96A bus: DIRFT – Northampton

Stagecoach Midlands bus 96A runs between DIRFT and Northampton via Crick, West Haddon, Watford and Long Buckby. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from DIRFT leaves at 08:44 and the last at 14:44, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach Midlands. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 96A bus from DIRFT to Northampton?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves DIRFT at 08:44 and the last at 14:44, 7 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 96A bus from Northampton to DIRFT?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Northampton at 09:55 and the last at 15:50, 7 journeys in all.
Does the 96A bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 96A bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 7 journeys from DIRFT.
Where does the 96A bus stop?
Main stops from DIRFT to Northampton: Celtic Way (DIRFT), Post Office (Crick), Crown Lane (West Haddon), Bus Shelter (Watford), The Peacock PH (Long Buckby), St Mary's Church (East Haddon), Upper Harlestone Turn (Lower Harlestone), Lodge Way (New Duston), Portakabin Factory (Kings Heath), St James's Sq (St James End), Northampton Bus Interchange (Northampton). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 96A bus?
Stagecoach Midlands.

DIRFT to Northampton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Celtic Way, DIRFT08:4409:4410:4411:4412:3413:4414:44
Post Office, Crick08:5009:5010:5011:5012:4013:5014:50
Crown Lane, West Haddon08:5809:5810:5811:5812:4813:5814:58
Bus Shelter, Watford09:0310:0311:0312:0312:5314:0315:03
The Peacock PH, Long Buckby09:0910:0911:0912:0912:5914:0915:09
St Mary's Church, East Haddon09:1710:1711:1712:1713:0714:1715:17
Upper Harlestone Turn, Lower Harlestone09:2610:2311:2312:2313:1314:2315:23
Lodge Way, New Duston09:2810:2511:2512:2513:1514:2515:25
Portakabin Factory, Kings Heath09:3710:3211:3212:3213:2214:3215:32
St James's Sq, St James End09:4110:3611:3612:3613:2614:3615:36
Northampton Bus Interchange09:4910:4411:4412:4413:3414:4415:44

Northampton to DIRFT

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7
Northampton Bus Interchange09:5510:5011:5012:5013:3814:5015:50
Sandhill Road, St James End10:0210:5711:5712:5713:4514:5715:57
Portakabin Factory, Kings Heath10:0711:0212:0213:0213:5015:0216:02
Lodge Way, New Duston10:1511:1012:1013:1013:5815:1016:10
Upper Harlestone Turn, Lower Harlestone10:1711:1212:1213:1214:0015:1216:12
St Mary's Church, East Haddon10:2311:1812:1813:1814:0615:1816:18
The Peacock PH, Long Buckby10:3111:2612:2613:2614:1415:2616:26
Bus Shelter, Watford10:3711:3212:3213:3214:2015:3216:32
Crown Lane, West Haddon10:4211:3712:3713:3714:2515:3716:37
Post Office, Crick10:5011:4512:4513:4514:3315:4516:45
Royal Mail Super Hub, DIRFT10:5711:5212:5213:5214:4015:5216:52

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 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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