Stagecoach The Wave routes
| Stagecoach South East The Wave Routes 99, 100, 101 & 102 | |
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Stagecoach in East Kent Stagecoach in East Sussex |
| Vehicles | Scania N230UD/Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 |
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| Via | Rye, Lydd, New Romney, Hythe and Folkestone |
The Wave Route is a name given a bus service in the Kent and East Sussex regions in South East England that run from Eastbourne and Dover on the south coast. The route runs via Pevensey Bay, Hastings, Rye, Camber, Lydd, New Romney, Hythe and Folkestone. The service is split into four different routes but some journeys do connect to do the whole Wave service.
The Wave 99
The Route
The Wave 99 route runs from Eastbourne to Silverhill every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday, hourly Sunday and Bank Holidays via Pevensey Bay, Bexhill-on-Sea, St. Leonards-on-Sea and Hastings Town Centre. There is a 99 service that arrives at Hastings station, just before the hourly 100 service to Lydd and Dover during Monday to Saturday. On Sunday and Bank Holidays a 99 service, every 2 hours, gets into Hastings, just before a 100 service to Lydd and Dover for Onward journeys.
Vehicles
The Route uses all-over branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania N230UD to run the service with different slogans and striking designs at the back, as well as distinctive waves at the front and sides of the bus, to catch the eye of motorists. Some Slogans Include:
- Now Boarding for Bexhill every 20 minutes
- Easy access to Eastbourne every 20 minutes
- Hop along to Hastings every 20 minutes
Frequencies
- The whole 99 service runs every 20 minutes Monday to Saturday
- The whole 99 service runs hourly Sunday and Bank Holidays
The Wave 100, 101 and 102
The Route
The main part of the service runs every 15 minutes[1] between Dover and New Romney (100, 101 and 102) via Folkestone, Hythe and Dymchurch. Two buses per hour continue to Lydd via Lydd Airport (100 & 101) both connecting at Lydd to Hastings, Conquest Hospital via Camber, Rye, (100 via Winchelsea) (101 via Fairlight) and Hastings Town Centre. Two 102 buses an hour come into Lydd via New Romney and Lydd-on-sea from Dover. The 100 service arrives at Hastings station, just before a 99 service to Bexhill-on-Sea and Eastbourne for onward journeys every day.
Vehicles
The Route uses branded Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 bodied Scania N230UDs to run the service with different slogans and striking designs at the back to catch the eye of motorists. Some Slogans Include:
- Ride the Wave to turn the tide towards greener travel
- Ride the Wave to Dover Castle for 2 for 1 offers
- Ride the Wave to catch a steam train! visit the RHDR by bus and buy all inclusive tickets
- Ride the Wave from Dover to Hastings
Frequencies
- New Romney to Dover every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday, every 30 minutes Sunday and Bank Holidays These Include;
- Lydd to Dover (100 & 101) every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, hourly Sunday and Bank Holidays
- Lydd to Dover via Lydd-on-sea (102) every 30 minutes hourly Monday to Saturday. Sundays, from Lydd-on-sea hourly.
- Hastings to Lydd (for Dover) every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday, every hour Sunday and Bank Holidays
References
- ↑ Transport, Focus. "All aboard Stagecoach in East Kent".