Information about changes to local bus services, including routes, timetables and operators.
Bus Service Changes – 9 August 2026
Grant Palmer Ltd routes C (Luton - Dunstable - Beecroft), CX (Luton - Dunstable Amazon), Hi (Luton - Dunstable - Thorn) and Jo (Luton - Houghton Regis - Linmere) have new timetables from 9 August 2026. All route Jo buses will run via Tithe Farm Road, and the off-peak frequency will increase to every 20 minutes, with an additional bus each hour in the off-peak via Parkside Drive and Woodside Link to the Lidl Distribution Centre. One bus an hour will run via Elmers Gate when the road is fully open.
Visit the Grant Palmer Ltd website for more details.
Bus Service Changes – 30 August 2026
A number of bus services across Central Bedfordshire will have route or timetable changes from 30 August 2026. More details will follow soon.
Leighton Buzzard - Stanbridge Road closure 6 July to September 2026
- Stanbridge Road will be closed between Apex Park and Roundel Drive from 6 July 2026. This is expected to continue until early September.
- Centrebus route L4 will not serve stops on Fraserfield Way or Leighton Road, but will continue to run along Briggington Way and around Astral Park / Roundel Drive.
- Arriva route X3 will not serve stops from Stanbridge, Deans Farm to Stanbridge Road / Linwood Drive inclusive, and will run non stop between Lake Street / Morrisons and Chalk Hill / ‘White Lion’.
- Arriva routes X4 and CS1 will not serve stops on Leighton Road, Stanbridge Road, or at Lake Street / Morrisons, and will divert via Fraserfields Way and Hockliffe Road.
- Arriva route X2 and other Centrebus routes will run as normal.
Summer school holidays - July and August 2026
- Schools will be breaking up for the summer holidays in late July and will be off until September. If your bus route has school day / school holiday journeys, please check the timetable.
- Centrebus route ZOO (Luton – Dunstable – Whipsnade Zoo) runs every day of the week during the school holidays, and bus ticket holders can get discounted admission to the Zoo.
More ideas for places that can be visited by bus in and around Bedfordshire (many offering discounts for bus passengers) can be found in the Days Out by Bus guide.
Biggleswade - Hitchin Street closure
- Hitchin Street, Biggleswade is currently closed for works by Anglian Water. This is expected to continue until November 2026.
- Grant Palmer routes Route 74 (Bedford – Biggleswade – Hitchin) and 200 (Biggleswade – Shefford – Flitwick) are not serving stops at Biggleswade Railway Station Interchange, Teal Road or stops on Hitchin Street, and 200 is not serving Broom Turn.
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