Bus service changes
Sandy - Sunderland Road closure - March to April 2026
Grant Palmer routes 72 and 73 (Biggleswade / Potton - Sandy - Bedford)
Sunderland Road re-opened over the Easter weekend and routes 72 and 73 have returned to normal line of route.
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 1 November 2026.
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.
Planned timetable changes to routes FL5 and FL8 (Maulden - Bedford, Wednesdays) have been postponed.
Link to Flittabus website.
May Bank Holidays 2026
Buses in the Central Bedfordshire area will run to a Sunday timetable on Bank Holiday Mondays 4 and 25 May 2026.
Train services over the weekends may be altered, and there is engineering work of the line through Leighton Buzzard between Milton Keynes and London Euston over the 2 – 4 May weekend.
Train times are available on operators' websites or National Rail Enquiries.