Kent Karrier

Kent Karrier is a flexible dial-a-ride service. Our providers can collect you from your home and take you to a location, such as a supermarket, town centre or hospital, for a small fee.

We use wheelchair accessible vehicles and our experienced drivers will give you all the help you need.

Find out how to become a member and which services are available in your area.

Membership

Before you can use the service you need to become a member. It is free to join and you need to meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • you have a medical condition that makes travelling on public transport difficult, or
  • you live in a rural area more than 500 metres from a bus route or railway station, or
  • you are aged 85 or over.

From April 2025, membership will cost £50. We will write to you nearer the time with more information.

Apply for Kent Karrier membership

If you have any membership questions please email kent.karrier@kent.gov.uk or call 03000 41 35 67 to speak with a member of our Kent Karrier team.

Services

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Concessionary bus passes are not valid on these services.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Boughton
  • Challock
  • Charing
  • Chilham
  • Crundale
  • Eastwell
  • Godmersham
  • Molash
  • Old Wives Leas
  • Pluckley
  • Westwell.
  • Asda
  • Bank Street
  • Cineworld
  • Designer Outlet Village
  • Dobbies
  • Julie Rose Stadium
  • Park Street
  • Rail stations
  • Sainsbury’s
  • Shopmobility
  • Tesco (Willesborough and Park Farm)
  • Waitrose
  • William Harvey Hospital.
Tuesday
  • Aldington
  • Bilsington
  • Bonnington
  • Boughton
  • Brabourne
  • Brook
  • Eastwell
  • Hastingleigh
  • Hinxhill
  • Mersham
  • Ruckinge
  • Sevington
  • Smeeth
  • Wye.
  • Asda
  • Bank Street
  • Cineworld
  • Designer Outlet Village
  • Dobbies
  • Julie Rose Stadium
  • Park Street
  • Rail stations
  • Sainsbury’s
  • Shopmobility
  • Tesco (Willesborough and Park Farm)
  • Waitrose
  • William Harvey Hospital.
Wednesday
  • Brabourne
  • Brook
  • Great Chart
  • Hastingleigh
  • Hinxhill
  • Kenardington
  • Orlestone
  • Shadoxhurst
  • Warehorne
  • Woodchurch
  • Wye.
  • Asda
  • Bank Street
  • Cineworld
  • Designer Outlet Village
  • Dobbies
  • Julie Rose Stadium
  • Park Street
  • Rail stations
  • Sainsbury’s
  • Shopmobility
  • Tesco (Willesborough and Park Farm)
  • Waitrose
  • William Harvey Hospital.
Thursday
  • Appledore
  • Biddenden
  • Boughton
  • Brook
  • Eastwell
  • Hastingleigh
  • High Halden
  • Hinxhill
  • Newenden
  • Rolvenden
  • Tenterden
  • Westwell
  • Wittersham
  • Wye.
  • Asda
  • Bank Street
  • Cineworld
  • Designer Outlet Village
  • Dobbies
  • Julie Rose Stadium
  • Park Street
  • Rail stations
  • Sainsbury’s
  • Shopmobility
  • Stone in Oxney
  • Tesco (Willesborough and Park Farm)
  • Waitrose
  • William Harvey Hospital.
Friday
  • Bethersden
  • Charing
  • Egerton
  • Hothfield
  • Little Chart
  • Pluckley
  • Smarden
  • Westwell.
  • Asda
  • Bank Street
  • Cineworld
  • Designer Outlet Village
  • Dobbies
  • Julie Rose Stadium
  • Park Street
  • Rail stations
  • Sainsbury’s
  • Shopmobility
  • Tesco (Willesborough and Park Farm)
  • Waitrose
  • William Harvey Hospital.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

Coastal Canterbury
DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Beltinge
  • Broomfield
  • Chestfield
  • Greenhill
  • Herne
  • Herne Bay
  • Hoathe
  • Reculver
  • Seasalter
  • Studd Hill
  • Swalecliffe
  • Tankerton
  • Whitstable
  • Yorkletts
  • and villages in this vicinity in Canterbury

Herne Bay:

  • High Street
  • Hospital
  • Sainsbury's Chestfield
  • Seafront
  • Shopmobility.

Tankerton:

  • Hospital
  • Shops.

Whitstable:

  • Tesco
  • Harbour Street
  • Horsebridge
  • Library
  • Health Centre.
Tuesday
  • Beltinge
  • Broomfield
  • Chestfield
  • Greenhill
  • Herne
  • Herne Bay
  • Hoathe
  • Reculver
  • Seasalter
  • Studd Hill
  • Swalecliffe
  • Tankerton
  • Whitstable
  • Yorkletts
  • and villages in this vicinity in Canterbury

Herne Bay:

  • High Street
  • Hospital
  • Sainsbury's Chestfield
  • Seafront
  • Shopmobility.

Tankerton:

  • Hospital
  • Shops.

Whitstable:

  • Tesco
  • Harbour Street
  • Horsebridge
  • Library
  • Health Centre
Wednesday
  • Beltinge
  • Broomfield
  • Greenhill
  • Herne
  • Herne Bay
  • Hoathe
  • Reculver
  • Seasalter
  • Studd Hill
  • Swalecliffe
  • Tankerton
  • Whitstable
  • Yorkletts
  • and villages in this vicinity in Canterbury
  • Aldi Estuary Park
  • Estuary View Medical Centre
  • Marks and Spencer Estuary Park
Thursday
  • Adisham
  • Barham
  • Bekesbourne
  • Bishopsbourne
  • Bridge
  • Denton
  • Kingston
  • Patrixbourne
  • Womenswold
  • and villages in this vicinity in Canterbury
  • Asda Sturry Road
  • Aldi Canterbury
  • Bus station
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital
  • Morrisons Wincheap
  • Sainsbury’s Kingsmead
  • Shopmobility
  • Waitrose
  • Westgate
  • Whitefriars.
Friday
  • Beltinge
  • Broomfield
  • Chestfield
  • Greenhill
  • Herne
  • Herne Bay
  • Hoathe
  • Reculver
  • Seasalter
  • Studd Hill
  • Swalecliffe
  • Tankerton
  • Whitstable
  • Yorkletts
  • and villages in this vicinity in Canterbury

Herne Bay:

  • High Street
  • Hospital
  • Sainsbury's Chestfield
  • Seafront
  • Shopmobility.

Tankerton:

  • Hospital
  • Shops.

Whitstable:

  • Tesco
  • Harbour Street
  • Horsebridge
  • Library
  • Health Centre.
Central Canterbury
DayCollecting fromGoing to
Tuesday
  • Broad Oak
  • Canterbury east
  • Chislet
  • Fordwich
  • Hersden
  • Ickham
  • Littlebourne
  • Stodmarsh
  • Sturry
  • Upstreet
  • Westbere
  • Wickhambreaux.
  • Asda Sturry Road
  • Aldi Canterbury
  • Bus station
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital
  • Morrisons Wincheap
  • Sainsbury’s Kingsmead
  • Shopmobility
  • Waitrose
  • Westgate
  • Whitefriars.
Wednesday
  • Blean
  • Canterbury north and west
  • Chartham
  • Chartham Hatch
  • Harbledown
  • Hardres (Upper and Lower)
  • Petham
  • Rough Common
  • Thanington
  • Tyler Hill
  • Waltham
  • Wincheap.
  • Asda Sturry Road
  • Aldi Canterbury
  • Bus station
  • Kent and Canterbury Hospital
  • Morrisons Wincheap
  • Sainsbury’s Kingsmead
  • Shopmobility
  • Waitrose
  • Westgate
  • Whitefriars.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling go2 on 01732 463964. For more information, visit the go2 website.

Cost

You will be charged £2.50 for the first 2 miles plus £1 per additional mile, per journey.

Destinations and collection

This service can pick you up from your home and take you to any destination within:

  • Dartford district
  • Gravesham
  • the following parts of Sevenoaks:
    • Ash-cum-Ridley
    • Crockenhill
    • Eynsford
    • Farningham
    • Fawkham
    • Hartley
    • Horton Kirby
    • South Darenth
    • Swanley
    • West Kingsdown.

You can also book a return journey.

When

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30am to 2:45pm.

Wednesday from 9.30am to 1:45pm.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Aylesham
  • Coldred
  • Deal
  • Elvington
  • Eythorne
  • Great Mongeham
  • Goodnestone
  • Nonington
  • Northbourne
  • Ringwould
  • Ripple
  • Shepherdswell
  • Sholden
  • Studdal
  • Sutton
  • Tilmanstone
  • Walmer
  • Wooton.

Deal

  • Pier
  • Hospital
  • King Street
  • Leisure Centre
  • Park Street
  • Queen Street
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury’s
  • South Street.
Thursday
  • Ash
  • Betteshanger
  • Deal
  • Eastry
  • Goodnestone
  • Great Mongeham
  • Preston
  • Sandwich
  • Sholden
  • Staple
  • Stourmouth
  • Wingham
  • Woodnesborough
  • Worth.

Deal:

  • Deal Pier
  • Hospital
  • King Street
  • Leisure Centre
  • Park Street
  • Queen Street
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury’s South Street.

Sandwich:

  • Guildhall
  • Health Centre
  • Rail station.
Friday
  • Alkham
  • Capel le Ferne
  • Dover
  • Eastry
  • Guston
  • Kingsdown
  • Langdon
  • Martin
  • Northbourne
  • Ringwould
  • Ripple
  • River
  • St.Margaret’s
  • Studdal
  • Sutton
  • Temple Ewell
  • Tilmanstone
  • West Hougham
  • Whitfield.
  • Buckland Hospital
  • Pencester Road
  • Rail station
  • Riverside Centre
  • Sports Centre
  • Whitfield Tesco.

We don't offer the Kent Karrier service in your area.

Find other community transport services in Folkestone and Hythe.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling go2 on 01732 463964. For more information, visit the go2 website.

Cost

You will be charged £2.50 for the first 2 miles plus £1 per additional mile, per journey.

Destinations and collection

This service can pick you up from your home and take you to any destination within:

  • Dartford district
  • Gravesham
  • the following parts of Sevenoaks:
    • Ash-cum-Ridley
    • Crockenhill
    • Eynsford
    • Farningham
    • Fawkham
    • Hartley
    • Horton Kirby
    • South Darenth
    • Swanley
    • West Kingsdown.

When

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9:30am to 2:45pm.

Wednesday from 9.30am to 1:45pm.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Concessionary bus passes are not valid on these services.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

Day Collecting from Going to
Monday
  • Allington
  • Barming
  • Collier Street
  • East Farleigh
  • Laddingford
  • Nettlestead
  • Teston
  • West Farleigh
  • Yalding.
  • King Street
  • The Mall shopping centre
  • Shopmobility
  • Sainsbury’s (Romney Place)
  • Maidstone east and west railway stations
  • Maidstone Hospital.
Tuesday
  • Bearsted
  • Eythorne Street
  • Grove Green
  • Harrietsham
  • Hollingbourne
  • Leeds
  • Lenham
  • Otterden
  • Platts Heath
  • Shepway
  • Vinters Park
  • Warren Street.
  • King Street
  • The Mall shopping centre
  • Shopmobility
  • Sainsbury’s (Romney Place)
  • Maidstone east and west railway stations
  • Maidstone Hospital
  • Tesco (Grove Green).
Wednesday
  • Bicknor
  • Boxley
  • Bredhurst
  • Detling
  • Hucking
  • Penenden Heath
  • Ringlestone
  • Sandling
  • Stockbury
  • Thurnham.
  • King Street
  • The Mall shopping centre
  • Shopmobility
  • Sainsbury’s (Romney Place)
  • Maidstone east and west railway stations
  • Maidstone Hospital
  • Tesco (Grove Green).
Thursday
  • Boughton Monchelsea
  • Chainhurst
  • Coxheath
  • Dean Street
  • Hunton
  • Linton
  • Loose
  • Marden
  • Staplehurst
  • Tovil.
  • King Street
  • The Mall shopping centre
  • Shopmobility
  • Sainsbury’s (Romney Place)
  • Maidstone east and west railway stations
  • Maidstone Hospital.
Friday
  • Chart Sutton
  • Grafty Green
  • Headcorn
  • Kingswood
  • Langley Heath
  • Otham
  • Park Wood
  • Senacre
  • Sutton Valence
  • Ulcombe.
  • King Street
  • The Mall shopping centre
  • Shopmobility
  • Sainsbury’s (Romney Place)
  • Maidstone east and west railway stations
  • Maidstone Hospital
  • Morrisons (Park Wood).

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling go2 on 01732 463964 or via the go2 website. For more information, visit the go2 website.

Cost

You will be charged £2.50 for the first 2 miles plus £1 per additional mile, per journey.

Destinations and collection

This dial-a-ride service can pick you up from your home and take you to anywhere in Sevenoaks.

When

Monday to Friday, 9am to 4pm.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Concessionary bus passes are not valid on these services.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

Bus A - Faversham
DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Baddlesmere
  • Faversham
  • Oare
  • Selling
  • Sheldwich.

Faversham:

  • Court Street
  • Library
  • North Lane
  • Rail station
  • Stone Street
  • Tesco.
Wednesday
  • Doddington
  • Eastling
  • Faversham
  • Newnham
  • Painters Forstal
  • Stalisfield
  • Throwley.

Faversham:

  • Court Street
  • Library
  • North Lane
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury's Bysing Wood
  • Stone Street
  • Tesco.
Friday
  • Boughton
  • Dunkirk
  • Faversham
  • Graveney
  • Hernhill
  • Ospringe.

Faversham:

  • Court Street
  • Library
  • North Lane
  • Rail station
  • Stone Street
  • Tesco.
Bus B - Sittingbourne
DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Bobbing
  • Borden
  • Hartlip
  • Iwade
  • Kemsley
  • Lower Halstow
  • Milton
  • Newington
  • Sittingbourne
  • Tunstall
  • Upchurch.
  • Asda
  • The Forum
  • High Street
  • Homebase
  • Library
  • Memorial Hospital
  • Morrisons
  • Post Office
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury’s.
Tuesday
  • Bapchild
  • Conyer
  • Lynsted
  • Murston
  • Norton
  • Rodmersham
  • Sittingbourne
  • Teynham
  • Tonge.
  • Asda
  • The Forum
  • High Street
  • Homebase
  • Library
  • Memorial Hospital
  • Morrisons
  • Post Office
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury’s.
Thursday
  • Bredgar
  • Frinsted
  • Milstead
  • Sittingbourne
  • Wormshill.
  • Asda
  • The Forum
  • High Street
  • Homebase
  • Library
  • Memorial Hospital
  • Morrisons
  • Post Office
  • Rail station
  • Sainsbury’s.
Bus C - Sheppey
DayCollecting fromGoing to
Tuesday to Friday
  • Eastchurch
  • Halfway
  • Leysdown
  • Minster
  • Queenborough
  • Rushenden
  • Warden Bay
  • Warden Point.
  • Leisure Centre
  • Morrisons
  • Neats Court
  • Sheerness rail and bus station
  • Sheppey Hospital
  • The Broadway
  • Tesco.

We don't offer the Kent Karrier service in your area.

Find other community transport services in Thanet.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Concessionary bus passes are not valid on these services.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

DayCollecting fromGoing to
Monday
  • Addington
  • Aylesford
  • Birling
  • Burham
  • Ditton
  • Larkfield
  • Leybourne
  • Ryarsh
  • Snodland
  • Wouldham.
  • Maidstone town centre.
Tuesday
  • East Malling
  • Mereworth
  • Offham
  • Wateringbury
  • West Malling.
  • Maidstone town centre.
Wednesday
  • Borough Green
  • Fairseat
  • Ightham
  • Platt
  • Plaxtol
  • Stansted
  • Trottiscliffe
  • Wrotham.
  • Borough Green town centre
  • Maidstone town centre.
Thursday
  • Colts Hill
  • East Peckham
  • Five Oak Green
  • Hadlow
  • Golden Green
  • Tonbridge
  • West Peckham
  • Whetsted.
  • Tonbridge town centre.
Friday
  • Chiddingstone
  • Hildenborough
  • Leigh
  • Shipbourne.
  • Tonbridge town centre.

Book

  1. Check our service covers where you'd like to go. If it doesn't, our community transport page has other options.
  2. Book the service by calling Compaid on 01892 832447 between 9:30am and 4pm.
  3. Journeys for the following day must be booked by 1pm.
  4. Let the operator know if you have any specific requests, mobility issues or guest passengers.

Cost

A return journey costs £5.

Concessionary bus passes are not valid on these services.

Services

Available between 10am and 1pm.

Day Collecting from Going to
Monday
  • Benenden
  • Biddenden
  • Cranbrook
  • Frittenden
  • Hawkhurst
  • Sandhurst.

Cranbrook:

  • town centre

Tunbridge Wells:

  • town centre
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury’s.
Tuesday
  • Brenchley
  • Goudhurst
  • Horsmonden
  • Lamberhurst
  • Matfield
  • Paddock Wood.

Paddock Wood:

  • town centre

Tunbridge Wells:

  • town centre
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury’s.
Wednesday
  • Capel
  • Pembury
  • Sherwood
  • Tunbridge Wells.

Tunbridge Wells:

  • town centre
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury’s.
Thursday
  • Bidborough
  • Cowden
  • Fordcombe
  • High Brooms
  • Langton Green
  • Penshurst
  • Rusthall
  • Southborough
  • Speldhurst.

Tunbridge Wells:

  • town centre
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury’s.
Friday
  • Hawkenbury
  • Ramslye
  • Showfields
  • inner areas of Tunbridge Wells.

Tunbridge Wells:

  • town centre
  • Tesco
  • Sainsbury’s.