36 bus: Margate – Westcliff

YMS Travel bus 36 runs between Tankerton and Margate via Westcliff, Herne Bay, Beltinge and Reculver. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Tankerton leaves at 07:30 and the last at 20:28, about every hour during the day.

Operated by YMS Travel. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 36 bus from Tankerton to Margate?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Tankerton at 07:30 and the last at 20:28, 13 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 36 bus from Margate to Westcliff?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Margate at 08:50 and the last at 19:36, 11 journeys in all.
Does the 36 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 36 bus run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 13 journeys from Tankerton.
Where does the 36 bus stop?
Main stops from Tankerton to Margate: Grand Drive (Westcliff), Fitzgerald Avenue (Westcliff), Railway Station (Herne Bay), Fire Station (Herne Bay), Queen Victoria Hospital (Herne Bay), Terminus Drive (Beltinge), The King Ethelbert (Reculver), Reculver School (Hillborough), Post Office (St Nicholas at Wade), The Square (Birchington-on-Sea), Walmer Castle (Westgate-on-Sea), QEQM Hospital Main Entrance (Margate). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 36 bus?
YMS Travel.

Westcliff to Margate

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13
Grand Drive, Westcliff09:1610:0211:1812:1413:2114:1915:2416:2717:2918:3119:3420:28
Fitzgerald Avenue, Westcliff09:1910:0511:2112:1713:2414:2215:2716:3017:3118:3319:3620:30
Railway Station, Herne Bay07:4809:2610:1411:3012:2613:3314:3015:3516:4017:3918:4119:4420:38
Fire Station, Herne Bay07:5309:3210:2111:3712:3313:4014:3715:4216:4717:4418:4719:4820:42
Queen Victoria Hospital, Herne Bay07:5809:3810:2711:4312:3813:4514:4215:4716:5217:4918:5219:5220:45
Terminus Drive, Beltinge08:0109:4210:3211:4712:4113:4814:4615:5116:5617:5218:5519:57
The King Ethelbert, Reculver18:01
Reculver School, Hillborough08:0609:4610:3711:5112:4513:5414:5115:5517:0118:0619:0020:01
Post Office, St Nicholas at Wade10:47
The Square, Birchington-on-Sea08:2209:5910:5512:0512:5814:0815:0516:0917:1618:2019:15
Walmer Castle, Westgate-on-Sea08:3010:0411:0112:1013:0314:1415:1116:1617:2118:2419:20
QEQM Hospital Main Entrance, Margate08:4710:1911:1612:2513:1714:2815:2716:3317:3618:3919:34

Margate to Westcliff

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11
QEQM Hospital Main Entrance, Margate08:5010:2111:1812:2713:2014:3015:2916:3517:3818:4119:36
Cecil Street Council Offices, Margate08:5910:2911:2612:3513:2814:3815:3816:4317:4618:4919:44
Walmer Castle, Westgate-on-Sea09:0610:3611:3312:4213:3514:4515:4616:5117:5318:5619:51
The Square, Birchington-on-Sea09:1210:4311:4012:4813:4114:5115:5516:5717:5919:0219:57
Post Office, St Nicholas at Wade13:48
The King Ethelbert, Reculver09:31
Barnes Way, Hillborough09:3710:5711:5413:0213:5915:0516:0917:1118:1419:1520:10
Terminus Drive, Beltinge09:4311:0111:5813:0614:0315:0916:1217:1418:1719:1920:13
Queen Victoria Hospital, Herne Bay09:4811:0512:0213:0914:0715:1216:1517:1718:2019:2220:16
Library, Herne Bay09:5511:1112:0813:1514:1315:1816:2117:2318:2519:2820:22
Grand Drive, Westcliff10:0111:1712:1313:2014:1815:2316:2617:2818:3019:3320:27

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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