Nu-Venture Buses serving Maidstone, Malling and Medway


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Kings Hill/West Malling <> Maidstone
School-time buses

Cranbrook to Maidstone
via Staplehurst, Linton Corner, Loose Road

Schooldays Only (AM Peak Journey)

Oakwood Park to Maidstone
via Tonbridge Road

Schooldays Only 

Langley Heath/Wheatsheaf to Maidstone
via Sutton Road, Langley Heath
Mondays to Fridays           

Maidstone to Hollingbourne
via Loose Road, Boughton Monchelsea, Chart Sutton, Langley Heath

Mondays to Fridays          

Maidstone to Goudhurst
via Tovil, E Farleigh, Gallants Lane, East St, Chainhurst, Collier St and Marden

Mondays to Fridays

Maidstone to Goudhurst
via Tovil, East and West Farleigh, Yalding, Laddingford, Collier St and Marden

Mondays to Saturdays

Maidstone to Laddingford
via Tovil, East and West Farleigh, Yalding and Benover

Mondays to Saturdays


Maidstone to Laddingford
via Tovil, Dean Street, Gallants Lane, Hunton, Yalding and Benover

Mondays to Saturdays


Chainhurst to London Road Schools/Queens Road
via Yalding, Hunton, Gallants Lane, Tovil

Schooldays Only (10 mins earlier from 04/11/2024)


Maidstone to Laddingford
via Tovil, Dean Street, Hunton, Yalding and Benover

Mondays to Saturdays


Maidstone to Goudhurst
via Loose, Linton Corner and Marden

Mondays to Saturdays

Peters Village to Maidstone
via Wouldham, Burham, Eccles, Aylesford and Ringlestone

Tuesdays and Thursdays Only

Ringlestone to Maidstone
via Maidstone East Station

Mondays to Fridays

Borough Green/Wrotham Heath to Maidstone
via Addington, Ryarsh, Birling, Oxley Shaw, W Malling, E Malling and Larkfield

Fridays Only 


Grafty Green/Kingswood to Maidstone
via Ulcombe, Kingswood, Chart Sutton and Boughton Monchelsea

Wednesdays Only

Bus 59 operates one return journey on a Wednesday. Grafty Green via Ulcombe, Kingswood, Chart Sutton, Boughton Monchelsea and Loose Road to Maidstone. (Omits Sutton Road). Arriva retain school-time journeys.

Maidstone to Maidstone Hospital
via Allington and Hermitage Park

Mondays to Fridays 

Wrotham/Borough Green to Lunsford Park/Maidstone
via Offham, West Malling and Leybourne Chase

Mondays Only see also bus 570 for further journeys on schooldays
Bus 70 operates one return journey on a Monday. From 12/06/2024 The service will extend to/from Maidstone providing an additional facility, and will also serve Hildenborough Crescent/Castle Road in the Allington area. There’s also a route change in West Malling because of problems caused there by parking, especially in Swan Street. See also service 58. On a Thursday the Lunsford Park Shoppers Service will operate


Maidstone to Kings Hill
via London Road, East Malling and West Malling

Mondays to Fridays (PM Peak Journey) 

Tonbridge to Maidstone Hospital
via Hadlow, Kings Hill, West Malling and London Road

Mondays to Fridays          

Barming to Maidstone
via Gatland Lane, Fant

Mondays to Fridays  

Allington/Palace Wood to Maidstone
via Queens Road

Mondays to Fridays   

Maidstone to Kings Hill
via Tonbridge Road, Barming, Wateringbury and Mereworth

Mondays to Fridays

Chatham to St. Mary's Island
via Dock Road

Saturdays (see 151 for Sundays and Bank Holidays)

Gillingham ASDA to Chatham
via Royal Engineers Museum

Mondays to Fridays

Chatham to Rainham
via Darland Estate

Mondays to Fridays


West Malling Station to Kings Hill
DIRECT0 (See also Bus 149 Schooldays)

Mondays to Fridays          

Twydall to Maidstone
via Rainham, Hempstead Valley, Bredhurst, Boxley, Penenden Heath, East Station

Mondays to Saturdays 

Penenden Heath (The Hedges) to Maidstone
via Boxley Road, East Station

Mondays to Fridays

Gillingham ASDA to Twydall via Gillingham
via Lower Rainham

Mondays to Fridays


Chatham to Warren Wood/Borstal
via Delce Road

Mondays to Saturdays (Evenings)

From 12/06/2024 an additional round trip will be provided on Mondays to Fridays, funded by UK Government as part of the Bus Service Improvement Plan funding.


Chatham to Laker Road/Blue Bell Hill Village
via Delce Road and Cookham Wood

Mondays to Saturdays

Chatham to Holmesdale School/The Malling School
via Rochester, Strood, Cuxton, Halling and Snodland

Schooldays Only              

Chatham to Kings Hill
via Rochester, Strood, Cuxton, Halling, Snodland and West Malling

Mondays to Sundays 
Note from 29/10/24 until further notice bus 151 will NOT serve the Snodland loop from 1530 until close of service daily due to vandalism and damage to buses.

Chatham to Queen Mother Court
via Rochester

Mondays to Saturdays

Chatham to Walderslade Woods
via Princes Park and Walderslade Village

Mondays to Saturday

Chatham to Wainscott Liberty Park
via Rochester, Strood and Frindsbury

Mondays to Fridays 

Chatham to Lodge Hill
via Rochester, Strood and Frindsbury

Mondays to Saturdays

Cliffe Road to Chatham
via Rede Court Road and Strood

Mondays to Fridays

Chatham to Walderslade Woods
via Churchill Avenue and Walderslade Village

Mondays to Saturdays

Gillingham ASDA to Twydall via Gillingham
via Hazlemere Drive and Grange Road
Mondays to Fridays       
(see bus 683 for school time journey to Maritime Academy from September)

Gillingham ASDA to Twydall
via Hazlemere Drive and Grange Road
Mondays to Fridays   
(see bus 683 for school time journey to Maritime Academy from September)

Chatham to Upnor and Lodge Hill
via Rochester, Strood, Frindsbury and Wainscott

Mondays to Saturdays

Tonbridge to Hildenborough
Saturdays


Tonbridge to Molescroft Way
via Deakin Leas 
Mondays to Saturdays

Oakwood Park to Five Oak Green
via Wateringbury, Nettlestead, East Peckham and Paddock Wood

Schooldays Only 

Marden to Maidstone and Oakwood Park
via Loose Road, The Wheatsheaf, Maidstone Town Centre

Schooldays Only 


Wouldham to Maidstone and Huntsman Lane VIAT
via Peters Village, Burham, Eccles, Aylesford, London Road/Tonbridge Road Schools 

Schooldays Only 

Holmesdale School to Peters Village
via Snodland

Schooldays PM Only (see 552 for PM Journey)

Aylesford to Holmesdale School and The Malling School
via Eccles, Burham, Wouldham, Peters Village, Halling, Snodland

Schooldays Only (Malling School users, ues 149 PM and Change at Holmesdale School to 552)

Leybourne/Kings Hill to Huntsman Lane VIAT Schools
via West Malling, Kings Hill and Airfield Estate

Schooldays Only (Non Stop between Wateringbury and West Station)

Leybourne/Kings Hill to Maidstone Boys Grammar School
via West Malling, Kings Hill and Airfield Estate

Schooldays Only 

Wrotham to Maidstone 
via Offham

Schooldays Only (from 02/09/2024)

Barming to Maidstone and Huntsman Lane VIAT Schools
via Queens Road and London Road Schools

Schooldays Only 

West Malling/Kings Hill to Oakwood Park & London Rd Schs
via Barming, Kings Hill and Airfield Estate

Schooldays Only  The AM journey operates 5 mins earlier from 30/09/2024

Kings Hill to Oakwood Park Schools
via Airfield Estate (Passengers can also use bus 587)

Schooldays Only 

Upnor to Medway Schools
via Chatham, Rochester Schools and Huntsman Corner

Schooldays Only


St Mary's Island/Cuxton to Strood Academy
via Medway City Estate

Schooldays Only

Nu-Venture Buses serving Hundred of Hoo Academy

601 602 603 671 673
Revised from Monday 8 July 2024

Medway Schooldays Only (Arriva tickets are NOT accepted on these services)

Nu-Venture Buses serving Maritime Academy

602 673 674 683
New from Monday 9 September 2024

Medway Schooldays Only (Arriva tickets are NOT accepted on these services)

West Malling to Tonbridge Schools
via Kings Hill, Mereworth, Hadlow, and Tonbridge

Schooldays Only From 12/06/2024 in preparation for forthcoming school hours changes, there will be significant timetable changes to these services.

Airfield Estate to Tonbridge Schools
via Mereworth, Hadlow, Cage Green and Tonbridge

Schooldays Only 

Ditton Corner to Wrotham School
via Lunsford Lane, Oxley Shaw, West Malling and Offham

Schooldays Only

Kings Hill (Melrose/Bovarde/ASDA) to Wrotham School

Schooldays Only

Airfield Estate to Wrotham School
via Leybourne Chase and London Road

Schooldays Only

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