COVID-19 COMMUTER INFORMATION

Our Gravesend Office will be open by appointment only – please call 01474 322 002 to arrange a time to visit.

Seats for the commuter services must be pre booked by 4pm the day before travel, of by 4pm on a Friday for travel on the following Monday. Email commuterservice@redwing-coaches.co.uk to book your seats.
Face coverings must be worn at all times unless you have a government approved exemption – in which case please notify us in advance. We do not supply face masks for people wishing to travel.
To comply with social distancing only window seats are available. The seat behind the driver will not be in use.
All coaches will be regularly sanitised. Please use the hand sanitiser provided on entry to the vehicle.

For any further information, or if you have any questions or concerns, please call our Gravesend office between 9am and 4pm on 01474 322 002.

PLEASE SEE OUR REDUCED COMMUTER TIMETABLE

COMMUTER SERVICE

For any commuter enquiries,

please call 01474 322002 or email commuterservice@redwing-coaches.co.uk

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For more than 30 years we have been making the journey to London cheaper, more convenient and less stressful for commuters in Kent. Our commuter service runs from Gravesend to central London, dropping you off at a number of convenient locations in the city and getting you home again at the end of the day.

Our annual season tickets are excellent value for money, costing just £2,100. It’s much cheaper than the train, and you’re guaranteed a comfortable seat on board.

We drop commuters off at a number of convenient central London locations, including:

Canary Wharf

Canada Square

The West End

Cannon Street

Blackfriars

Temple

Embankment

See our timetable below or download our commuter app for full details of stops and live travel times.

INTERACTIVE ROUTE MAP

Use the map to locate your most convenient pick up point.

You can drag the map, zoom in and out, click on the pick up point markers to display information and toggle between Map and Satellite Photo views. You can use StreetView by dragging the yellow man to your chosen location. You can also click on a pick up point name in the list to the left of the map and fly straight to its location on the map.

This map displays pick up points. Drop off points may not always be in the same location due to one way streets, regulatory requirements, etc.

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OUR COMMUTER COACHES

Our modern fleet of coaches offers you a calm and relaxing commute.

Our on-board facilities include:

Wi-Fi (available on some coaches)
On-board CCTV
Folding seat-back tables

Climate control
Lap belts or three-point seat belts

Maintained to the very highest standards in our own on-site workshop, you can be assured that our coaches are a safe and comfortable option for your commute. Before every journey our drivers check seat belts and safety features, then complete a walk around the coach to make sure everything is working as it should be.

01474 322002

commuterservice@redwing-coaches.co.uk

BOOKING AND PRICES

We offer a range of ticket options, with annual season tickets working out at just £38.46 per week.

Full Route

Ticket Type	Price (£)	Approximate cost per week (£) (Based on 5 return trips)	Saving compared to single ticket rate (%)
Local	3.00	– –	– –
Single	10.50	100.00	– –
Book of ten single tickets	73.50	70.00	30%
One-week ticket (5 days, Mon-Fri)	63.00	60.00	40%
One-month ticket (Mon-Fri)	231.00	50.77	49%
Six-month ticket	1,260.00	46.15	53%
Annual ticket	2,100.00	38.46	61%

At £2,100, our Redwing Annual Season Ticket is £1,472 cheaper than the equivalent rail annual season ticket.

LOCAL TICKETS AND FARES

We also offer local ticket options. Passengers travelling entirely within the Gravesend area, or entirely within central London between advertised stopping places, will be carried for a flat fare of £3.00.

Any journey starting or finishing at the Black Prince, Bexley will be charged at a flat fare of £10.50.

Local fares (single)

From	To	Price (£)
Gravesend area	Gravesend area	3.00
Gravesend area	Black Prince	10.50
Black Prince	London area	10.50
Black Prince	Gravesend area	10.50
London area	Black Prince	10.50
London area	London area	3.00

BUYING YOUR COACH TICKETS

All tickets can be bought by phone or email, using a credit or debit card. We will post the tickets to you (unless you arrange to collect them from our office) so please order them at least five working days in advance to make sure they arrive in time.

Phone: 01474 322002 (phone lines open 08.00 to 17.00 Monday-Friday and 09.00 to 11.45 on Saturdays)
Email: commuterservice@redwing-coaches.co.uk

You can also buy tickets on the coach – your driver will sell you a single ticket, or a book of ten single tickets which can be paid for in cash.

You can also visit our office to buy your tickets, which we will be able to issue to you on the day.

Please visit:

Redwing Coaches North Kent,
Unit 8, Norfolk Road,
Gravesend,
Kent,
DA12 2P

Opening hours:

Monday-Friday: 08.00 to 17.00
Saturday: 09.00 to 11.45

Please note that if you are buying a six-month ticket or annual ticket we will require two passport photographs, so it is easiest to pop into our office.

OUR TIMETABLE

We are currently operating a reduced commuter service. The available routes are highlighted red in the below timetables.

TO LONDON
FROM LONDON

TO LONDON

	735	736	735	735	736	735	736	736	735*	736
Gravesend Three Daws PH	0530		0555	0620		0640			0710
Milton Road, opposite BP Garage	0531		0556	0621		0641			0711
Milton Bridge	0532		0557	0622		0642			0712
Milton Ale Shades	0533		0558	0623		0643			0713
Outside Lion (Shell)	0534		0559	0624		0644			0714
Higham, Steadman Close		0540			0610		0638	0657		0725
School Cane		0542			0612		0640	0659		0727
Gravesend Road, Forge Lane		0543			0613		0641	0700		0728
Gravesend Road, Villa Road		0544			0614		0642	0701		0729
Shorne. Cross Roads		0545			0615		0643	0702		0730
Chalk, opposite Castle Lane		0546			0616		0644	0703		0731
Rochester Road, Thong Lane		0547			0617		0645	0704		0732
Bus stops along Thong Lane	0535		0600	0625		0645			0715
Bus stops along Vigilant Way	0538		0603	0628		0648			0718
Gravesend Boat	0540		0605	0630		0650			0720
St Francis Avenue, bus stop	0542		0607	0632		0652			0722
St Hilda's way	0543		0608	0633		0653			0723
Bus Stops along Valley Drive	0545		0610	0635		0655			0725
Ifield Way	0547		0612	0637		0657			0727
Bus stops along Miskin Way	0548		0613	0638		0658			0728
Old Road East, Brown Road		0548			0618		0646	0705		0733
Old Road East, Valley Drive		0549			0619		0647	0706		0734
Old Road East, opposite Pine Avenue		0550			0620		0648	0707		0735
Echo Square		0552			0622		0650	0709		0737
Cross Lane West, bus stop		0554			0624		0652	0711		0739
Old Road West, 0B Garage		0556			0626		0654	0713		0741
Perry Street. The Rose PH		0558			0628		0656	0715		0743
Coldharbour Road, Library		0600			0630		0658	0717		0745
Coldharbour Road, St Clements Cl		0601			0631		0659	0718		0746
Mulberry Road, Durndale Lane		0602			0632		0700	0719		0747
Landseer Avenue, Greendale Walk		0603			0633		0701	0720		0748
Dene Horn Road, shops		0604			0634		0702	0721		0749
Pepper Hill		0606			0636		0704	0723		0751
Black Prince, A2	0606	0614	0636	0701		0721	0712	0731	0741	0759
Canada Square South, Stop J	0638	0703	0718	0745		0800	0751	0826	0820	0828
Aldgate Station, Stop R	0658	0728	0728	0813		0828	0819	0851	0843	0851
Gracechurches. Stop U	0700	0730	0745	0815		0830	0821	0853	0845	0853
Cannon Street Station	0704	0734	0749	0819		0834	0840	0857	0849	0917
Blackfriars HMS president	0706	0736	0751	0821		0836	0841	0859	0851	0918
Temple Station	0708	0738	0753	0823		0838	0844	0901	0853	0921
Embankment Station	0710	0740	0755	0825		0840	0849	0903	0855	0926
	735	736	735	735	736	735	736	736	735*	736

* Two coaches operate on this departure to increase capacity.
If required, second vehicle will pick up at Painters Ash estate.

FROM LONDON

	735	736	735	736	735	736	736	735	736	735	736
Embankment Station (Tube), Stop 40C	1625	1648	1655	1708	1715	1723	1738	1745	1802	1815	1900
Temple Station (Tube)	1627	1650	1657	1710	1717	1725	1740	1747	1804	1817	1902
HMS President	1629	1652	1659	1712	1719	1727	1742	1749	1806	1819	1904
Cannon Street, under bridge	1632	1655	1702	1715	1722	1730	1745	1752	1809	1822	1907
Tower Hill Station	1634	1657	1704	1717	1724	1732	1747	1754	1811	1824	1909
Canary Wharf, Canada Square	1642	1705	1712	1725	1732	1740	1755	1802	1819	1832	1917
Black Prince, A2	1702	1742	1732	1745	1752	1818	1815	1822	1856	1852	1940
Pepper Hill		1757		1805		1832	1835		1911		1953
Dene Holm Road, shops		1759		1807		1834	1837		1913		1955
Landseer Avenue, Greendale Walk		1800		1808		1835	1838		1914		1956
Mulberry Road, Durndale Lane		1801		1809		1836	1839		1915		1957
Coldharbour Road, St Clements Cl		1802		1810		1837	1840		1916		1958
Coldharbour Road, Library		1803		1811		1838	1841		1917		1959
Perry Street, The Rose PH		1805		1813		1840	1843		1919		2001
Old Road West, Q8 Garage		1807		1815		1842	1845		1921		2003
Prince of Orange PH											2004
Cross Lane West bus stop		1809		1817		1844	1847		1923
Echo Square		1811		1819		1846	1848		1925
Old Road East, Pine Avenue		1813		1821		1848	1851		1927
Old Road East, Valley Drive		1814		1822		1849	1852		1928
Outside Lion (Shell) Garage		1815		1823		1850	1853		1929
Bus stops, Miskin Way	1719		1749		1809			1839		1909	2008
Ifield Way	1724		1754		1814			1844		1914	2011
Valley Drive, Livingstone Road	1726		1756		1816			1846		1916	2013
St Hilda's Way	1728		1758		1818			1848		1918	2015
St Francis Avenue	1729		1759		1819			1849		1919	2016
Gravesend Boat	1730		1800		1820			1850		1920	2017
Bus stops, Vigilant Way	1731		1801		1821			1851		1921	2018
Bus stops along Thong Lane	1734		1804		1824			1854		1924	2021
Rochester Road, Thong Lane		1816		1824		1851	1905		1930		2022
Chalk, Castle Lane		1820		1828		1855	1909		1934		2023
Shorne, Cross Roads		1821		1829		1856	1910		1935		2024
Gravesend Road, Villa Road		*1822*		1830		1857	1911		1936		2025
Gravesend Road, Forge Lane		1823		1831		1858	1912		1937		2026
School Lane		1826		1834		1901	1915		1940		2027
Higham, Steadman Close		1828		1836		1903	1917		1942		2028
Opposite Lion (Shell) Garage	1736		1806		1826			1856		1926	2033
Milton Ale Shades	1737		1807		1827			1857		1927	2034
Milton Bridge	1738		1808		1828			1858		1928	2035
Milton Road, Co-Op	1739		1809		1829			1859		1929	2036
Gravesend, Three Daws PH	1740		1810		1830			1900		1930
	735	736	735	736	735	736	736	735	736	735	736

WHY CHOOSE OUR COMMUTER COACH SERVICE?

Live updates

Stay up to date with your journey times using our app.

A range of stops

We collect from various locations in Gravesend and drop off in central London.

Environmentally friendly

We closely monitor emissions and make use of engine idler systems.

Comfortable travel

You are guaranteed a seat on board our coaches.

Knowledgeable drivers

We will adapt to changing road conditions, avoiding roadworks where possible.

Fully accessible

We have DDA-compliant coaches to comfortably accommodate disabled passengers.

High safety standards

Our coaches are well maintained and have safety built in.

Storage facilities

You can store luggage and equipment easily on board.

Destinations

These are some of the destinations we most commonly cover:

If you’d like to arrange a pick-up from another destination, please don’t be put off – that’s not a problem. These destinations are just some of those that we cover most frequently. Just let us know what you require and we will make sure we’re there, on time, in one of our comfortable branded coaches. You won’t be able to miss us.