Bus service changes
Details of bus service changes.
1 June 2025
Many bus routes had service changes from 1 June 2025, including many Arriva routes in the Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis areas, Stagecoach Bedfordshire routes, and A2B Travel route 96 / 96A.
In Leighton Buzzard, Leighton’s Buses routes L1 to L6 had a new operator, Centrebus, with new timetables and some changes to routes. Arriva routes X2 and X3 replaced routes F70 and F77, and route X4 had a timetable and route change. Red Rose Travel launched new route 150 between Leighton Buzzard and Aylesbury.
Timetables for all these routes can be found on the bus timetables page or on Traveline.
15 June 2025
Grant Palmer Ltd route 42 (Bedford – Houghton Conquest – Flitwick – Toddington – Dunstable) will not be able to run along the B530 between Houghton Conquest and Kempston Hardwick due to a road closure expected to continue until 25 July.
Buses will operate from Bedford Bus Station to Houghton Conquest via the A6 and rejoin the normal route from Houghton Conquest Post Office. Stops along Bedford Road in Houghton Conquest will not be served.
An additional shuttle service will operate between Bedford Bus Station and Kempston Hardwick, Juniper Drive, via Interchange Park.
Read about the B530 changes on Grant Palmer's website.
The temporary timetable can be viewed on Traveline.
30 June 2025
Grant Palmer Ltd route Hi (Luton – Dunstable – Houghton Regis – Thorn) will have a revised timetable, with the service still running mostly every 30 minutes, alternating between direct journeys to / from Houghton Regis or via Dunstable town centre.
Grant Palmer Ltd route 43 (Clophill – Silsoe – Barton-le-Clay – Luton) is a new route, operating one return journey a day from Clophill to Luton in the morning and return in the early evening.
Read about the 30 June changes on Grant Palmer's website.
The temporary timetable can be viewed on Traveline.