Bus times in Kempston
All the buses in Kempston: 15 bus routes and 81 bus stops. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.
Next buses from Saxon Centre (opp) as of 18:16
Scheduled times at Kempston’s busiest stop, from the operators’ timetables — they update automatically. Open the stop for more departures and its live map, or pick another stop.
Cancellations & disruptions in Kempston today
- 1 Bedford → Kempston via Cauldwell Stagecoach East · first 05:00 · last 22:47
- 2W Bedford → Wootton via Cauldwell, Kempston Stagecoach East · not Sundays · first 04:50 · last 21:05
- 22A Bedford circular via Cauldwell, Kempston Stagecoach East · Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays only · first 10:35 · last 14:35
- 42 Bedford → Dunstable via Kempston, Houghton Regis Grant Palmer · not Sundays · first 05:10 · last 19:35
- 44 Clophill → Flitwick via Bedford, Kempston Grant Palmer · not Sundays · first 05:40 · last 18:55
- 53 Bedford → Wootton via Cauldwell, Kempston Grant Palmer · not Sundays · first 07:36 · last 17:30
- 68 Bedford → Ampthill via Kempston, Wootton Grant Palmer · not Sundays · first 06:13 · last 18:40
- C1 Central Milton Keynes → Bedford via Newport Pagnell, Kempston Uno · first 06:18 · last 23:20
- C2 Central Milton Keynes → Bedford via Wootton, Kempston Uno · not Sundays · first 06:10 · last 18:00
- C10 Central Milton Keynes → Bedford via Stewartby Uno · weekdays only · first 05:35 · last 19:15
- C11 Central Milton Keynes → Bedford via Middleton, Kempston Uno · first 20:10 · last 20:10
- FL5 Maulden → Bedford via Flitwick, Kempston Flittabus · Wednesdays only · first 08:52 · last 12:30
- FL8 Maulden → Bedford via Ampthill, Kempston Flittabus · Wednesdays only · first 09:34 · last 12:00
- W1 Meppershall → Kempston via Stotfold, Bedford Wanderbus · no buses this week · resumes 14 Oct
- W2 Meppershall → Bedford via Shillington, Kempston Wanderbus · no buses this week · resumes 14 Oct
Route numbers are reused all over the country. See every UK 1 bus, 53 bus, 42 bus, 44 bus, C10 bus, C1 bus, 68 bus, C2 bus, 22A bus, W1 bus, W2 bus or C11 bus timetable.
Where can you get to by bus from Kempston?
Map of bus stops in Kempston
All 81 stops shown. Tap a marker for live departures.
Bus stops in Kempston
Busiest stops
- Saxon Centre (opp) 8 routes
- Saxon Centre (o/s) 8 routes
- St John's Homes (opp) 8 routes
- St John's Homes (o/s) 8 routes
- Margetts Road (opp) 7 routes
- Margetts Road (adj) 7 routes
- The Keep (o/s) 7 routes
- The Keep (opp) 7 routes
- Thornton Street (adj) 7 routes
- Whitbread Avenue (adj) 7 routes
- Whitbread Avenue (opp) 7 routes
- Cosmic Avenue (opp) 6 routes
Kempston (81 stops)
- Addison Centre (adj)
- Addison Centre (opp)
- Bedford Road Lower School (adj)
- Bedford Road Lower School (opp)
- Bird Grove (adj)
- Bird Grove (opp)
- Bunyan Road (N-bound)
- Bunyan Road (S-bound)
- Chantry Avenue (E-bound)
- Chantry Avenue (W-bound)
- Cherry Walk (o/s)
- Cherry Walk (opp)
- Cosmic Avenue (opp)
- Deacon Avenue (Adjacent)
- Deacon Avenue (opp)
- Dillons Store (adj)
- Dillons Store (opp)
- Duke Inn (o/s)
- Duke Inn (opp)
- Dunkirk Close (adj)
- Dunkirk Close (opp)
- Farrer Street (opp)
- Fletcher Road (adj)
- Fletcher Road (opp)
- Gilbert Close (adj)
- Gilbert Close (opp)
- Gulliver Close (adj)
- Gulliver Close (opp)
- Hastings Road (adj)
- Hastings Road (opp)
- Hebbes Close (adj)
- Hebbes Close (opp)
- Hill Rise (adj)
- Hill Rise (opp)
- Interchange Park (entrance)
- Jowitt Avenue (adj)
- Kempston Rural Primary School (adj)
- Kempston Rural Primary School (opp)
- King William Road (adj)
- King William Road (opp)
- Lilac Walk (adj)
- Lodge Avenue (adj)
- Lodge Avenue (opp)
- Magnolia Close (adj)
- Magnolia Close (opp)
- Margetts Road (adj)
- Margetts Road (opp)
- Marsh Leys (o/s)
- Marshall Close (adj)
- Marshall Close (opp)
- Mortimer Road (adj)
- Mortimer Road (opp)
- Prentice Gardens (adj)
- Prentice Gardens (opp)
- Royal Oak (o/s)
- Royal Oak (opp)
- Savannah Close (adj)
- Savannah Close (opp)
- Saxon Centre (o/s)
- Saxon Centre (opp)
- St John's Homes (o/s)
- St John's Homes (opp)
- The Alders (W-bound)
- The Bower (adj)
- The Bower (opp)
- The Briars (o/s) northbound
- The Briars (o/s) southbound
- The Fire Station (adj)
- The Keep (o/s)
- The Keep (opp)
- The Mullberry Bush (o/s)
- The Mullberry Bush (opp)
- The Windermere (o/s)
- The Windermere (opp)
- Thornton Street (adj)
- War Memorial (adj)
- War Memorial (opp)
- Whitbread Avenue (adj)
- Whitbread Avenue (opp)
- Williamson Road Shops (o/s)
- Williamson Road Shops (opp)
Operators in Kempston
Bus services here are registered with Central Bedfordshire Council. See registered service changes and withdrawals →
Frequently asked questions
Which buses run in Kempston?
15 bus routes serve Kempston, run by 5 operators including Grant Palmer and Uno. The busiest are the 1 (Bedford to Kempston), the 2W (Bedford to Wootton), the 53 (Bedford to Wootton), the 42 (Bedford to Dunstable), the 44 (Clophill to Flitwick), the C10 (Central Milton Keynes to Bedford), the C1 (Central Milton Keynes to Bedford) and the 68 (Bedford to Ampthill), plus 1 other regular route and 6 school or occasional services.
How much is the bus fare in Kempston?
Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Kempston are run by Stagecoach East, Grant Palmer, Uno, Flittabus, Wanderbus — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.
How many bus stops are there in Kempston?
There are 81 active bus stops in Kempston. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.