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Buses

New Links created by new bus route Starting Monday 30th October 2023.

Starting Monday 30th October 2023, Route 3 will start from Sevenoaks Bus Station and will run via Sevenoaks Station, Riverhead Tesco, Dunton Green, Knockholt Pound, Halstead, Polhill Garden Centre, Pratts Bottom, Green Street Green and Orpington to the Princess Royal University Hospital at Locks Bottom.

It will run 3 times per day in each direction on Mondays to Fridays and will open up a number of new links for bus users. It will provide a direct bus service from Sevenoaks to Orpington as well as the ever popular Polhill Garden Centre and create a new link from Knockholt and Halstead direct to the PRU Hospital for the first time.

There will also be a schooltime service (numbered S3) which will provide additional capacity from Orpington, Halstead, Knockholt Pound, Dunton Green and Riverhead to and from Knole Academy and Sevenoaks to reduce overcrowding on the S32, S34 and S8 bus services with a return journey in the afternoon.

Buses on route 3 will charge the same fare as parallel TfL buses within the London area if paying by contactless card (£1.75) but otherwise there will be a flat fare of £3 for all other journeys. We regret that Oyster cards will not be accepted on this service but all ENCTS (Elderly) pass holders may use their passes free of charge after 0930. Our normal school fares will apply on route s3.

R5 towards Orpington High Street VIA Knockholt and Cudham

Green St Green – Pratts Bottom – Rushmore Hill – Halstead ( where it comes along Knockholt Road, goes around the Clarks Lane triangle and back out via Knockholt Road) – Knockholt – Cudham – Hazelwood – Green St Green – Orpington Hospital – Orpington High Street

R5 timetable

R10 towards Orpington Station VIA Rushmore hill

Green St Green – Cudham – Horns Green – Knockholt – Halstead ( triangle) – Rushmore Hill – Pratts Bottom – Green St. Green – Orpington Hospital – Orpington High Street – Orpington Station

R10 timetable

Buses to Sevenoaks

Buses around the Sevenoaks District are provided by a book on demand service called Go2.

You can book the bus by calling 01732 463 964 or by downloading the app (Search Go2 Sevenoaks in your app store)
The bus will pick you up from our nearest bus stop at an agreed time. Fares and further detail can be found here.

http://www.go2now.co.uk/

School bus services from Halstead go to:

S31 – Trinity / Weald / TWGSB (Sevenoaks Annex sites)

S33 – Knole Academy

T3 – Tonbridge Grammar School, Weald of Kent, Hillview

TW6 – TW Girls, TW Boys, Skinners, Bennet Memorial

Trains

Trains runs out of Knockholt Station and on to Sevenoaks or London.

Timetables can be downloaded here

Train line can also be a useful way to plan your journey https://www.thetrainline.com/

To keep up with live travel in Halstead on your mobile, download the citymapper app which will give you up to date bus and train timetables.

Taxis

These taxi companies are based in Halstead, Badgers Mount or Knockholt.

Reeves Taxi’s

01959 532006