1 Bedford Bus Station ↔ Kempston Saxon Centre

Operated by Stagecoach East. First bus 05:00, last bus 22:47. 173 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The 1 is confirmed in the national fare cap — single fares cost at most £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Source: GOV.UK. Details →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Kempston Saxon Centre · Monday to Friday towards Kempston Saxon Centre · Saturday towards Kempston Saxon Centre · Sunday towards Bedford Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Bedford Bus Station · Saturday towards Bedford Bus Station · Sunday

1 towards Kempston Saxon Centre — Monday to Friday (61 journeys)
Bus Station (Stand K)	05:00	05:30	06:00	06:30	06:45	07:00	07:15	07:30	07:45	08:00	08:15	08:30	08:35	08:55	09:10	09:30	09:30	09:45	10:00	10:15	10:30	10:30	10:45	11:00	11:15	11:30	11:30	11:45	12:00	12:15	12:30	12:30	12:45	13:00	13:15	13:30	13:30	13:45	14:00	14:20	14:30	14:40	15:00	15:20	15:30	15:40	16:00	16:20	16:30	16:40	17:00	17:20	17:30	17:40	18:00	18:30	19:00	19:30	20:30	21:30	22:30
Bedford Hospital West (Stop B)	05:08	05:38	06:08	06:38	06:53	07:08	07:23	07:38	07:53	08:10	08:25	08:38	08:45	09:05	09:20	09:38	09:38	09:53	10:08	10:23	10:38	10:38	10:53	11:08	11:23	11:38	11:38	11:53	12:08	12:23	12:38	12:38	12:53	13:08	13:23	13:38	13:38	13:55	14:12	14:32	14:38	14:52	15:12	15:32	15:38	15:52	16:12	16:32	16:38	16:52	17:12	17:32	17:38	17:52	18:12	18:38	19:08	19:38	20:38	21:38	22:38
Saxon Centre (o/s)	05:15	05:45	06:15	06:45	07:00	07:15	07:30	07:45	08:00	08:17	08:35	08:45	08:55	09:15	09:30	09:45	09:45	10:00	10:15	10:30	10:45	10:45	11:00	11:15	11:30	11:45	11:45	12:00	12:15	12:30	12:45	12:45	13:00	13:15	13:30	13:45	13:45	14:05	14:25	14:45	14:45	15:05	15:25	15:45	15:45	16:05	16:25	16:45	16:45	17:05	17:25	17:45	17:45	18:05	18:25	18:45	19:15	19:45	20:45	21:45	22:45

1 towards Kempston Saxon Centre — Saturday (41 journeys)
Bus Station (Stand K)	05:00	05:30	06:00	06:30	07:00	07:30	08:00	08:30	09:00	09:30	10:00	10:20	10:40	11:00	11:20	11:40	12:00	12:20	12:40	13:00	13:20	13:40	14:00	14:20	14:40	15:00	15:20	15:40	16:00	16:20	16:40	17:00	17:20	17:40	18:00	18:30	19:00	19:30	20:30	21:30	22:30
Bedford Hospital West (Stop B)	05:08	05:38	06:08	06:38	07:08	07:38	08:08	08:38	09:08	09:38	10:08	10:28	10:48	11:08	11:28	11:48	12:08	12:28	12:48	13:08	13:28	13:48	14:08	14:28	14:48	15:08	15:28	15:48	16:08	16:28	16:48	17:08	17:28	17:48	18:08	18:38	19:08	19:38	20:38	21:38	22:38
Saxon Centre (o/s)	05:15	05:45	06:15	06:45	07:15	07:45	08:15	08:45	09:15	09:45	10:15	10:35	10:55	11:15	11:35	11:55	12:15	12:35	12:55	13:15	13:35	13:55	14:15	14:35	14:55	15:15	15:35	15:55	16:15	16:35	16:55	17:15	17:35	17:55	18:15	18:45	19:15	19:45	20:45	21:45	22:45

1 towards Kempston Saxon Centre — Sunday (10 journeys)
Bus Station (Stand K)	08:30	09:30	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:30	17:30
Bedford Hospital West (Stop B)	08:38	09:38	10:38	11:38	12:38	13:38	14:38	15:38	16:38	17:38
Saxon Centre (o/s)	08:45	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:45	15:45	16:45	17:45

1 towards Bedford Bus Station — Monday to Friday (112 journeys)
Saxon Centre (o/s)	05:17	05:17	05:47	05:47	06:17	06:17	06:47	06:47	07:02	07:02	07:17	07:17	07:32	07:32	07:47	07:47	08:02	08:02	08:17	08:17	08:37	08:37	08:47	08:57	08:57	09:17	09:17	09:32	09:32	09:47	09:47	09:47	10:02	10:02	10:17	10:17	10:32	10:32	10:47	10:47	10:47	11:02	11:02	11:17	11:17	11:32	11:32	11:47	11:47	11:47	12:02	12:02	12:17	12:17	12:32	12:32	12:47	12:47	12:47	13:02	13:02	13:17	13:17	13:32	13:32	13:47	13:47	13:47	14:07	14:07	14:27	14:27	14:47	14:47	14:47	15:07	15:07	15:27	15:27	15:47	15:47	15:47	16:07	16:07	16:27	16:27	16:47	16:47	16:47	17:07	17:07	17:27	17:27	17:47	17:47	17:47	18:07	18:07	18:27	18:27	18:47	18:47	19:17	19:17	19:47	19:47	20:47	20:47	21:47	21:47	22:47	22:47
Williamson Road Shops (o/s)	05:23	05:23	05:53	05:53	06:23	06:23	06:53	06:53	07:08	07:08	07:23	07:23	07:38	07:38	07:53	07:53	08:08	08:08	08:23	08:23	08:43	08:43	08:53	09:03	09:03	09:23	09:23	09:38	09:38	09:53	09:53	09:53	10:08	10:08	10:23	10:23	10:38	10:38	10:53	10:53	10:53	11:08	11:08	11:23	11:23	11:38	11:38	11:53	11:53	11:53	12:08	12:08	12:23	12:23	12:38	12:38	12:53	12:53	12:53	13:08	13:08	13:23	13:23	13:38	13:38	13:53	13:53	13:53	14:13	14:13	14:33	14:33	14:53	14:53	14:53	15:13	15:13	15:33	15:33	15:53	15:53	15:53	16:13	16:13	16:33	16:33	16:53	16:53	16:53	17:13	17:13	17:33	17:33	17:53	17:53	17:53	18:13	18:13	18:33	18:33	18:53	18:51	19:23	19:21	19:53	19:51	20:53	20:51	21:53	21:51	22:51	22:53
The Mullberry Bush (o/s)	05:31	05:31	06:01	06:01	06:31	06:31	07:01	07:01	07:16	07:16	07:31	07:31	07:46	07:46	08:01	08:01	08:16	08:16	08:31	08:31	08:51	08:51	09:01	09:11	09:11	09:31	09:31	09:46	09:46	10:01	10:01	10:01	10:16	10:16	10:31	10:31	10:46	10:46	11:01	11:01	11:01	11:16	11:16	11:31	11:31	11:46	11:46	12:01	12:01	12:01	12:16	12:16	12:31	12:31	12:46	12:46	13:01	13:01	13:01	13:16	13:16	13:31	13:31	13:46	13:46	14:01	14:01	14:01	14:21	14:21	14:41	14:41	15:01	15:01	15:01	15:21	15:21	15:41	15:41	16:01	16:01	16:01	16:21	16:21	16:41	16:41	17:01	17:01	17:01	17:21	17:21	17:41	17:41	18:01	18:01	18:01	18:21	18:21	18:41	18:41	19:01	18:58	19:31	19:28	20:01	19:58	21:01	20:58	22:01	21:58	22:58	23:01
Saxon Centre (opp)	05:38	05:38	06:08	06:08	06:38	06:38	07:08	07:08	07:23	07:23	07:38	07:38	07:53	07:53	08:08	08:08	08:23	08:23	08:38	08:38	08:58	08:58	09:08	09:18	09:18	09:38	09:38	09:53	09:53	10:08	10:08	10:08	10:23	10:23	10:38	10:38	10:53	10:53	11:08	11:08	11:08	11:23	11:23	11:38	11:38	11:53	11:53	12:08	12:08	12:08	12:23	12:23	12:38	12:38	12:53	12:53	13:08	13:08	13:08	13:23	13:23	13:38	13:38	13:53	13:53	14:08	14:08	14:08	14:28	14:28	14:48	14:48	15:08	15:08	15:08	15:28	15:28	15:48	15:48	16:08	16:08	16:08	16:28	16:28	16:48	16:48	17:08	17:08	17:08	17:28	17:28	17:48	17:48	18:08	18:08	18:08	18:28	18:28	18:48	18:48	19:08	19:05	19:38	19:35	20:08	20:05	21:08	21:05	22:08	22:05	23:05	23:08
Bedford Hospital West (Stop A)	05:43	05:43	06:13	06:13	06:43	06:43	07:13	07:13	07:28	07:28	07:43	07:43	07:58	07:58	08:15	08:15	08:30	08:30	08:45	08:45	09:05	09:05	09:13	09:23	09:23	09:43	09:43	09:58	09:58	10:13	10:13	10:13	10:28	10:28	10:43	10:43	10:58	10:58	11:13	11:13	11:13	11:28	11:28	11:43	11:43	11:58	11:58	12:13	12:13	12:13	12:28	12:28	12:43	12:43	12:58	12:58	13:13	13:13	13:13	13:28	13:28	13:43	13:43	13:58	13:58	14:13	14:15	14:15	14:35	14:35	14:55	14:55	15:15	15:13	15:15	15:35	15:35	15:55	15:55	16:15	16:13	16:15	16:35	16:35	16:55	16:55	17:15	17:15	17:13	17:35	17:35	17:55	17:55	18:13	18:13	18:13	18:33	18:33	18:53	18:53	19:13	19:10	19:43	19:40	20:13	20:10	21:13	21:10	22:13	22:10	23:10	23:13
Bus Station (Stand K)	05:55	05:55	06:25	06:25	06:55	06:55	07:25	07:25	07:40	07:40	07:55	07:55	08:10	08:10	08:30	08:30	08:45	08:45	09:00	09:00	09:20	09:20	09:25	09:35	09:35	09:55	09:55	10:10	10:10	10:25	10:25	10:25	10:40	10:40	10:55	10:55	11:10	11:10	11:25	11:25	11:25	11:40	11:40	11:55	11:55	12:10	12:10	12:25	12:25	12:25	12:40	12:40	12:55	12:55	13:10	13:10	13:25	13:25	13:25	13:40	13:40	13:55	13:55	14:10	14:10	14:25	14:30	14:30	14:50	14:50	15:10	15:10	15:30	15:25	15:30	15:50	15:50	16:10	16:10	16:30	16:25	16:30	16:50	16:50	17:10	17:10	17:30	17:30	17:25	17:50	17:50	18:07	18:07	18:25	18:25	18:25	18:45	18:45	19:05	19:05	19:25	19:20	19:55	19:50	20:25	20:20	21:25	21:20	22:25	22:20	23:20	23:25

1 towards Bedford Bus Station — Saturday (41 journeys)
Saxon Centre (o/s)	05:17	05:47	06:17	06:47	07:17	07:47	08:17	08:47	09:17	09:47	10:17	10:37	10:57	11:17	11:37	11:57	12:17	12:37	12:57	13:17	13:37	13:57	14:17	14:37	14:57	15:17	15:37	15:57	16:17	16:37	16:57	17:17	17:37	17:57	18:17	18:47	19:17	19:47	20:47	21:47	22:47
Williamson Road Shops (o/s)	05:23	05:53	06:23	06:53	07:23	07:53	08:23	08:53	09:23	09:53	10:23	10:43	11:03	11:23	11:43	12:03	12:23	12:43	13:03	13:23	13:43	14:03	14:23	14:43	15:03	15:23	15:43	16:03	16:23	16:43	17:03	17:23	17:43	18:03	18:23	18:53	19:23	19:53	20:53	21:53	22:53
The Mullberry Bush (o/s)	05:31	06:01	06:31	07:01	07:31	08:01	08:31	09:01	09:31	10:01	10:31	10:51	11:11	11:31	11:51	12:11	12:31	12:51	13:11	13:31	13:51	14:11	14:31	14:51	15:11	15:31	15:51	16:11	16:31	16:51	17:11	17:31	17:51	18:11	18:31	19:01	19:31	20:01	21:01	22:01	23:01
Saxon Centre (opp)	05:38	06:08	06:38	07:08	07:38	08:08	08:38	09:08	09:38	10:08	10:38	10:58	11:18	11:38	11:58	12:18	12:38	12:58	13:18	13:38	13:58	14:18	14:38	14:58	15:18	15:38	15:58	16:18	16:38	16:58	17:18	17:38	17:58	18:18	18:38	19:08	19:38	20:08	21:08	22:08	23:08
Bedford Hospital West (Stop A)	05:43	06:13	06:43	07:13	07:43	08:13	08:43	09:13	09:43	10:13	10:43	11:03	11:23	11:43	12:03	12:23	12:43	13:03	13:23	13:43	14:03	14:23	14:43	15:03	15:23	15:43	16:03	16:23	16:43	17:03	17:23	17:43	18:03	18:23	18:43	19:13	19:43	20:13	21:13	22:13	23:13
Bus Station (Stand K)	05:55	06:25	06:55	07:25	07:55	08:25	08:55	09:25	09:55	10:25	10:55	11:15	11:35	11:55	12:15	12:35	12:55	13:15	13:35	13:55	14:15	14:35	14:55	15:15	15:35	15:55	16:15	16:35	16:55	17:15	17:35	17:55	18:15	18:35	18:55	19:25	19:55	20:25	21:25	22:25	23:25

1 towards Bedford Bus Station — Sunday (10 journeys)
Saxon Centre (o/s)	08:47	09:47	10:47	11:47	12:47	13:47	14:47	15:47	16:47	17:47
Williamson Road Shops (o/s)	08:53	09:53	10:53	11:53	12:53	13:53	14:53	15:53	16:53	17:53
The Mullberry Bush (o/s)	09:01	10:01	11:01	12:01	13:01	14:01	15:01	16:01	17:01	18:01
Saxon Centre (opp)	09:08	10:08	11:08	12:08	13:08	14:08	15:08	16:08	17:08	18:08
Bedford Hospital West (Stop A)	09:13	10:13	11:13	12:13	13:13	14:13	15:13	16:13	17:13	18:13
Bus Station (Stand K)	09:25	10:25	11:25	12:25	13:25	14:25	15:25	16:25	17:25	18:25

Route map

All stops on route 1

1 towards Kempston Saxon Centre

1 towards Bedford Bus Station

Service history & registered changes

✏️ Changed effective 20 Sept 2026
Guildford → Manor Park
🆕 Registered effective 3 Jul 2026
Operating between Ashford and Canterbury given service number 1 / 1A / 24 / 1X effective from 03 July 2026. To amend Route and Timetable.

From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. All service changes →

Towns & areas on this route

Bedford Kempston Cauldwell

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 1 bus?

The first 1 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:00 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 1 bus?

The last 1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:47. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 1 bus cost?

The 1 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Stagecoach East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 1 bus?

The 1 is operated by Stagecoach East.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.

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