Kettering Bus Route 50A: Kettering to Rushden — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Kettering Bus Route 50A — Kettering ↔ Rushden
🚌 Route 50A: Kettering ↔ Rushden | 🏢 Stagecoach Midlands | ⏱️ Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The 50A is a bus service run by Stagecoach Midlands in the Kettering area. This page gives the stops in order, an honest summary of the timetable (first and last buses and how often they run, by day), fares and the questions riders ask most.
📋 Route 50A Essential Information
- Route: 50A — Kettering ↔ Rushden
- Operator: Stagecoach Midlands
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 06:40 – 06:40 from Kettering
- Frequency: limited service — 1 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 74 minutes end to end
- Stops: 48 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route 50A Stops
🚏 Stops Towards Rushden — in order
- Kettering Bus Interchange (Stop 13)
- Kettering, before Police Station
- Kettering, after St Mary's Hospital
- Kettering, after Roundhill Road
- Kettering, after Woodcroft Scout Centre
- (Kettering) Wicksteed Park (before)
- Barton Seagrave, before Castle Way
- Barton Seagrave, after St Botolph's Road
- Barton Seagrave, after Polwell Lane
- Barton Seagrave, before Grosvenor Road
- Burton Latimer, after Southfield Drive
- Burton Latimer, after Polwell Lane
- Burton Latimer, before Station Road
- Burton Latimer, before Shannon Way
- Burton Latimer, before Finedon Street
- Burton Latimer, after Orbit Mews
- Burton Latimer, before Newman Street
- Burton Latimer, after Brooks Close
- Finedon, before High Street
- (Finedon) Dolben Arms PH (after)
- (Finedon) The Tower (after)
- Irthlingborough, after Huxlow School
- Irthlingborough, after Holbush Way
- Irthlingborough, after New Street
- Irthlingborough, before Ford Garage
- Irthlingborough, after 143 Addington Road
- Irthlingborough, before Laundry
- Irthlingborough, after Recreation Ground
- Irthlingborough, after Palmer Avenue
- Irthlingborough, after (Irthlingb') Laundry
- Irthlingborough, before (Irthlingb') 143 Addington Road
- Irthlingborough, before Nene Park NHS Clinic
- Higham Ferrers, before A45 Roundabout
- Higham Ferrers, after Simpson Avenue
- Higham Ferrers, after 12 North End
- Higham Ferrers, after Cemetery Lane
- Higham Ferrers, before The Green Dragon Hotel
- Higham Ferrers, before (H'ham Ferrers) Westfields Street
- (Rushden) Pochard Street (Before)
- (Rushden) Rushden Lakes (Stop 1)
- Rushden Waitrose (after)
- (Rushden) White Arches Caravans (before)
- Rushden, before Gordon Street
- (Rushden) Oakley Arms PH (before)
- Rushden, before Adnitt Road
- (Rushden) Barwick House (before)
- (Rushden) Station Road (before)
- Rushden George Street (after)
1 weekday departures from Kettering: first 06:40, last 06:40.
🚏 Stops Towards Kettering — in order
- (Rushden) Skinners Hill Layby (before)
- (Rushden) Adnitt Road (before)
- Rushden, after Oakley Arms PH
- Rushden, before Gordon Street
- Rushden, after White Arches Caravans
- Rushden Lakes (Stop 2)
- (Rushden) Pochard Street (Before)
- Higham Ferrers, after (H'ham Ferrers) Northampton Road
- Higham Ferrers, before (H'ham Ferrers) Wharf Road
- Higham Ferrers, after (H'ham Ferrers) Cemetery Lane
- Higham Ferrers, after Simpson Avenue
- Higham Ferrers, before A45 Roundabout
- Irthlingborough, before Nene Park NHS Clinic
- Irthlingborough, after 143 Addington Road
- Irthlingborough, before Laundry
- Irthlingborough, after Recreation Ground
- Irthlingborough, after Palmer Avenue
- Irthlingborough, after (Irthlingb') Laundry
- Irthlingborough, before (Irthlingb') 143 Addington Road
- Irthlingborough, after Ford Garage
- Irthlingborough, before Manor Drive
- Irthlingborough, before Church Street
- Irthlingborough, after Holbush Way
- Irthlingborough, before Huxlow School
- (Finedon) Dolben Arms PH (after)
- Finedon, after Wellingborough Road
- Burton Latimer, before Brooks Close
- Burton Latimer, after Newman Street
- Burton Latimer, after Orbit Mews
- Burton Latimer, after Welland Court
- Burton Latimer, after Finedon Street
- Burton Latimer, after Shannon Way
- Burton Latimer, before Glebe General Store
- Burton Latimer, after Powell Lane
- Barton Seagrave, before Grosvenor Road
- Barton Seagrave, after Polwell Lane
- Barton Seagrave, before St Botolph's Road
- (Barton Seagrave) Castle Way (before)
- Barton Seagrave Hall (opp)
- (Kettering) Wicksteed Park (before)
- Kettering, before Netherfield Road
- Kettering, before Woodcroft Scout Centre
- Kettering, after Roundhill Road
- Kettering, before St Mary's Hospital
- Kettering, after Police Station
- Kettering Bus Interchange (Stop 13)
2 weekday departures from Rushden: first 15:35, last 16:35.
🎫 Fares & Payment
- Fare cap: single fares on this service are capped at £3 under the England national fare cap — the cap falls to £2 from 1 January 2027. See BusUpdate’s fare cap guide.
- Paying: most operators in this area accept contactless bank cards and mobile payment as well as cash; smaller community operators may differ — check with Stagecoach Midlands for this route.
- Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about Stagecoach Midlands day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first 50A bus from Kettering?
On weekdays the first 50A leaves Kettering at 06:40.
What time is the last 50A bus?
On weekdays the last 50A from Kettering is at 06:40 (the last bus from Rushden is at 16:35).
How often does the 50A run?
Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the 50A?
Single fares are capped at £3 under the England fare cap (£2 from 1 January 2027).
Timetable & stop data: bustimes.org (open data — Bus Open Data Service / Traveline / NaPTAN), extracted and verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with Stagecoach Midlands before travelling. See also: buses in Kettering on BusUpdate.