45 Stevenage to Luton via Wheathampstead, Harpenden
Operated by Centrebus. First bus 07:30, last bus 18:00. 3 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 07:30 |
|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stop J) | 07:30 |
| Station Road (Stop D) | 07:36 |
| Knebworth Railway Station (Stop B) | 07:38 |
| Playing Field (opp) | 07:41 |
| The Green (opp) | 07:43 |
| The Bell Inn (nr) | 07:50 |
| The Boot PH (opp) | 07:58 |
| The Broadway (opp) | 08:06 |
| Cherry Trees Restaurant (adj) | 08:13 |
| The Malta PH (opp) | 08:20 |
| Harpenden Railway Station (Stop A) | 08:24 |
| The George PH (Stop C) | 08:26 |
| The Red Cow PH (adj) | 08:29 |
| Chiltern Green Road (opp) | 08:37 |
| Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station (o/s) | 08:42 |
| Church Street (Stop C3) | 08:46 |
| Luton Station Interchange (Stand 5) | 08:48 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 45
Adult single £1.50 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.50 to £8.00 · Child single £0.75 to £2.75 · Child return £1.25 to £4.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £3.00 | Roebuck Inn | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.00 | Knebworth Station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | Deards End Lane | |||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.00 | £1.50 | Old Knebworth | ||||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £1.90 | £1.60 | Nup End Green | |||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £1.90 | £1.50 | St Giles Church | ||||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £1.90 | £1.80 | Codicote, The Bell | |||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Kimpton, White Horse | ||||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.80 | Blackmore End | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Gustardwood | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | Lamer Lodge | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | Wheathampstead | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.70 | £2.60 | Lea Valley Cottages | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | Cherry Tree | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Batford, The Malta | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | Station Rd, Amble Inn | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Harpenden The George | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Harpenden School | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Mayfield Cottages | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | East Hyde | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | New Mill End | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | Luton Parkway Station | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.90 | £2.00 | Luton Interchange | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Stevenage Bus Stn |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Roaring Meg Retail Park.
Centrebus Group's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 3 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Centrebus before you travel.
Tickets on the 45
Centrebus publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults, children and young people.
U11 Return · U11 Single · 12-18 Return · 12-18 Single · Adult Return · Adult Single · Shadow Adult Single
…and 8 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Centrebus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 3 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Centrebus.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Centrebus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, 28 December, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.
Route map
All stops on route 45
45 towards Luton
All 63 stops
- Bus Station (Stop J) Stevenage
- Roaring Meg Retail Park (Stop B) Monks Wood
- Retail Park (opp) Monks Wood
- Tesco (opp) Stevenage
- The Roebuck Hotel (nr) Stevenage
- Golf Club (opp) Knebworth
- Station Road (Stop D) Knebworth
- Knebworth Railway Station (Stop B) Knebworth
- Deard's End Lane (opp) Knebworth
- Playing Field (opp) Old Knebworth
- Manor Farm (opp) Old Knebworth
- Lytton Arms PH (nr) Old Knebworth
- The Green (opp) Nup End
- St Giles Church (adj) Codicote
- Valley Road (W-bound) Codicote
- The Bell Inn (nr) Codicote
- Hill Road (nr) Codicote
- Codicote Mill (opp) Codicote Bottom
- Mill (opp) Kimpton Mill
- The White Horse PH (opp) Kimpton
- The Boot PH (opp) Kimpton
- Lloyd Way (nr) Kimpton
- Luton Road (opp) Kimpton
- The Lodge (opp) Kimpton
- Beech Way (opp) Blackmore End
- The Broadway (opp) Blackmore End
- The Slype (opp) Blackmore End
- Lamer Park (nr) Gustardwood
- Lamer Lodge (adj) Wheathampstead
- Garden Court (opp) Wheathampstead
- Rose Lane (opp) Wheathampstead
- Cottages (opp) The Folly
- Folly Fields (opp) The Folly
- Cherry Trees Restaurant (adj) Marshalls Heath
- Castle Rise (opp) Marshalls Heath
- Valley Rise (opp) Marshalls Heath
- Common Lane (opp) Batford
- Batford Road (opp) Batford
- The Malta PH (opp) Batford
- Martham Court (opp) Harpenden
- Langdale Avenue (adj) Harpenden
- Lyndhurst Drive (nr) Harpenden
- Overstone Road (adj) Harpenden
- Harpenden Railway Station (Stop A) Harpenden
- The George PH (Stop C) Harpenden
- Old Cock Inn (o/s) Harpenden
- Bowers Way (opp) Harpenden
- St George's School (opp) Harpenden
- Ox Lane (opp) Harpenden
- Dell Close (opp) Harpenden
- Masefield Road (opp) Harpenden
- Beeching Close (opp) Harpenden
- The Red Cow PH (adj) Harpenden
- Hyde Mill Farm (nr) Harpenden
- Hambro Close (opp) East Hyde
- Viaduct Cottages (o/s) East Hyde
- Chiltern Green Road (opp) Newmill End
- Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station (o/s) Luton Airport
- Venue 360 (o/s) Luton Airport
- Griffin House (opp) Park Town
- Bailey Street (nr) Park Town
- Church Street (Stop C3) Luton Town Centre
- Luton Station Interchange (Stand 5) Luton Town Centre
45 towards Stevenage
All 66 stops
- Luton Station Interchange (Stand 5) Luton Town Centre
- Church Street (Stop C9) Luton Town Centre
- Park Square (Stop P3) Luton Town Centre
- Bailey Street (opp) Park Town
- Seymour Road (opp) Park Town
- Griffin House (o/s) Park Town
- Venue 360 (opp) Luton Airport
- Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station (o/s) Luton Airport
- Chiltern Green Road (adj) Newmill End
- Viaduct Cottages (opp) East Hyde
- Hambro Close (adj) East Hyde
- Hyde Mill Farm (opp) Harpenden
- The Red Cow PH (opp) Harpenden
- Beeching Close (adj) Harpenden
- Masefield Road (nr) Harpenden
- Dell Close (nr) Harpenden
- Ox Lane (nr) Harpenden
- St George's School (o/s) Harpenden
- Bowers Way (nr) Harpenden
- Old Cock Inn (opp) Harpenden
- The George PH (Stop D) Harpenden
- Harpenden Railway Station (Stop B) Harpenden
- Overstone Road (opp) Harpenden
- Lyndhurst Drive (opp) Harpenden
- Langdale Avenue (opp) Harpenden
- Martham Court (nr) Harpenden
- The Malta PH (adj) Batford
- Batford Road (nr) Batford
- Common Lane (adj) Batford
- Valley Rise (adj) Marshalls Heath
- Castle Rise (adj) Marshalls Heath
- Cherry Trees Restaurant (opp) Marshalls Heath
- Folly Fields (adj) The Folly
- Cottages (o/s) The Folly
- Rose Lane (adj) Wheathampstead
- Garden Court (adj) Wheathampstead
- Lamer Lodge (opp) Wheathampstead
- Lamer Park (opp) Gustardwood
- The Slype (nr) Blackmore End
- The Broadway (adj) Blackmore End
- Beech Way (adj) Blackmore End
- The Lodge (nr) Kimpton
- Luton Road (nr) Kimpton
- Lloyd Way (opp) Kimpton
- The Boot PH (o/s) Kimpton
- The White Horse PH (o/s) Kimpton
- Mill (o/s) Kimpton Mill
- Codicote Mill (adj) Codicote Bottom
- Hill Road (opp) Codicote
- The Bell Inn (opp) Codicote
- Valley Road (E-bound) Codicote
- St Giles Church (opp) Codicote
- The Green (on) Nup End
- Lytton Arms PH (opp) Old Knebworth
- Manor Farm (nr) Old Knebworth
- Playing Field (nr) Old Knebworth
- Deard's End Lane (nr) Knebworth
- Knebworth Railway Station (Stop A) Knebworth
- Station Road (Stop C) Knebworth
- Golf Club (nr) Knebworth
- The Roebuck Hotel (opp) Stevenage
- Tesco (o/s) Stevenage
- Retail Park (o/s) Monks Wood
- Roaring Meg Retail Park (Stop A) Monks Wood
- Stevenage Railway Station (Stop N) Stevenage
- Bus Station (Stop J) Stevenage
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 45 bus?
The first 45 departure on weekdays leaves at 07:30 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 45 bus?
The last 45 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 45 bus cost?
Centrebus's published fares on the 45: adult single £1.50 to £3.00, adult return £2.50 to £8.00, child single £0.75 to £2.75, child return £1.25 to £4.00. The 45 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. Centrebus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 45 bus?
The 45 is operated by Centrebus.
Timetable data from Centrebus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.