653 New Greens to Welwyn Garden City via St Albans, Hatfield

Operated by Uno. First bus 05:50, last bus 22:30. 66 journeys on weekdays. Today, a Sunday: first 07:15, last 19:25. Fares: adult single £2.20 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Welwyn Garden City from High Oaks Terminus (S-bound): 18:45

Next towards New Greens from Bus Station (Stop F): 19:25

Wanted a different 653? 8 other bus routes are numbered 653 elsewhere in the UK — see every 653 bus timetable by area.

Timetable

Ends at WGC Bus Station (G) unless marked “to …” · Sunday · 12 journeys
Stop 07:5009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0018:45 to Hatfield Station (6)
High Oaks Terminus (S-bound) 07:5009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:0018:45
Hospital (Stop A) 07:5609:0610:0611:0612:0613:0614:0515:0516:0617:0618:0518:50
St Peter's Street (Stop 1) 08:0209:1210:1311:1312:1313:1314:1215:1316:1417:1218:1118:56
St Albans City Railway Station (Stop A) 08:0709:1710:1811:2112:2113:2114:2015:2216:2317:1918:1819:03
Morrisons (opp) 08:1109:2110:2211:2512:2513:2614:2515:2616:2717:2318:2219:07
The Quadrant (nr) 08:1509:2510:2611:3212:3213:3214:3115:3116:3217:2818:2719:12
Quantock Close (opp) 08:1809:2810:2911:3512:3513:3514:3415:3416:3517:3118:3019:15
Blackberry Jack PH (opp) 08:2009:3010:3111:3712:3713:3714:3615:3616:3717:3418:3319:18
Newgate Close (opp) 08:2409:3410:3511:4012:4013:4014:3915:4016:4117:3818:3719:22
UH de Havilland Campus (Stop N) 08:3009:4010:4211:4812:4813:4714:4615:4716:4817:4618:4519:30
The Galleria (Stop D) 08:3509:4510:4711:5312:5313:5214:5115:5216:5317:5218:5119:36
St Peter's Church (nr) 08:3709:4710:4911:5512:5513:5414:5315:5416:5517:5418:5319:38
UH Student Estate (Stop 8) 08:3909:4910:5111:5612:5613:5514:5415:5516:5617:5518:5419:39
Garden Avenue (nr) 08:4409:5410:5612:0113:0114:0014:5915:5917:0017:5918:5819:43
The Forum (Stop 6) 08:4809:5811:0012:0513:0514:0415:0316:0217:0318:0319:0219:47
Town Centre (Stop V) 08:5410:0411:0612:1113:1114:1015:0916:0817:0918:0819:0719:52
Hatfield Railway Station (Stop 6) 08:5610:0611:0812:1313:1314:1215:1116:1017:1218:1119:0919:54
New QEII Hospital (Stop B) 09:0410:1411:1612:2113:2114:2015:1916:1817:2018:1919:16·
Salisbury Road (NW-bound) 09:0910:1911:2012:2513:2614:2515:2416:2317:2418:2319:19·
Bus Station 09:1210:2211:2412:2913:3014:2915:2816:2717:2818:2719:23·

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off; one that finishes short of the usual end says where ("to …") — not every journey on this route runs the whole way. 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.

The 653 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 →

Fares on the 653

Adult single £2.20 to £3.00 · Child single £1.80 to £3.00

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
£2.80 St Albans City
£2.80£2.80 Fleetville
£3.00£2.80£2.20 Jersey Farm/Marshalswick
£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80 Hatfield
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Welwyn Gdn City

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is New Greens/Hospital.

Uno's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 30 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same; singles are shown at the £3.00 England fare cap where the published fare is higher. Fares change — check with Uno before you travel.

Tickets on the 653

Uno publishes singles on this route for adults, children and young people.

U11 Single · Adult Single · Child Single

Ticket types come from Uno's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Uno.

48–70% on time
average delay 3 min · the range 76 live GPS observations over 30 days can support

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 Uno before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.

Not published yet: Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December and New Year's Eve. Operators often publish festive timetables only a few weeks ahead, so check again nearer the date.

Route map

All stops on route 653

653 towards Welwyn Garden City

All 78 stops
  1. High Oaks Terminus (S-bound) New Greens
  2. Maple Avenue (SW-bound) New Greens
  3. Green Lane (E-bound) New Greens
  4. Alverton (adj) New Greens
  5. Batchwood Hall (opp) St Albans
  6. Batchwood Drive (SE-bound) St Albans
  7. Hospital (Stop A) St Albans
  8. Goldsmith Way (opp) St Albans
  9. Catherine Street (SE-bound) St Albans
  10. St Peter's Street (Stop 1) St Albans
  11. Police Station (nr) St Albans
  12. Lattimore Road (opp) St Albans
  13. St Albans City Railway Station (Stop A) St Albans
  14. The Crown PH (opp) St Albans
  15. Cemetery (opp) Fleetville
  16. Harlesden Road (nr) Fleetville
  17. Morrisons (opp) Fleetville
  18. Ashley Road (opp) Fleetville
  19. Central Drive (opp) Fleetville
  20. Chestnut Drive (opp) Fleetville
  21. Sandpit Lane (N-bound) Fleetville
  22. The Quadrant (nr) Marshalswick
  23. Barnfield Road (opp) Marshalswick
  24. Woodfield Way (nr) Marshalswick
  25. Chandlers Road (adj) Marshalswick
  26. Sherwood Avenue (nr) Marshalswick
  27. Quantock Close (opp) Marshalswick
  28. Wilstone Drive (opp) Jersey Farm
  29. Portman Close (opp) Jersey Farm
  30. Blackberry Jack PH (opp) Jersey Farm
  31. Ripon Way (opp) Jersey Farm
  32. Stanton Close (opp) Jersey Farm
  33. Harness Way (opp) Jersey Farm
  34. Elizabeth Court (opp) Jersey Farm
  35. Newgate Close (opp) Jersey Farm
  36. Jove Gardens (adj) Smallford
  37. Three Horseshoes PH (opp) Smallford
  38. Great Nast Hyde (opp) Ellenbrook
  39. UH de Havilland Campus (Stop N) Hatfield Business Park
  40. Albatross Way (NE-bound) Hatfield Business Park
  41. The Comet Hotel (Stop J) Hatfield
  42. The Galleria (Stop D) Hatfield
  43. Vigors Croft (opp) Hatfield
  44. St Peter's Church (nr) Hatfield
  45. UH Student Estate (Stop 8) Hatfield
  46. High View (nr) South Hatfield
  47. Northdown Road (nr) South Hatfield
  48. Garden Avenue (nr) South Hatfield
  49. Tudor Close (opp) South Hatfield
  50. The Forum (Stop 6) Hatfield
  51. Todd Building (nr) Hatfield
  52. Bishop's Close (opp) Hatfield
  53. Meadow Dell (nr) Hatfield
  54. St Albans Road West (nr) Hatfield
  55. Hatfield ASDA (o/s) Hatfield
  56. Town Centre (Stop V) Hatfield
  57. Memorial Hall (opp) Hatfield
  58. Old Rectory Drive (opp) Hatfield
  59. St Etheldreda's Drive (opp) Hatfield
  60. Hatfield Railway Station (Stop 6) Hatfield
  61. The Ryde (nr) Hatfield
  62. Lodge Drive (nr) Hatfield
  63. Museum (opp) Mill Green
  64. Campbell Drive (opp) Mill Green
  65. Boundary Lane (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  66. Hollybush Lane (adj) Welwyn Garden City
  67. Ryelands (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  68. New QEII Hospital (Stop B) Welwyn Garden City
  69. Howlands House (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  70. Sheepcote (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  71. Archers Ride (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  72. Ganett Roundabout (NW-bound) Welwyn Garden City
  73. Ridgeway (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  74. Salisbury Road (NW-bound) Welwyn Garden City
  75. Fire Station (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  76. Tewin Road (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  77. Broadwater Road (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  78. Bus Station Welwyn Garden City

653 towards New Greens

All 78 stops
  1. Bus Station (Stop F) Welwyn Garden City
  2. Waitrose (Stop H) Welwyn Garden City
  3. Broadwater Road (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  4. Tewin Road (adj) Welwyn Garden City
  5. Fire Station (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  6. Salisbury Road (SE-bound) Welwyn Garden City
  7. Ridgeway (nr) Welwyn Garden City
  8. Ganett Roundabout (S-bound) Welwyn Garden City
  9. Archers Ride (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  10. Sheepcote (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  11. Howlands House (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  12. New QEII Hospital (Stop A) Welwyn Garden City
  13. Ryelands (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  14. Hollybush Lane (opp) Welwyn Garden City
  15. Boundary Lane (adj) Welwyn Garden City
  16. Campbell Drive (adj) Mill Green
  17. Museum (nr) Mill Green
  18. Lodge Drive (opp) Hatfield
  19. The Ryde (opp) Hatfield
  20. Hatfield Railway Station (Stop 2) Hatfield
  21. St Etheldreda's Drive (nr) Hatfield
  22. Memorial Hall (nr) Hatfield
  23. Town Centre (Stop U) Hatfield
  24. St Albans Road West (opp) Hatfield
  25. Meadow Dell (opp) Hatfield
  26. Bishop's Close (nr) Hatfield
  27. Todd Building (opp) Hatfield
  28. The Forum (Stop 2) Hatfield
  29. Tudor Close (nr) South Hatfield
  30. Garden Avenue (opp) South Hatfield
  31. Northdown Road (opp) South Hatfield
  32. High View (opp) South Hatfield
  33. UH Student Estate (Stop 7) Hatfield
  34. Vigors Croft (nr) Hatfield
  35. The Galleria (Stop A) Hatfield
  36. UH de Havilland Campus (Stop Q) Hatfield Business Park
  37. Ellenbrook Lane (Stop S) Ellenbrook
  38. Great Nast Hyde (nr) Ellenbrook
  39. Three Horseshoes PH (nr) Smallford
  40. Jove Gardens (opp) Smallford
  41. Newgate Close (nr) Jersey Farm
  42. Elizabeth Court (adj) Jersey Farm
  43. Harness Way (nr) Jersey Farm
  44. Stanton Close (nr) Jersey Farm
  45. Ripon Way (nr) Jersey Farm
  46. Blackberry Jack PH (adj) Jersey Farm
  47. Portman Close (nr) Jersey Farm
  48. Wilstone Drive (nr) Jersey Farm
  49. Quantock Close (adj) Marshalswick
  50. Sherwood Avenue (opp) Marshalswick
  51. Chandlers Road (opp) Marshalswick
  52. Woodfield Way (opp) Marshalswick
  53. Barnfield Road (nr) Marshalswick
  54. The Quadrant (opp) Marshalswick
  55. Jersey Lane (nr) Marshalswick
  56. Chestnut Drive (nr) Fleetville
  57. Central Drive (nr) Fleetville
  58. Morrisons (adj) Fleetville
  59. Harlesden Road (opp) Fleetville
  60. Cemetery (adj) Fleetville
  61. Granville Road (adj) St Albans
  62. St Albans City Railway Station (Stop D) St Albans
  63. Iceland (o/s) St Albans
  64. Lattimore Road (nr) St Albans
  65. Police Station (opp) St Albans
  66. St Peter's Street (Stop 11) St Albans
  67. Catherine Street (NW-bound) St Albans
  68. Goldsmith Way (adj) St Albans
  69. Hospital (Stop B) St Albans
  70. Batchwood Drive (NW-bound) St Albans
  71. Batchwood Hall (nr) St Albans
  72. Green Lane (W-bound) New Greens
  73. Maple Avenue (NE-bound) New Greens
  74. Woollam Crescent (E-bound) New Greens
  75. Blundell Close (nr) New Greens
  76. Cavan Drive (W-bound) New Greens
  77. High Oaks (W-bound) New Greens
  78. High Oaks Terminus (S-bound) New Greens

Towns & areas on this route

St AlbansWelwyn Garden CityHatfieldMarshalswickHatfield Business ParkFleetvilleNew GreensSouth HatfieldJersey FarmSmallfordMill GreenEllenbrook

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first 653 bus?

The first 653 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:50 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last 653 bus?

The last 653 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the 653 bus cost?

Uno's published fares on the 653: adult single £2.20 to £3.00, child single £1.80 to £3.00 (singles shown at the £3.00 fare cap where the published fare is higher). The 653 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. Uno day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the 653 bus?

The 653 is operated by Uno.

Timetable data from Uno via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Uno last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 25 September 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.