SCHOOL TRANSPORT

King’s Rochester provides five bus services for Preparatory and Senior School pupils. Buses run from Gravesend/Longfield, Kings Hill/West Malling, Maidstone/Bearsted, Rainham/Bobbing and Sevenoaks.

There are Full Tickets, Half Tickets and Casual Tickets available, subject to capacity, with requests for Full Tickets being given priority.

The routes and charges are below.  If you are interested in your child/children using the service, please download and complete the School Bus Application Form below and return to the relevant School Office team or email direct to ksimmons@kings-rochester.co.uk so that a seat, or seats, can be reserved.

Should your child not make use of the service on particular days of the week, for whatever reason, the charge will remain the same.

If you wish to cease using the service we would require a full term’s written notice of cancellation, or half a term’s fees will become payable.

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List of School Bus Charges 2023/24 (Half Ticket charges in brackets)

Gravesend
Kings Hill
Maidstone
Rainham
Sevenoaks
Michaelmas

£705.20
(£494.50)

£812.70
(£568.68)

£705.20
(£494.50)

£624.58
(£440.75)

£956.75
(£670.80)
Lent

£592.33

(£413.88)

£727.78

(£483.75)

£592.33

(£413.88)

£548.25

(£387)

£806.25

(£564.38)
Midsummer

£497.73

(£349.38)

£540.73

(£406.35)

£497.73

(£349.38)

£430

(£295.63)

£694.45

(485.90)
Total p/a

£1 867.53

(£1,257.76)

£2,081.21

(£1,458.98)

£1,795.26

(£1,257.76)

£1,602.83

(£1,123.38)

£2,457.45

(£1,721.08)
Casual Dated Tickets
 £7.90 £9.03 £7.90 £7.79 £10.48

Gravesend/Longfield

*Please note that the inward journey times given are the departure times from each stop and being   subject to local traffic conditions cannot be guaranteed.

Stop No
Location
Inward*
Return
1 Main Road, Longfield (Whitehill Crossroads bus stop) 07:15 17:15
2 The Chase/Longfield Academy lay-by 07:20 17:10
3 New Barn Road/The Garrow (opposite Fairlight Cross) 07:25 17:05
4 Longfield Road/A227 (parade of shops lay-by)** 07:35 16:55
5 Tollgate (PM only) 16:50
6 Shorne Village Hall, Shorne 07:50 16:45
7 Gravesend Road, Esso/Tesco 07:55 16:40
8 Main School, Rochester 08:10

** On the return journey the stop will be at Meopham Fencing lay-by

Kings Hill/West Malling

*Please note that the inward journey times given are the departure times from each stop and being subject to local traffic conditions cannot be guaranteed.

Stop No
Location
Inward*
Return
1 Bovarde Avenue, Kings Hill 07:15 17:15
2 Kings Hill School 07:20 17:10
3 West Malling - town square (opposite Tesco) 07:35 16:55
4 Premier Inn - Leybourne, Castle Way (PM only) 16:50
5 Manley Boulevard 07:45 16:40
6 Wateringbury, Premier Inn (PM only) 17:25
7 Main School, Rochester 08:10

Maidstone/Bearsted

*Please note that the inward journey times given are the departure times from each stop and being subject to local traffic conditions cannot be guaranteed.

Stop No
Location
Inward*
Return
1 Loose Road, bus stop by The Swan PH 07:05 17:15
2 Bearsted, Hog Hill 07:30 16:55
3 Chiltern Hundreds 07:40 16:45
4 Cobtree Manor Golf Club lay-by, Blue Bell Hill** 07:45 16:40
5 Main School, Rochester 08:10

** On the return journey the stop will be at Tollgate Way bus-stop, Old Chatham Road

Rainham/Bobbing

*Please note that the inward journey times given are the departure times from each stop and being subject to local traffic conditions cannot be guaranteed.

Stop No
Location
Inward*
Return
1 Sonara Way, bus stop 07:10 17:15
2 Quartz Way, by row of shops 07:12 17:20
3 Lay-by top of Hartlip Hill** 07:20 17:00**
4 Lukehurst (am), White Horse PH (pm) 07:25 16:50
5 Rainham, A2, bus stop near Tesco Superstore 07:30 16:45
6 The Flying Saucer PH, Hempstead 07:45 16:40
7 Main School, Rochester 08:10

** On the return journey the stop will be at the end of Newington High Street, bus-stop by car wash

Sevenoaks

*Please note that the inward journey times given are the departure times from each stop and being subject to local traffic conditions cannot be guaranteed.

Stop No
Location
Inward*
Return
1 Childsbridge Lane/West End Crossroads 07:00 17:15
2 Otford Railway Station 07:10 17:20
3 High Street, Seal (row of shops lay-by) 07:20 17:05
4 Rectory Lane lay-by, Ightham 07:25 17:03
5 Lay-by near Morgan Car Showroom, Borough Green** 07:27 17:00
6 Platt, Long Mill Lane junction (opposite the Old Dairy) 07:30 16:55
7 Main School, Rochester 08:10

** On the return journey the stop will be at the Black Horse PH