9 Maidstone to Downswood via Vinters Park, Bearsted
Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. First bus 07:11, last bus 17:38. 18 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.00 to £4.10 — more.
Wanted a different 9? 83 other bus routes are numbered 9 elsewhere in the UK — see every 9 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:45 to Pennine Way | 17:10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood Park (adj) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 15:45 | · |
| Chequers Bus Station (Stop H5) | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 16:03 | 17:10 |
| Emsworth Grove (opp) | 09:43 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 14:43 | 16:13 | 17:20 |
| Tesco (adj) | 09:53 | 10:53 | 11:53 | 12:53 | 13:53 | 14:53 | 16:16 | 17:32 |
| Egremont Road Shops (S-bound) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:28 | · |
| Pennine Way (opp) | · | · | · | · | · | · | 16:36 | · |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 9
Adult single £2.00 to £4.10 · Child single £1.70 to £3.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.00 | Cherry Orchard Way | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4.10 | £3.00 | St Michael's Church | ||||||||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £2.00 | Maidstone West Stn | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | Bower Mount Rd | ||||||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | Town Centre, Maidstone | |||||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Holland Rd / Sittingbourne Rd | ||||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Claremont Road | |||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Blendon Rd / Hatherall Rd | ||||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | Vinters Park / Chiltern Hundreds | |||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | £4.10 | – | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Tesco, Grove Green | ||||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | The Landway | |||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | The Yeoman / The Rose | ||||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Egremont Rd / Madginford | |||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Downswood | ||||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Grove Green | |||
| £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | Chequers Bus Stn, Maidstone | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £2.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | Somerfield Hospital | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £4.10 | £3.00 | Queens Rd / London Rd |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Milton Street.
Arriva UK Bus's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 30 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel.
Tickets on the 9
Arriva Kent and Surrey publishes singles on this route for adults and children.
Adult Single · Child Single
…and 1 more ticket on this route.
Ticket types come from Arriva Kent and Surrey's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 30 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Arriva Kent and Surrey before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Downswood: 8 journeys, first 09:35 towards Maidstone: 10 journeys, first 07:11
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Downswood: 8 journeys, first 09:35 towards Maidstone: 10 journeys, first 07:11
Route map
All stops on route 9
9 towards Downswood
All 37 stops
- Oakwood Park (adj) Maidstone
- The Poplars (adj) Maidstone
- St Michael's Church (opp) Maidstone
- Bower Lane (opp) Maidstone
- Terrace Road (N-bound) Maidstone
- Rocky Hill (Stop U) Maidstone
- The Cannon (Stop T) Maidstone
- Mill Street (Stop D) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop H5) Maidstone
- Albion Place (N-bound) Maidstone
- Holland Road (adj) Maidstone
- Claremont Road (E-bound) Vinters Park
- Mostyn Road (opp) Vinters Park
- Commodore Road (adj) Vinters Park
- Blendon Road (adj) Vinters Park
- Community Centre (adj) Vinters Park
- Emsworth Grove (opp) Vinters Park
- Hilton Hotel (adj) Vinters Park
- Maidstone Crematorium (opp) Vinters Park
- Harvesters Way (adj) Grove Green
- Wagoners Close (adj) Grove Green
- St John's School (adj) Grove Green
- Threshers Drive (adj) Grove Green
- Tesco (adj) Grove Green
- TV Studios (W-bound) Grove Green
- New Cut Road (adj) Maidstone
- Weavering Street (adj) Maidstone
- The Landway (adj) Bearsted
- The Rose (adj) Bearsted
- Royston Road (after) Madginford
- Egremont Road Shops (S-bound) Madginford
- Merton Road (adj) Madginford
- Lambourne Road (adj) Madginford
- Foxden Drive (opp) Downswood
- Horton Downs (opp) Downswood
- Gorham Drive (opp) Downswood
- Pennine Way (opp) Downswood
9 towards Maidstone
All 42 stops
- Pennine Way (opp) Downswood
- Horton Downs (adj) Downswood
- Foxden Drive (adj) Downswood
- Lambourne Road (opp) Madginford
- Egremont Road Shops (opp) Madginford
- Royston Road (just before) Madginford
- The Rose (opp) Bearsted
- The Landway (opp) Bearsted
- Weavering Street (opp) Maidstone
- Harvesters Way (adj) Grove Green
- Wagoners Close (adj) Grove Green
- St John's School (adj) Grove Green
- Threshers Drive (adj) Grove Green
- Tesco (adj) Grove Green
- TV Studios (W-bound) Grove Green
- Maidstone Crematorium (adj) Vinters Park
- Hilton Hotel (opp) Vinters Park
- Emsworth Grove (adj) Vinters Park
- Community Centre (opp) Vinters Park
- Blendon Road (opp) Vinters Park
- Commodore Road (opp) Vinters Park
- Mostyn Road (adj) Vinters Park
- Claremont Road (W-bound) Vinters Park
- Holland Road (opp) Maidstone
- Haynes (opp) Maidstone
- Chequers Bus Station (Stop H5) Maidstone
- King Street (Stop G) Maidstone
- Royal Star Arcade (Stop E1) Maidstone
- The Cannon (Stop B) Maidstone
- Maidstone West Railway Station (Stop A1) Maidstone
- Bedford Place (adj) Maidstone
- Bower Mount Road (adj) Maidstone
- Somerfield Hospital (Stop B) Maidstone
- Queen's Avenue (opp) Maidstone
- Court Drive (opp) Maidstone
- Shaftesbury Drive (opp) Maidstone
- Saxon Mews (adj) Maidstone
- Malling Terrace (opp) Maidstone
- Bramble Close (adj) Maidstone
- Cherry Tree (opp) Maidstone
- Western Road (opp) Maidstone
- Oakwood Park (adj) Maidstone
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 18 February 2024 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 July 2023 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 19 February 2023 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 17 April 2022 To amend Route and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PK0000208/242 · Changes in Kent County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 9 bus?
The first 9 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:11 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 9 bus?
The last 9 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 17:38. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 9 bus cost?
Arriva Kent and Surrey's published fares on the 9: adult single £2.00 to £4.10, child single £1.70 to £3.50. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the 9 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026 (then £2 from 1 January 2027). Arriva Kent and Surrey day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 9 bus?
The 9 is operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey.
Timetable data from Arriva Kent and Surrey via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PK0000208/242. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.