9 bus: Grove Green – Maidstone

Arriva Kent and Surrey bus 9 runs between Downswood and Maidstone via Grove Green and Vinters Park. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Wednesday 21 October the first bus from Downswood leaves at 07:11 and the last at 17:38, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Arriva Kent and Surrey. Timetable for Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 9 bus from Maidstone to Downswood?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Maidstone at 09:35 and the last at 17:10, 8 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 9 bus from Downswood to Maidstone?
On Wednesday 21 October the first bus leaves Downswood at 07:11 and the last at 17:38, 10 journeys in all.
Does the 9 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 9 bus run?
On Wednesday 21 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 10 journeys from Downswood.
Where does the 9 bus stop?
Main stops from Downswood to Maidstone: Tesco (Grove Green), Emsworth Grove (Vinters Park), King Street (Maidstone), Royal Star Arcade (Maidstone), Somerfield Hospital (Maidstone), Oakwood Park (Maidstone), Chequers Bus Station (Maidstone). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 9 bus?
Arriva Kent and Surrey.

Maidstone to Grove Green

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8
Chequers Bus Station, Maidstone09:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3516:0317:10
Emsworth Grove, Vinters Park09:4310:4311:4312:4313:4314:4316:1317:20
Tesco, Grove Green09:5310:5311:5312:5313:5314:5316:1617:32

Grove Green to Maidstone

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
Tesco, Grove Green07:3608:5509:2809:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:5817:38
Emsworth Grove, Vinters Park07:4609:0109:3410:0411:0412:0413:0414:0415:0417:46
King Street, Maidstone07:59
Royal Star Arcade, Maidstone08:01
Somerfield Hospital, Maidstone08:09
Oakwood Park, Maidstone08:17
Chequers Bus Station, Maidstone09:0909:4210:1211:1212:1213:1214:1215:1217:58

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Wednesday, 21 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.

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