Bus service changes
Sandy - Sunderland Road closure - March to April 2026
Grant Palmer routes 72 and 73 (Biggleswade / Potton - Sandy - Bedford)
Grant Palmer routes 72 and 73 can not serve the Sunderland Road area in Sandy due to a road closure from 9 March 2026.
Bus stops on Bedford Road at Swan Lane and Recreation Ground will not be served towards Sandy / Biggleswade, and stops on Sunderland Road at Dapifer Drive, Berwick Way, Gateshead Close and Merlin Drive will not be served.
Other stops will be served as normal.
This is expected to continue until 20 April.
Link to Grant Palmer Ltd website.
Markyate - High Street closure - February to May 2026
Red Eagle route 34 (Dunstable - St Albans) and Centrebus route 46 (Luton - Markyate - Hemel Hempstead)
High Street, Markyate will be closed from 25 February to Friday 1 May 2026, Monday to Friday 08.00 to 22.00, and Saturdays 09.00 to 16.00.
At those times, Red Eagle route 34 (Dunstable - St Albans) and Centrebus route 46 (Luton - Markyate - Hemel Hempstead) will not serve bus stops from London Road, Plume of Feathers to High Street, Cavendish Road.
The nearest alternative bus stops are the temporary bus stops on A5183 at the junction of London Road or Holiday Inn.
Bus service changes - 28 March 2026
Centrebus route ZOO (Luton Interchange - Dunstable - Chilterns Gateway Centre - Whipsnade Zoo)
Centrebus route ZOO will return for the 2026 season from Saturday 28 March, and will run on Saturdays, Sundays, bank holidays and during school holidays until 31 August 2025.
This route serves all stops in both directions, so can be used for shopping trips to Dunstable or Luton as well as visiting the Zoo or the Dunstable Downs.
Whipsnade Zoo offers discounted admission for bus passengers - more information on this and many other attractions that offer special offers to bus passengers in our Days Out by Bus guide.
Link to Centrebus website.
Link to Traveline.
Flittabus routes FL7, FL5 and FL8
Flittabus route FL7 (Maulden - Hitchin, Fridays) has a timetable change starting from Friday 3 April, and routes FL5 and FL8 (Maulden - Bedford, Wednesdays) have a timetable change starting from Wednesday 8 April.
Link to Flittabus website.
Bus service changes - 5 April 2026
Grant Palmer route Z1 (Lidlington - Flitwick)
Grant Palmer route Z1 will be withdrawn after 4 April 2026.
Easter weekend 2026
Bus routes in the Central Bedfordshire area mostly will run to a Sunday timetable on bank holidays Good Friday (3 April 2026) and Easter Monday (6 April 2026), a normal Saturday timetable on Saturday 4 April, and a normal Sunday timetable on Easter Sunday 5 April 2026.
Bus times are available on operators' websites or Traveline.
Train services will be amended over Easter weekend, including major engineering work involving closure of the line through Leighton Buzzard between Milton Keynes and London Euston from Friday 3 April to Wednesday 8 April inclusive.
Train times are available on operators' websites or National Rail Enquiries.