Willow Park Closure

Southern Gas Networks are again closing Willow Park between the dates shown.

Bus s2 will divert to run directly via Pilgrims Way West and will not serve Telston Lane or Willow Park for this period.

Bus TW3 will wait time at Otford Pond and will not serve Pilgrims Way West, Telston Lane or Willow Park

We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause

Affected Services:

• S2
• TW3

Baldwyns Park Closure

Southern Gas Networks will be excavating a hole in Baldwyns Park for this period meaning that the road is closed at this point.

Buses on routes 429 and D29 towards Dartford will divert after Squires Way bus stop on Summerhouse Drive. Back via Summerhouse Drive to Birchwood Road to Leyton Cross and then back to normal line of route.

Buses on routes 429 and D29 towards Swanley will divert at Leyton Cross and run via Birchwood Road to Summerhouse Drive and then run via Woodlands Park back to Summerhouse Drive and normal line of route along Birchwood Road.

We will be unable to serve any other stops in Summerhouse Drive or those in Tile Kiln Lane, Baldwyns Park or Old Bexley Lane.

We regret the inconvenience this diversion will inevitably cause.

Affected Services:

• 429
• D29

GoBus services Over Christmas and New Year

During the Christmas period, we will operate the following levels of service:

Monday 22nd to Wednesday 24th December

A Non-School-Day Service will operate on all routes. 

In Ebbsfleet, route GC1 will not run and customers should use the Go2 book a bus service which will operate as normal.

Thursday 25th and Friday 26th December

No Service will operate on any route.

Saturday 27th December

Normal Saturday service.

Sunday 28th December

Normal Sunday Service.

Monday 29th - Wednesday 31st December

A Saturday Service will operate on all routes. 

Route 289 will operate its normal Monday to Friday timetable.

In Ebbsfleet, route GC1 will not run and customers should use the Go2 book a bus service which will operate as normal

Thursday 1st January

No Service will operate on any route

Friday 2nd January

A Non-School-Day Service will operate on all routes. 

In Ebbsfleet, route GC1 will not run and customers should use the Go2 book a bus service which will operate as normal

From Saturday 3rd January

Normal Services operate

We would like to wish all our customers a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

Affected Services:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8
• 208
• 280
• 283
• 289
• 401
• 429
• 477
• GC1

CrossBus and GC1 over Christmas and New Year

Our CrossBus services in Ebbsfleet are running different service levels over the Christmas period.

Route GC1 will not run between 22nd December and 4th January.

A new timetable will start on 5th January.

Our Go2 on demand bus service will continue to operate from 0600-0100 Monday to Saturday and 0600-midnight on Sunday. No Service will operate on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Years Day.

Book your bus on the Go2Kent app

Affected Services:

• GC1

Knockholt Bus diversions from 5 January to May 2026

As residents will be aware, the water main along Harrow Road, Old London Road and Star Hill Road is being replaced in three phases up to  31st May 2026 which will necessitate diverting buses.

From Monday 5th January until 31st May 2026, (Phases 2 and 3 of the works) Old London Road, Star Hill Road and Star Hill will be closed throughout.

T3, TW6, S3, S34 and route 3 towards Sevenoaks.

From Park Corner buses will turn at the Triangle by The Three Horseshoes (which will be re-opened from this date) and will then run back via Halstead and Polhill to regain normal line of routes at Morants Court Road (Missing out stops at Hampton Cottages and Star Hill Cottages)

Bus route 3 will run approximately 2 minutes earlier from this date and will serve Polhill Garden Centre AFTER Halstead and Knockholt.

Buses on routes s3 (0752), s34 (0746) , T3 (0713) and TW6 (0724) will all run slightly earlier than now from the start of the route as far as Knockholt Pound (Times shown are the revised times from The Three Horseshoes)

T3, TW6, S3, S34 and route 3 FROM Sevenoaks.

Buses will divert at Morants Court Road via Polhill and Halstead to regain normal line of route at The Three Horseshoes (which will be re-opened by this date. (Bus stops at Star Hill Cottages and Hamptons Cottages will not be served)

Bus route 3 will run approximately 6 minutes later from this date and will serve Polhill Garden Centre BEFORE Halstead and Knockholt.

Buses on routes s3, s34, T3 and TW6 will run slightly later from Knockholt through to the final points on each route.

Affected Services:

• S3
• S34
• T3
• TW6
• 3