9A Bedford Bus Station ↔ Stevenage Bus Station
Operated by Stagecoach East. First bus 04:30, last bus 19:35. 32 journeys on weekdays.
✅ The 9A is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3
until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK.
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Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Stevenage Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Stevenage Bus Station · Saturday towards Bedford Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Bedford Bus Station · Saturday
| Bus Station (Stand G) | 04:30 | 04:30 | 06:30 | 06:30 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 18:30 | 18:30 |
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| Pilgrims Way (opp) | 04:40 | 04:40 | 06:40 | 06:40 | 08:40 | 08:40 | 10:40 | 10:40 | 12:40 | 12:40 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 18:40 | 18:40 |
| John Bunyan Upper School (opp) | 04:42 | 04:42 | 06:42 | 06:42 | 08:42 | 08:42 | 10:42 | 10:42 | 12:42 | 12:42 | 14:50 | 14:50 | 16:50 | 16:50 | 18:42 | 18:42 |
| The Crescent (opp) | 04:50 | 04:50 | 06:50 | 06:50 | 08:50 | 08:50 | 10:50 | 10:50 | 12:50 | 12:50 | 14:58 | 14:58 | 16:58 | 16:58 | 18:50 | 18:50 |
| Haynes Turn (SE-bound) | 04:57 | 04:57 | 06:57 | 06:57 | 08:57 | 08:57 | 10:57 | 10:57 | 12:57 | 12:57 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 17:05 | 17:05 | 18:57 | 18:57 |
| Ivel Road (opp) | 05:05 | 05:05 | 07:05 | 07:05 | 09:05 | 09:05 | 11:05 | 11:05 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 15:13 | 15:13 | 17:13 | 17:13 | 19:05 | 19:05 |
| Samuel Whitbread School (opp) | 05:08 | 05:08 | 07:08 | 07:08 | 09:08 | 09:08 | 11:08 | 11:08 | 13:08 | 13:08 | 15:16 | 15:16 | 17:16 | 17:16 | 19:08 | 19:08 |
| The Old Oak (opp) | 05:21 | 05:21 | 07:21 | 07:21 | 09:21 | 09:21 | 11:21 | 11:21 | 13:21 | 13:21 | 15:29 | 15:29 | 17:29 | 17:29 | 19:21 | 19:21 |
| The Cemetery (opp) | 05:28 | 05:28 | 07:28 | 07:28 | 09:28 | 09:28 | 11:28 | 11:28 | 13:28 | 13:28 | 15:36 | 15:36 | 17:36 | 17:36 | 19:28 | 19:28 |
| St Katharine's Church (opp) | 05:38 | 05:38 | 07:38 | 07:38 | 09:38 | 09:38 | 11:38 | 11:38 | 13:38 | 13:38 | 15:46 | 15:46 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 19:38 | 19:38 |
| Hermitage Road (Stop A) | 05:50 | 05:50 | 07:50 | 07:50 | 09:50 | 09:50 | 11:50 | 11:50 | 13:50 | 13:50 | 15:58 | 15:58 | 17:58 | 17:58 | 19:50 | 19:50 |
| Lister Hospital (Stop B) | 06:05 | 06:05 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 12:05 | 12:05 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 16:13 | 16:13 | 18:13 | 18:13 | 20:05 | 20:05 |
| The Mulberry Tree (opp) | 06:10 | 06:10 | 08:10 | 08:10 | 10:10 | 10:10 | 12:10 | 12:10 | 14:10 | 14:10 | 16:18 | 16:18 | 18:18 | 18:18 | 20:10 | 20:10 |
| Bus Station (Stop A) | 06:15 | 06:15 | 08:15 | 08:15 | 10:15 | 10:15 | 12:15 | 12:15 | 14:15 | 14:15 | 16:25 | 16:25 | 18:25 | 18:25 | 20:15 | 20:15 |
Route map
All stops on route 9A
9A towards Stevenage Bus Station
- Bus Station (Stand G) Bedford
- St Paul's Square (Stop P2) Bedford
- St John's Street (S-bound) Bedford
- Elstow Road Post Office (o/s) Fenlake
- The Angel (opp) Cauldwell
- Brackley Road (adj) Cauldwell
- Pilgrims Way (opp) Cauldwell
- Berkeley Road (opp) Cauldwell
- Stapleton Road (opp) Cauldwell
- Windsor Road (adj) Cauldwell
- John Bunyan Upper School (opp) Cauldwell
- Catholic Church (adj) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Road Shops (opp) Eastcotts
- The Turnpike (adj) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Road (SE-bound) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Lane (adj) Harrowden
- The Crescent (opp) Shortstown
- Cardington Hangars (o/s) Shortstown
- Old Lower School (o/s) Cotton End
- The Bell (adj) Cotton End
- High Road (S-bound) Cotton End
- Haynes Turn (SE-bound) Haynes
- Deadman's Cross (SE-bound) Deadmans Cross
- Rowney Warren (SE-bound) Deadmans Cross
- Chicksands Turn (opp) Chicksands
- Riverside (opp) Shefford
- Ivel Road (opp) Shefford
- Northbridge Street (S-bound) Shefford
- Purcell Way (adj) Shefford
- The Steamer (opp) Shefford
- Samuel Whitbread School (opp) Shefford
- Knolls Way (opp) Clifton
- The Post Office (opp) Clifton
- Harwood Lane (adj) Clifton
- The Joint (adj) Clifton
- Manor Road (opp) Henlow
- The Crown - West (SE-bound) Henlow
- Bleak House (adj) Arlesey
- Pyemans Garage (adj) Arlesey
- The Old Oak (opp) Arlesey
- Glebe Avenue (adj) Arlesey
- The Memorial (S-bound) Arlesey
- The White Horse (opp) Arlesey
- Community Centre (o/s) Arlesey
- Cricketers Road (opp) Arlesey
- West Drive (adj) Arlesey
- London Row (adj) Arlesey
- Jubilee Crescent (opp) Arlesey
- The Cemetery (opp) Arlesey
- Fountain Cottage (opp) Arlesey
- The Green (adj) Cadwell
- The Cricketers PH (opp) Ickleford
- St Katharine's Church (opp) Ickleford
- Our Lady School (opp) Hitchin
- Strathmore School (opp) Hitchin
- Balmoral Road (nr) Hitchin
- Bearton Green (opp) Hitchin
- Fishponds Road (nr) Hitchin
- Waitrose (opp) Hitchin
- Grammar School Walk (nr) Hitchin
- Hermitage Road (Stop A) Hitchin
- Bancroft (Stop D) Hitchin
- St Mary's Square (Stop M) Hitchin
- Hollow Lane (SE-bound) Hitchin
- Passingham Avenue (adj) Hitchin
- Maytrees (opp) Hitchin
- Oakfield Avenue (nr) Hitchin
- Kingshott School (o/s) Hitchin
- Lister Hospital (Stop B) Coreys Mill
- John Henry Newman School (opp) Coreys Mill
- The Archways Hotel (opp) Stevenage Old Town
- The Mulberry Tree (opp) Stevenage Old Town
- Methodist Church (opp) Stevenage Old Town
- Bus Station (Stop A) Stevenage
9A towards Bedford Bus Station
- Bus Station (Stop A) Stevenage
- Stevenage Railway Station (Stop N) Stevenage
- Spice Rouge Restaurant (opp) Stevenage Old Town
- The Mulberry Tree (o/s) Stevenage Old Town
- The Archways Hotel (nr) Stevenage Old Town
- John Henry Newman School (adj) Coreys Mill
- Lister Hospital (Stop A) Coreys Mill
- Kingshott School (opp) Hitchin
- Oakfield Avenue (opp) Hitchin
- Maytrees (nr) Hitchin
- Hollow Lane (NW-bound) Hitchin
- St Mary's Square (Stop L) Hitchin
- Hermitage Road (Stop B) Hitchin
- Bunyan Road (nr) Hitchin
- Fishponds Road (opp) Hitchin
- Football Club (opp) Hitchin
- Balmoral Road (opp) Hitchin
- Bearton Green (nr) Hitchin
- Strathmore School (nr) Hitchin
- Our Lady School (nr) Hitchin
- St Katharine's Church (o/s) Ickleford
- The Cricketers PH (adj) Ickleford
- The Green (opp) Cadwell
- Fountain Cottage (o/s) Arlesey
- Jubilee Crescent (adj) Arlesey
- The Cemetery (o/s) Arlesey
- London Row (opp) Arlesey
- West Drive (opp) Arlesey
- Community Centre (opp) Arlesey
- Cricketers Road (adj) Arlesey
- The White Horse (o/s) Arlesey
- The Memorial (N-bound) Arlesey
- Glebe Avenue (opp) Arlesey
- The Old Oak (o/s) Arlesey
- Pyemans Garage (opp) Arlesey
- Bleak House (opp) Arlesey
- Arlesey Bridge (W-bound) Arlesey
- The Crown - West (NW-bound) Henlow
- Manor Road (adj) Henlow
- Harwood Lane (opp) Clifton
- The Post Office (o/s) Clifton
- The Joint (opp) Clifton
- Knolls Way (adj) Clifton
- Purcell Way (opp) Shefford
- The Steamer (o/s) Shefford
- Samuel Whitbread School (o/s) Shefford
- Northbridge Street (N-bound) Shefford
- Ivel Road (adj) Shefford
- Riverside (adj) Shefford
- Chicksands Turn (adj) Chicksands
- Rowney Warren (NW-bound) Deadmans Cross
- Deadman's Cross (NW-bound) Deadmans Cross
- Haynes Turn (NW-bound) Haynes
- High Road (N-bound) Cotton End
- The Bell (opp) Cotton End
- Old Lower School (opp) Cotton End
- Cardington Hangars (opp) Shortstown
- The Crescent (adj) Shortstown
- Harrowden Lane (opp) Harrowden
- Harrowden Road (NW-bound) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Road Shops (o/s) Eastcotts
- Catholic Church (opp) Eastcotts
- John Bunyan Upper School (o/s) Cauldwell
- Windsor Road (opp) Cauldwell
- Stapleton Road (adj) Cauldwell
- Berkeley Road (adj) Cauldwell
- Pilgrims Way (adj) Cauldwell
- Brackley Road (opp) Cauldwell
- The Angel (o/s) Cauldwell
- Elstow Road Post Office (opp) Fenlake
- Kingsway Link (opp) Cauldwell
- Bedford College (o/s) Cauldwell
- St Paul's Square (south side) Bedford
- Pilgrims House (o/s) Bedford
- Bus Station (Stand G) Bedford
Service history & registered changes
- 🆕 Registered effective 5 Apr 2026 Operating between Exeter Bus Station and Sidbury/Honiton/Seaton given service number 9A / 9 effective from 05 April 2026. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 Operating between Exeter Bus Station and Sidbury/Honiton/Seaton given service number 9A / 9 effective from 31 August 2025. To amend Timetable.
- 🆕 Registered effective 31 Aug 2025 From: Bicton College To: Exeter Via: Name or No.: 9A Service type: Normal Stopping Effective date: 31 August 2025 Other details: 9A
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
BedfordStevenageHitchinFenlakeArleseySheffordHenlowCauldwellStevenage Old TownShortstownCliftonHaynes
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 9A bus?
The first 9A departure on weekdays leaves at 04:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 9A bus?
The last 9A on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 9A bus cost?
The 9A is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 9A bus?
The 9A is operated by Stagecoach East.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.