46 Luton to Hemel Hempstead via Farley Hill, Redbourn
Operated by Centrebus. First bus 06:45, last bus 20:00. 27 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.20 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 46? 30 other bus routes are numbered 46 elsewhere in the UK — see every 46 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:45 | 07:37 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 17:05 | 18:10 | 19:10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Park Square (Stop P1) | 06:45 | 07:37 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 15:55 | 17:05 | 18:10 | 19:10 |
| Claydown Way (opp) | 06:54 | 07:46 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:03 | 12:03 | 13:03 | 14:03 | 15:03 | 16:06 | 17:14 | 18:20 | 19:18 |
| The Plume of Feathers PH (opp) | 07:01 | 07:54 | 09:06 | 10:06 | 11:08 | 12:08 | 13:08 | 14:08 | 15:08 | 16:11 | 17:20 | 18:26 | 19:23 |
| The Three Blackbirds PH (opp) | 07:11 | 08:04 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:16 | 12:16 | 13:16 | 14:16 | 15:16 | 16:20 | 17:29 | 18:35 | 19:31 |
| High Street (SE-bound) | 07:22 | 08:14 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:25 | 16:31 | 17:39 | 18:45 | 19:37 |
| Ridgedown (S-bound) | 07:26 | 08:20 | 09:29 | 10:29 | 11:29 | 12:29 | 13:29 | 14:29 | 15:29 | 16:35 | 17:43 | 18:49 | 19:39 |
| St Agnells Lane (opp) | 07:35 | 08:28 | 09:37 | 10:37 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:37 | 15:37 | 16:44 | 17:52 | 18:57 | 19:47 |
| Jupiter Drive (opp) | 07:39 | 08:32 | 09:40 | 10:40 | 11:40 | 12:40 | 13:40 | 14:40 | 15:40 | 16:47 | 17:55 | 19:00 | 19:50 |
| Bridge Street (Stop A) | 07:45 | 08:40 | 09:47 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 14:47 | 15:47 | 16:54 | 18:02 | 19:05 | 19:55 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. 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 46
Adult single £2.20 to £3.00 · Adult return £4.10 to £7.80 · Child single £1.10 to £2.70 · Child return £2.10 to £3.90
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.20 | Farley Farm Rd | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £3.00 | £2.80 | Slip End | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.20 | Woodside Farm | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.20 | £2.20 | Caddington Hall | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Holiday Inn | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | Flamstead | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £2.60 | Friars Wash Filling Stn | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | Redbourn | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Aubrey Park Hotel | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Cupid Green Council Depot | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | British Legion club | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.20 | Hemel Hempstead Centre | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.80 | £2.80 | Marylands Ave Ind Estate | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.60 | £2.60 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Markyate Red Lion |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Luton Town Centre.
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 46
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, Boxing 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 46
46 towards Hemel Hempstead
All 50 stops
- Park Square (Stop P1) Luton Town Centre
- New Street (opp) Chapel Langley
- Elizabeth Street (opp) Chapel Langley
- Chapel Street Nursery (opp) Chapel Langley
- Wilsden Avenue (opp) Farley Hill
- Whipperley Way (opp) Farley Hill
- Farley Farm Road (opp) Farley Hill
- Luton Rugby Club (opp) Farley Hill
- Church Road (opp) Slip End
- Crossroads (SW-bound) Slip End
- Claydown Way (opp) Slip End
- Woodside Animal Farm (SW-bound) Woodside
- Caddington Hall (nr) Markyate
- The Plume of Feathers PH (opp) Markyate
- Long Meadow (opp) Markyate
- Fire Station (nr) Markyate
- Cavendish Road (nr) Markyate
- Holiday Inn (o/s) Markyate
- The Bungalow (opp) Flamstead
- The Three Blackbirds PH (opp) Flamstead
- Chequers Hill (NE-bound) Friars Wash
- Watery Lane (nr) Friars Wash
- Whitehill Wood (opp) Redbourn
- Redding Lane (opp) Redbourn
- Luton Lane (nr) Redbourn
- Aysgarth Road (opp) Redbourn
- Lamb Lane (opp) Redbourn
- High Street (SE-bound) Redbourn
- Monks Close (opp) Redbourn
- Lords Meadow (opp) Redbourn
- Wheatlock Mead (opp) Redbourn
- Ridgedown (S-bound) Redbourn
- Wheatlock Mead (nr) Redbourn
- Cricketers PH (nr) Redbourn
- Church End (opp) Redbourn
- Gaddesden Lane (opp) Redbourn
- Aubrey Lane (opp) Redbourn
- Little Revel End Lane (opp) Redbourn
- Cherrytree Lane (nr) Cupid Green
- Half Moon Meadow (nr) Cupid Green
- Shenley Road (opp) Cupid Green
- St Agnells Lane (opp) Cupid Green
- Pennine Way (opp) Maylands Business Park
- Widmore Drive (adj) Highfield
- Jupiter Drive (opp) Highfield
- Allandale (opp) Highfield
- Fensomes Alley (adj) Highfield
- West Herts College (opp) Hemel Hempstead
- Combe Street (W-bound) Hemel Hempstead
- Bridge Street (Stop A) Hemel Hempstead
46 towards Luton
All 49 stops
- Bridge Street (Stop A) Hemel Hempstead
- The Forum (Stop F) Hemel Hempstead
- West Herts College (adj) Hemel Hempstead
- Fensomes Alley (opp) Highfield
- Allandale (nr) Highfield
- Jupiter Drive (nr) Highfield
- Widmore Drive (opp) Highfield
- Pennine Way (nr) Maylands Business Park
- St Agnells Lane (nr) Cupid Green
- Shenley Road (nr) Cupid Green
- Half Moon Meadow (opp) Cupid Green
- Cherrytree Lane (opp) Cupid Green
- Little Revel End Lane (nr) Redbourn
- Aubrey Lane (nr) Redbourn
- Gaddesden Lane (adj) Redbourn
- Church End (nr) Redbourn
- Cricketers PH (opp) Redbourn
- Wheatlock Mead (opp) Redbourn
- Ridgedown (S-bound) Redbourn
- Wheatlock Mead (nr) Redbourn
- Lords Meadow (adj) Redbourn
- Monks Close (adj) Redbourn
- High Street (NW-bound) Redbourn
- Lamb Lane (nr) Redbourn
- Aysgarth Road (nr) Redbourn
- Luton Lane (opp) Redbourn
- Redding Lane (adj) Redbourn
- Whitehill Wood (nr) Redbourn
- Watery Lane (opp) Friars Wash
- Chequers Hill (SW-bound) Friars Wash
- The Three Blackbirds PH (o/s) Flamstead
- The Bungalow (nr) Flamstead
- Holiday Inn (opp) Markyate
- The Plume of Feathers PH (opp) Markyate
- Long Meadow (opp) Markyate
- Fire Station (nr) Markyate
- Cavendish Road (nr) Markyate
- Caddington Hall (opp) Markyate
- Woodside Animal Farm (NE-bound) Woodside
- Crossroads (NE-bound) Slip End
- Church Road (adj) Slip End
- Luton Rugby Club (o/s) Farley Hill
- Farley Farm Road (nr) Farley Hill
- Whipperley Way (adj) Farley Hill
- Wilsden Avenue (nr) Farley Hill
- Elizabeth Street (adj) Chapel Langley
- Flowers Way (opp) Luton Town Centre
- Crown Court (o/s) Luton Town Centre
- Park Square (Stop P1) Luton Town Centre
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 46 bus?
The first 46 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:45 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 46 bus?
The last 46 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 20:00. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 46 bus cost?
Centrebus's published fares on the 46: adult single £2.20 to £3.00, adult return £4.10 to £7.80, child single £1.10 to £2.70, child return £2.10 to £3.90. The 46 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 46 bus?
The 46 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.