9B Bedford to Stevenage via Fenlake, Hitchin

Operated by Stagecoach East. First bus 05:30, last bus 20:35. 15 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £3.00 — more.

Next towards Stevenage from Bus Station (Stand G): 05:30, 07:30

Next towards Bedford from Bus Station (Stop A): 06:25, 08:30

Wanted a different 9B? 10 other bus routes are numbered 9B elsewhere in the UK — see every 9B bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at Stevenage Bus St Bay A · Monday to Friday · 7 journeys
Stop 05:3007:3009:3011:3013:3015:3017:30
Bus Station (Stand G) 05:3007:3009:3011:3013:3015:3017:30
Pilgrims Way (opp) 05:4007:4009:4011:4013:4015:4517:45
John Bunyan Upper School (opp) 05:4207:4209:4211:4213:4215:5017:50
The Crescent (opp) 05:5007:5009:5011:5013:5015:5817:58
Haynes Turn (SE-bound) 05:5707:5709:5711:5713:5716:0518:05
High Street (NE-bound) 06:0408:0410:0412:0414:0416:1218:12
Ivel Road (opp) 06:0508:0510:0512:0514:0516:1318:13
Samuel Whitbread School (opp) 06:0808:0810:0812:0814:0816:1618:16
All Saints' Church (o/s) 06:1308:1310:1312:1314:1316:2118:21
Borton Avenue (opp) 06:2808:2810:2812:2814:2816:3618:36
Burford Grange (opp) 06:3508:3510:3512:3514:3516:4318:43
Hermitage Road (Stop A) 06:4508:4510:4512:4514:4516:5318:53
Lister Hospital (Stop B) 07:0009:0011:0013:0015:0017:0819:08
The Mulberry Tree (opp) 07:0509:0511:0513:0515:0517:1319:13
Bus Station (Stop A) 07:1009:1011:1013:1015:1017:2019:20

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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.

The 9B 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. Details →

Fares on the 9B

Adult single £3.00

The same for any journey on the 9B, however far you go.

Stagecoach's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 September 2026. Fares change — check with Stagecoach East before you travel.

Tickets on the 9B

Stagecoach East publishes singles, day tickets and season tickets on this route for adults, children, young people and students.

Single · Bedford DayRider · Jobseeker Single · Bedford MegaRider Xtra · Midlands Gold DayRider · Bedford 7 Day MegaRider · Wellingborough DayRider · Bedford 28 Day MegaRider

…and 29 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Stagecoach East's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 28 August 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Stagecoach East.

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 Stagecoach East 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.

Route map

All stops on route 9B

9B towards Stevenage

All 71 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stand G) Bedford
  2. St Paul's Square (Stop P2) Bedford
  3. St John's Street (S-bound) Bedford
  4. Elstow Road Post Office (o/s) Fenlake
  5. The Angel (opp) Cauldwell
  6. Brackley Road (adj) Cauldwell
  7. Pilgrims Way (opp) Cauldwell
  8. Berkeley Road (opp) Cauldwell
  9. Stapleton Road (opp) Cauldwell
  10. Windsor Road (adj) Cauldwell
  11. John Bunyan Upper School (opp) Cauldwell
  12. Catholic Church (adj) Eastcotts
  13. Harrowden Road Shops (opp) Eastcotts
  14. The Turnpike (adj) Eastcotts
  15. Harrowden Road (SE-bound) Eastcotts
  16. Harrowden Lane (adj) Harrowden
  17. The Crescent (opp) Shortstown
  18. Cardington Hangars (o/s) Shortstown
  19. Old Lower School (o/s) Cotton End
  20. The Bell (adj) Cotton End
  21. High Road (S-bound) Cotton End
  22. Haynes Turn (SE-bound) Haynes
  23. Deadman's Cross (SE-bound) Deadmans Cross
  24. Rowney Warren (SE-bound) Deadmans Cross
  25. Chicksands Turn (opp) Chicksands
  26. Priory Gate (adj) Shefford
  27. School Lane (opp) Shefford
  28. Scotgrange Meadow (adj) Shefford
  29. High Street (NE-bound) Shefford
  30. Ivel Road (opp) Shefford
  31. Purcell Way (adj) Shefford
  32. The Steamer (opp) Shefford
  33. Samuel Whitbread School (opp) Shefford
  34. Knolls Way (opp) Clifton
  35. The Post Office (opp) Clifton
  36. All Saints' Church (o/s) Clifton
  37. Bilberry Road (adj) Clifton
  38. Mill Close (opp) Henlow
  39. Newtown (S-bound) Henlow
  40. The Five Bells (opp) Henlow
  41. War Memorial (opp) Henlow
  42. Park Lane (adj) Henlow
  43. The Crown - North (o/s) Henlow
  44. Oldfield Farm Road (adj) Henlow Camp
  45. Borton Avenue (opp) Henlow Camp
  46. Bird In Hand (SE-bound) Henlow Camp
  47. Three Star Park (opp) Henlow Camp
  48. Loganberry Way (opp) Henlow Camp
  49. Ramerick Cottages (nr) Holwell
  50. Holwell Turn (opp) Holwell
  51. Burford Grange (opp) Ickleford
  52. Burford Way (opp) Westmill Estate
  53. Wellingham Avenue (opp) Westmill Estate
  54. Angel's Reply PH (opp) Westmill Estate
  55. Fishponds Road (nr) Hitchin
  56. Waitrose (opp) Hitchin
  57. Grammar School Walk (nr) Hitchin
  58. Bancroft (Stop D) Hitchin
  59. Hermitage Road (Stop A) Hitchin
  60. St Mary's Square (Stop M) Hitchin
  61. Hollow Lane (SE-bound) Hitchin
  62. Passingham Avenue (adj) Hitchin
  63. Maytrees (opp) Hitchin
  64. Oakfield Avenue (nr) Hitchin
  65. Kingshott School (o/s) Hitchin
  66. Lister Hospital (Stop B) Coreys Mill
  67. John Henry Newman School (opp) Coreys Mill
  68. The Archways Hotel (opp) Stevenage Old Town
  69. The Mulberry Tree (opp) Stevenage Old Town
  70. Methodist Church (opp) Stevenage Old Town
  71. Bus Station (Stop A) Stevenage

9B towards Bedford

All 71 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stop A) Stevenage
  2. Stevenage Railway Station (Stop N) Stevenage
  3. Spice Rouge Restaurant (opp) Stevenage Old Town
  4. The Mulberry Tree (o/s) Stevenage Old Town
  5. The Archways Hotel (nr) Stevenage Old Town
  6. John Henry Newman School (adj) Coreys Mill
  7. Lister Hospital (Stop A) Coreys Mill
  8. Kingshott School (opp) Hitchin
  9. Oakfield Avenue (opp) Hitchin
  10. Maytrees (nr) Hitchin
  11. Hollow Lane (NW-bound) Hitchin
  12. St Mary's Square (Stop L) Hitchin
  13. Hermitage Road (Stop B) Hitchin
  14. Bunyan Road (nr) Hitchin
  15. Football Club (opp) Hitchin
  16. Fishponds Road (opp) Hitchin
  17. Angel's Reply PH (adj) Westmill Estate
  18. Wellingham Avenue (nr) Westmill Estate
  19. Burford Way (nr) Westmill Estate
  20. Burford Grange (adj) Ickleford
  21. Ryder Avenue (nr) Ickleford
  22. Holwell Turn (adj) Holwell
  23. Ramerick Cottages (opp) Holwell
  24. Loganberry Way (adj) Henlow Camp
  25. Three Star Park (adj) Henlow Camp
  26. Bird In Hand (N-bound) Henlow Camp
  27. Borton Avenue (adj) Henlow Camp
  28. Oldfield Farm Road (opp) Henlow Camp
  29. The Crown - North (opp) Henlow
  30. Park Lane (opp) Henlow
  31. War Memorial (adj) Henlow
  32. The Five Bells (o/s) Henlow
  33. Mill Close (adj) Henlow
  34. Bilberry Road (opp) Clifton
  35. All Saints' Church (opp) Clifton
  36. The Post Office (o/s) Clifton
  37. Knolls Way (adj) Clifton
  38. Samuel Whitbread School (o/s) Shefford
  39. The Steamer (o/s) Shefford
  40. Purcell Way (opp) Shefford
  41. Ivel Road (adj) Shefford
  42. High Street (SW-bound) Shefford
  43. Scotgrange Meadow (opp) Shefford
  44. School Lane (adj) Shefford
  45. Priory Gate (opp) Shefford
  46. Chicksands Turn (adj) Chicksands
  47. Rowney Warren (NW-bound) Deadmans Cross
  48. Deadman's Cross (NW-bound) Deadmans Cross
  49. Haynes Turn (NW-bound) Haynes
  50. High Road (N-bound) Cotton End
  51. The Bell (opp) Cotton End
  52. Old Lower School (opp) Cotton End
  53. Cardington Hangars (opp) Shortstown
  54. The Crescent (adj) Shortstown
  55. Harrowden Lane (opp) Harrowden
  56. Harrowden Road (NW-bound) Eastcotts
  57. Harrowden Road Shops (o/s) Eastcotts
  58. Catholic Church (opp) Eastcotts
  59. John Bunyan Upper School (o/s) Cauldwell
  60. Windsor Road (opp) Cauldwell
  61. Stapleton Road (adj) Cauldwell
  62. Berkeley Road (adj) Cauldwell
  63. Pilgrims Way (adj) Cauldwell
  64. Brackley Road (opp) Cauldwell
  65. The Angel (o/s) Cauldwell
  66. Elstow Road Post Office (opp) Fenlake
  67. Kingsway Link (opp) Cauldwell
  68. Bedford College (o/s) Cauldwell
  69. St Paul's Square (south side) Bedford
  70. Pilgrims House (o/s) Bedford
  71. Bus Station (Stand G) Bedford

Towns & areas on this route

BedfordStevenageHitchinFenlakeSheffordWestmill EstateHenlowCauldwellStevenage Old TownShortstownCliftonHaynes

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 9B bus?

The first 9B departure on weekdays leaves at 05:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 9B bus?

The last 9B on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:35. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 9B bus cost?

Stagecoach East's published fares on the 9B: adult single £3.00. The 9B 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 9B bus?

The 9B is operated by Stagecoach East.

Timetable data from Stagecoach East via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.