Changes to Folkestone Bus Station (Folkestone and Hythe District Council - A Brighter Future Project)

Update: From Monday 2 March, Folkestone & Hythe District Council will enter the phase of the works around Folkestone. The current temporary F1 and F2 stops will be closed and the new, permanent F1 and F2 stops will be ready to use. The permanent stops for F1 and F2 will be where the old stop E was. At the same time, F5 will close temporarily to allow the pavement works to be completed. Bouverie Road West will also close temporarily. Below are the revised temporary stop arrangements:

71 / 71A will move to the new F1
16, 17 & 73 will move to the new F2
104 & 105 towards Dover, 102 & 103 towards the Harbour and 91 will use F3

102, 103 & 104 towards Hythe and 74 towards Broadmead will use F4

10 / 10A and 74 towards Downs Road will use F5 and continue to use Guildhall Street
74 towards Downs Road and 10 / 10A towards Ashford will divert via Cheriton Gardens and Shorncliffe Road

As part of Folkestone and Hythe District Council's 'A Brighter Future Project', Folkestone bus station will be remodelled into a new 'Green Heart' for the town.

The Folkestone 'A Brighter Future' Project' is a government-funded regeneration project aimed at establishing a sustainable and vibrant future for Folkestone town centre. You can find out more about the project here.

Following extensive public engagement, Folkestone and Hythe District Council settled on three priority projects to improve the town for residents and visitors alike. One of these priority projects is the Green Heart Plan which involves transforming the bus station in Bouverie Square into a community park. The council hopes the area will be used for events as well as serving as a welcoming outdoor space with benches, gardens, and accessible walkways.

We have been working closely with the council to ensure a smooth transition to the new site; access to buses is a critical factor in the redevelopment scheme and for the future of the town.

The final day of operations at Folkestone bus station will be the 20th September. To replace the current set-up, Folkestone and Hythe District Council are creating a new linear bus station along Middelburg Square, providing an inviting, pedestrian-friendly transport hub. We hope to keep service disruption to a minimum so temporary bus stops will be set up while this work is being completed. We will provide further updates as work on the transport hub progresses and the permanent bus stops become available.

You can find more information on how these changes will affect where you catch your bus below: