Street, Detling | 07:50 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chiltern Hundreds, Vinters Park | 07:12 | 07:58 | 09:04 | 10:10 | 11:14 | 12:14 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:26 | 17:32 | 18:46 | |||||||
| Earl Street, Maidstone | 07:20 | 08:11 | 09:15 | 10:19 | 11:22 | 12:22 | 13:22 | 14:22 | 15:22 | 16:35 | 17:42 | 18:54 |
Maidstone to Canterbury
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Street, Maidstone | 07:25 | 08:25 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:45 | 17:45 | 18:55 | ||||||
| Chiltern Hundreds, Vinters Park | 07:36 | 08:38 | 09:41 | 10:41 | 11:41 | 12:41 | 13:41 | 14:43 | 15:46 | 17:01 | 17:57 | 19:04 | ||||||
| Rumstead Lane, Stockbury | 07:46 | 08:48 | 09:51 | 10:51 | 11:51 | 12:51 | 13:51 | 14:53 | 15:58 | 17:20 | 18:08 | 19:13 | ||||||
| Pearce and Batt Garage, Key Street | 07:51 | 08:54 | 09:57 | 10:57 | 11:56 | 12:56 | 13:56 | 14:59 | 16:09 | 17:26 | 18:14 | 19:18 | ||||||
| Railway Station, Sittingbourne | 06:48 | 07:02 | 08:05 | 09:08 | 10:11 | 11:09 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:21 | 16:26 | 17:40 | 18:26 | 19:27 | 20:35 | 22:05 | ||
| Dover Castle, Teynham | 07:04 | 07:18 | 08:22 | 09:25 | 10:28 | 11:25 | 12:23 | 13:23 | 14:23 | 15:40 | 16:45 | 17:57 | 18:40 | 19:39 | 20:47 | 22:17 | ||
| Ivory Close, Bysing Wood | 06:55 | 07:12 | 07:26 | 08:30 | 09:33 | 10:36 | 11:33 | 12:31 | 13:31 | 14:31 | 15:48 | 16:53 | 18:04 | 18:47 | 19:46 | 20:54 | 22:24 | |
| Court Street, Faversham | 07:08 | 07:26 | 07:40 | 08:46 | 09:48 | 10:14 | 10:50 | 11:47 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 16:04 | 17:04 | 18:14 | 18:57 | 19:56 | 21:00 | 22:30 |
| Windermere, Faversham | 07:15 | 07:34 | 07:48 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:21 | 10:57 | 11:54 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 16:11 | 17:12 | 18:21 | 19:03 | 20:01 | ||
| School Lane, Boughton | 07:25 | 07:44 | 07:59 | 09:04 | 10:04 | 10:30 | 11:05 | 12:03 | 12:58 | 13:58 | 14:58 | 16:20 | 17:21 | 18:29 | 19:10 | 20:08 | ||
| Courtenay Road, Dunkirk | 07:30 | 07:49 | 08:04 | 09:09 | 10:09 | 10:35 | 11:10 | 12:08 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 15:03 | 16:26 | 17:25 | 18:33 | 19:14 | 20:11 | ||
| Chaucer Mews, Upper Harbledown | 07:35 | 07:54 | 08:09 | 09:14 | 10:14 | 10:40 | 11:15 | 12:13 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:07 | 16:31 | 17:29 | 18:37 | 19:18 | 20:15 | ||
| Summer Hill, Harbledown | 07:41 | 08:00 | 08:18 | 09:19 | 10:19 | 10:46 | 11:20 | 12:18 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 15:12 | 16:36 | 17:34 | 18:42 | 19:22 | 20:19 | ||
| Queens Avenue, Canterbury | 07:43 | 08:03 | 08:21 | 09:21 | 10:21 | 10:47 | 11:22 | 12:20 | 13:14 | 14:14 | 15:14 | 16:38 | 17:36 | 18:44 | 19:24 | 20:21 | ||
| Bus Station, Canterbury | 07:46 | 08:06 | 08:25 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 10:51 | 11:26 | 12:24 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:42 | 17:40 | 18:47 | 19:27 | 20:24 |
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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