Kettering Bus Route 9: Kettering to Kettering — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Kettering Bus Route 9 — Kettering ↔ Kettering
🚌 Route 9: Kettering ↔ Kettering | 🏢 Stagecoach Midlands | ⏱️ About hourly | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The 9 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 9 Essential Information
- Route: 9 — Kettering ↔ Kettering
- Operator: Stagecoach Midlands
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 06:05 – 20:40 from Kettering
- Frequency: about hourly (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 27 minutes end to end
- Stops: 21 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route 9 Stops
🚏 Stops Towards Kettering — in order
- Kettering Bus Interchange (Stop 11)
- Kettering Newland Centre (Stop 2)
- Kettering, before Dryden Street
- Kettering, before Charles Street
- Kettering, before Satra House
- Kettering, after Furnace Lane
- Kettering, opp Bracken Close
- Kettering, before Brambleside Court
- Kettering, after The Briars PH
- Kettering, after Viking Close
- (Kettering) Lobelia Road (After)
- Kettering, after Walnut Crescent
- Kettering, after Aster Road
- (Kettering) Centre Parade (After)
- (Kettering) Ivy Road (before)
- (Kettering) Maple Road (before)
- Kettering, after The Buccleuch PH
- Kettering, after Ford Street
- Kettering, before William Knibb Centre
- Kettering, after School Lane
- Kettering Bus Interchange (Stop 11)
14 weekday departures from Kettering: first 06:05, last 20:40.
🎫 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 9 bus from Kettering?
On weekdays the first 9 leaves Kettering at 06:05.
What time is the last 9 bus?
On weekdays the last 9 from Kettering is at 20:40 (the last bus from Kettering is at 20:40).
How often does the 9 run?
About hourly on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the 9?
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.