Kettering Bus Route 50S: Kettering to Rushden — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Kettering Bus Route 50S — Kettering ↔ Rushden
🚌 Route 50S: Kettering ↔ Rushden | 🏢 Stagecoach Midlands | ⏱️ Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The 50S 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 50S Essential Information
- Route: 50S — Kettering ↔ Rushden
- Operator: Stagecoach Midlands
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 07:50 – 07:50 from Kettering
- Frequency: limited service — 1 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 73 minutes end to end
- Stops: 41 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route 50S 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, after Eady Road
- Burton Latimer, before 1 Hillcrest Avenue
- Finedon, before Laws Lane
- Finedon, before Junior School
- (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, 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 07:50, last 07:50.
🎫 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 50S bus from Kettering?
On weekdays the first 50S leaves Kettering at 07:50.
What time is the last 50S bus?
On weekdays the last 50S from Kettering is at 07:50 (the last bus from Rushden is at 07:50).
How often does the 50S run?
Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the 50S?
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.