73 Bedford to Biggleswade via Willington, Beeston
Operated by Grant Palmer. First bus 05:47, last bus 18:38. 16 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.
Wanted a different 73? 30 other bus routes are numbered 73 elsewhere in the UK — see every 73 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 07:28 | 09:38 | 11:38 | 13:38 | 15:38 | 17:38 | 18:38 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bus Station (Stand F) | 07:28 | 09:38 | 11:38 | 13:38 | 15:38 | 17:38 | 18:38 |
| Fenlake Road (adj) | 07:32 | 09:42 | 11:42 | 13:42 | 15:42 | 17:42 | 18:42 |
| Harrowden Road Shops (opp) | 07:36 | 09:46 | 11:46 | 13:46 | 15:46 | 17:46 | 18:46 |
| Meadow Lane (adj) | 07:39 | 09:49 | 11:49 | 13:49 | 15:49 | 17:49 | 18:49 |
| Octagon Farm (o/s) | 07:40 | 09:50 | 11:50 | 13:50 | 15:50 | 17:50 | 18:50 |
| Crossroads (NE-bound) | 07:43 | 09:53 | 11:53 | 13:53 | 15:53 | 17:53 | 18:53 |
| The Guinea (E-bound) | 07:47 | 09:57 | 11:57 | 13:57 | 15:57 | 17:57 | 18:57 |
| Gateshead Close (adj) | 07:57 | 10:06 | 12:06 | 14:06 | 16:06 | 18:06 | 19:06 |
| Sunderland Road (SW-bound) | 08:00 | 10:08 | 12:08 | 14:08 | 16:08 | 18:08 | 19:08 |
| Waverley Avenue (adj) | 08:05 | 10:11 | 12:11 | 14:11 | 16:11 | 18:11 | 19:11 |
| Market Square (on) | 08:10 | 10:16 | 12:16 | 14:16 | 16:16 | 18:16 | 19:16 |
| Footbridge (SE-bound) | 08:13 | 10:18 | 12:18 | 14:18 | 16:18 | 18:18 | 19:18 |
| Potton Road (opp) | 08:23 | 10:27 | 12:27 | 14:27 | 16:27 | 18:27 | 19:26 |
| Bus Station (Stop A) | 08:35 | 10:35 | 12:35 | 14:35 | 16:35 | 18:32 | 19:30 |
| Mead End (S-bound) | 08:41 | 10:41 | 12:41 | 14:41 | 16:41 | · | · |
| Holme Court Avenue (SE-bound) | 08:44 | 10:44 | 12:44 | 14:44 | 16:44 | · | · |
| The Saxon Centre (opp) | 08:52 | 10:52 | 12:52 | 14:52 | 16:52 | · | · |
| Sullivan Court (N-bound) | 08:57 | 10:57 | 12:57 | 14:57 | 16:57 | · | · |
| Biggleswade Hospital (o/s) | 09:00 | 11:00 | 13:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | · | · |
| Sutton Avenue (opp) | 09:04 | 11:04 | 13:04 | 15:04 | 17:04 | · | · |
| Banks Road North End (NW-bound) | 09:07 | 11:07 | 13:07 | 15:07 | 17:07 | · | · |
| Northfields (adj) | 09:09 | 11:09 | 13:09 | 15:09 | 17:09 | · | · |
| Sun Street (NW-bound) | 09:11 | 11:11 | 13:11 | 15:11 | 17:11 | · | · |
| Bus Station (Stop C) | 09:16 | 11:16 | 13:16 | 15:16 | 17:16 | · | · |
| Interchange (Stop A) | 09:18 | 11:18 | 13:18 | 15:18 | 17:18 | · | · |
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.
Fares on the 73
Adult single £2.50 to £3.00
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | London Road/Barford | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2.50 | £2.50 | Harrowden Road Shops | |||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Priory Business Park | ||||||||||||||
| £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Cople | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Willington | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Moggerhanger | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Sandy, Swan Lane/Church Path | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Sandy, Market Place | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | Beeston | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | B'wade Sainsburys | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Biggleswade Centre | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Mead End | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Biggleswade Retail Park | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Stratton Park | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Kings Reach | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Biggleswade Hospital | |
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Northfields |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Bedford Bus Stn.
Grant Palmer's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 25 September 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Grant Palmer before you travel.
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 Grant Palmer before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
Not published yet: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, 28 December 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 73
73 towards Biggleswade
All 85 stops
- Bus Station (Stand F) Bedford
- St Paul's Square (Stop P2) Bedford
- St John's Street (S-bound) Bedford
- Fenlake Road (adj) Fenlake
- London Road Methodist Chapel (o/s) Fenlake
- Oak Road (adj) Fenlake
- Catholic Church (adj) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Road Shops (opp) Eastcotts
- The Turnpike (adj) Eastcotts
- The Turnpike (E-bound) Eastcotts
- St Martins Way (adj) Eastcotts
- Priory Business Park (o/s) Eastcotts
- Meadow Lane (adj) Cardington
- Octagon Farm (o/s) Cople
- Cople Turn (opp) Willington
- Balls Lane (adj) Willington
- Crossroads (NE-bound) Willington
- Frosts Garden Centre (o/s) Willington
- Sandy Road (E-bound) Willington
- Park Road (opp) Moggerhanger
- The Guinea (E-bound) Moggerhanger
- Swan Lane (opp) Sandy
- Recreation Ground (opp) Sandy
- Dapifer Drive (adj) Sandy
- Berwick Way (adj) Sandy
- Gateshead Close (adj) Sandy
- Merlin Drive (adj) Sandy
- Sunderland Road (SW-bound) Sandy
- Carter Street (opp) Sandy
- Midland Road (opp) Sandy
- Waverley Avenue (adj) Sandy
- Pentland Close (SE-bound) Sandy
- Banks Drive (opp) Sandy
- Market Square (on) Sandy
- Recreation Ground (o/s) Sandy
- Swan Lane (adj) Sandy
- Footbridge (SE-bound) Beeston
- Sainsbury's (o/s) Biggleswade
- Sun Street (SE-bound) Biggleswade
- Birch Road (adj) Biggleswade
- Gardeners Arms (o/s) Biggleswade
- Potton Road (opp) Biggleswade
- Spring Close (adj) Biggleswade
- Hitchmead Road (S-bound) Biggleswade
- Bygraves Garage (opp) Biggleswade
- Baptist Church (adj) Biggleswade
- Bus Station (Stop A) Biggleswade
- The Dells (opp) Biggleswade
- Apple Tree Close (adj) Biggleswade
- Mead End Shops (o/s) Biggleswade
- Oak Crescent (opp) Biggleswade
- Biggleswade Academy (o/s) Biggleswade
- Mead End (S-bound) Biggleswade
- Holme Court Avenue (SE-bound) Biggleswade
- Courtlands Drive West (adj) Biggleswade
- Courtlands Drive East (adj) Biggleswade
- Normandy Lane (E-bound) Biggleswade
- Montgomery Way (S-bound) Biggleswade
- Retail Park (o/s) Biggleswade
- Dunton Lane (opp) Biggleswade
- Kitelands Road (adj) Biggleswade
- The Saxon Centre (opp) Biggleswade
- Ouse Way (adj) Kings Reach
- Apollo Gardens (opp) Kings Reach
- Sullivan Court (N-bound) Kings Reach
- Biggleswade Hospital (o/s) Biggleswade
- Nursery Close (opp) Biggleswade
- Boddington Gardens (adj) Biggleswade
- Glebe Road (opp) Biggleswade
- Sutton Avenue (opp) Biggleswade
- Rowan Crescent (opp) Biggleswade
- Hitchmead Road (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Spring Close (opp) Biggleswade
- Banks Road (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Banks Road North End (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Winston Crescent (SW-bound) Biggleswade
- Northfields (adj) Biggleswade
- Winston Crescent (opp) Biggleswade
- Gardeners Arms (opp) Biggleswade
- Brunswick Close (opp) Biggleswade
- Sun Street (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Ivel Bury (opp) Biggleswade
- Ivel Gardens (opp) Biggleswade
- Bus Station (Stop C) Biggleswade
- Interchange (Stop A) Biggleswade
73 towards Bedford
All 91 stops
- Interchange (Stop A) Biggleswade
- Teal Road (N-bound) Biggleswade
- Bus Station (Stop A) Biggleswade
- Ivel Gardens (adj) Biggleswade
- Ivel Bury (adj) Biggleswade
- Sun Street (SE-bound) Biggleswade
- Birch Road (adj) Biggleswade
- Gardeners Arms (o/s) Biggleswade
- Winston Crescent (SW-bound) Biggleswade
- Northfields (adj) Biggleswade
- Winston Crescent (opp) Biggleswade
- Banks Road North End (SE-bound) Biggleswade
- Banks Road (SE-bound) Biggleswade
- Spring Close (adj) Biggleswade
- Hitchmead Road (NE-bound) Biggleswade
- Rowan Crescent (adj) Biggleswade
- Sutton Avenue (adj) Biggleswade
- Glebe Road (adj) Biggleswade
- Boddington Gardens (opp) Biggleswade
- Nursery Close (adj) Biggleswade
- Biggleswade Hospital (opp) Biggleswade
- Sullivan Court (S-bound) Kings Reach
- Apollo Gardens (adj) Kings Reach
- Ouse Way (opp) Kings Reach
- The Saxon Centre (o/s) Biggleswade
- Chambers Lodge (adj) Biggleswade
- Kitelands Road (opp) Biggleswade
- Dunton Lane (adj) Biggleswade
- Normandy Lane (E-bound) Biggleswade
- Montgomery Way (S-bound) Biggleswade
- Retail Park (o/s) Biggleswade
- Dunton Lane (opp) Biggleswade
- St Margarets Gardens (opp) Biggleswade
- Holme Court Avenue (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Derwent Avenue (near footpath) Biggleswade
- Mead End (NE-bound) Biggleswade
- Oak Crescent (adj) Biggleswade
- Apple Tree Close (opp) Biggleswade
- The Dells (adj) Biggleswade
- Bus Station (Stop A) Biggleswade
- Baptist Church (opp) Biggleswade
- Bygraves Garage (adj) Biggleswade
- Bygraves Garage (o/s) Biggleswade
- Hitchmead Road (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Spring Close (opp) Biggleswade
- Potton Road (adj) Biggleswade
- Gardeners Arms (opp) Biggleswade
- Brunswick Close (opp) Biggleswade
- Sun Street (NW-bound) Biggleswade
- Sainsbury's (opp) Biggleswade
- Biggleswade Road (after) Upper Caldecote
- Lynton Cottages (o/s) Lower Caldecote
- The Buttery (opp) Seddington
- New Road (NW-bound) Beeston
- Footbridge (NW-bound) Beeston
- Swan Lane (opp) Sandy
- Recreation Ground (opp) Sandy
- Market Square (on) Sandy
- Dapifer Drive (adj) Sandy
- Berwick Way (adj) Sandy
- Gateshead Close (adj) Sandy
- Merlin Drive (adj) Sandy
- Sunderland Road (SW-bound) Sandy
- Carter Street (opp) Sandy
- Midland Road (opp) Sandy
- Waverley Avenue (adj) Sandy
- Pentland Close (SE-bound) Sandy
- Queen's Road (adj) Sandy
- Church Path (adj) Sandy
- The Guinea (W-bound) Moggerhanger
- Park Road (adj) Moggerhanger
- Sandy Road (W-bound) Willington
- Frosts Garden Centre (opp) Willington
- Crossroads (SW-bound) Willington
- Balls Lane (opp) Willington
- Cople Turn (adj) Willington
- Octagon Farm (opp) Cople
- Meadow Lane (opp) Cardington
- Priory Business Park (opp) Eastcotts
- St Martins Way (opp) Eastcotts
- The Turnpike (W-bound) Eastcotts
- Harrowden Road Shops (o/s) Eastcotts
- Catholic Church (opp) Eastcotts
- Oak Road (opp) Fenlake
- London Road Methodist Chapel (opp) Fenlake
- Fenlake Road (opp) Fenlake
- Kingsway Link (opp) Cauldwell
- Bedford College (o/s) Cauldwell
- St Paul's Square (south side) Bedford
- Pilgrims House (o/s) Bedford
- Bus Station (Stand F) Bedford
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 73 bus?
The first 73 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:47 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 73 bus?
The last 73 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 18:38. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 73 bus cost?
Grant Palmer's published fares on the 73: adult single £2.50 to £3.00. The 73 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. Grant Palmer day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 73 bus?
The 73 is operated by Grant Palmer.
Timetable data from Grant Palmer via the Traveline National Dataset. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.