Author: University of Kent

Night bus service

This year the University is funding a trial night bus service.

The service will mean that there will be buses operating to and from the campus 24 hours a day for 6 days a week (excluding Christmas holiday).

Prices

  • Uniday ticket is valid from 5am to 5am – £2.80
  • Uniweek ticket – £8.00
  • Single ticket – £1.70

Unirider ticket is valid on all Stagecoach buses in Kent and East Sussex.

Buy early and purchase your Unirider for £170. After 5 October the ticket will be £240.

Routes

The usual route will continue to operate until midnight. All buses which has the title ‘Nite’ on the front of the bus will operate using the following route:

From the campus

Canterbury campus – St Stephens Hill – Forty Acres Road – St Dunstans – Sainsburys – Bus Station

To the campus

Bus Station – Canterbury East – St Dunstans – Forty Acres Road – St Stephens Hill – Canterbury campus

View bus route map

Timetable

The ‘nite’ bus service will operate from 18:55hrs.

View the timetable.

This service is provided in partnership with Stagecoach to provide travel between Canterbury City Centre and the University campus.

Juliet Thomas, Assistant Director Estates: Facilities Management, said:

‘We are delighted to be working with Stagecoach in providing the new 24 hour bus service. This service will be an invaluable to students and staff who need to use facilities on the Campus or in Canterbury at all times of the day and night.’

For more information: email transport@kent.ac.uk