C1 Central Milton Keynes to Bedford via Newport Pagnell, Kempston
Operated by Uno. First bus 06:18, last bus 23:20. 28 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.60 to £6.40 — more.
Wanted a different C1? 14 other bus routes are numbered C1 elsewhere in the UK — see every C1 bus timetable by area.
| Stop | 06:18 | 07:15 | 08:20 | 09:40 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 16:30 | 17:40 | 18:30 to Crane Way | 19:30 | 21:30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Railway Station (Stop Z1) | · | 07:15 | 08:20 | 09:40 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 16:30 | 17:40 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 21:30 |
| The Point (Stop G3) | · | 07:30 | 08:28 | 09:48 | 10:38 | 11:38 | 12:38 | 13:38 | 16:38 | 17:48 | 18:38 | 19:38 | 21:38 |
| Skeldon Roundabout West (eastbound) | · | 07:35 | 08:33 | 09:53 | 10:43 | 11:43 | 12:43 | 13:43 | 16:43 | 17:53 | 18:43 | 19:43 | 21:43 |
| Willen Local Centre (Eastbound) | · | 07:40 | 08:37 | 09:57 | 10:47 | 11:47 | 12:47 | 13:47 | 16:47 | 17:57 | 18:47 | 19:47 | 21:47 |
| Newport Pagnell Library (o/s) | · | 07:52 | 08:45 | 10:05 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 16:55 | 18:05 | 18:55 | 19:55 | 21:55 |
| North Crawley Road (E-bound) | · | 07:56 | 08:49 | 10:09 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 16:59 | 18:09 | 18:59 | 19:59 | 21:59 |
| The Cock (opp) | · | 08:04 | 08:54 | 10:14 | 11:04 | 12:04 | 13:04 | 14:04 | 17:04 | 18:14 | 19:04 | 20:04 | 22:04 |
| Cranfield University Main Gate (S-bound) | 06:18 | 08:10 | 09:00 | 10:20 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 17:10 | 18:20 | 19:10 | 20:10 | 22:10 |
| Martell House (Near) | 06:20 | 08:12 | 09:02 | 10:22 | 11:12 | 12:12 | 13:12 | 14:12 | 17:12 | 18:22 | 19:12 | 20:12 | 22:12 |
| Cranfield Innovation Centre (opp) | 06:23 | 08:15 | 09:05 | 10:25 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 17:15 | 18:25 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 22:15 |
| War Memorial (opp) | 06:27 | 08:19 | 09:09 | 10:29 | 11:19 | 12:19 | 13:19 | 14:19 | 17:19 | 18:29 | 19:19 | 20:19 | 22:19 |
| Crane Way (E-bound) | 06:32 | 08:24 | 09:14 | 10:34 | 11:24 | 12:24 | 13:24 | 14:24 | 17:24 | 18:34 | 19:24 | 20:24 | 22:24 |
| Tylecote Close (opp) | 06:42 | 08:34 | 09:24 | 10:44 | 11:34 | 12:34 | 13:34 | 14:34 | 17:34 | 18:44 | · | 20:34 | 22:34 |
| Village Hall (opp) | 06:46 | 08:38 | 09:27 | 10:47 | 11:37 | 12:37 | 13:37 | 14:37 | 17:37 | 18:47 | · | 20:37 | 22:37 |
| St Mary's Road (opp) | 06:58 | 08:55 | 09:40 | 11:00 | 11:50 | 12:50 | 13:50 | 14:50 | 17:50 | 19:00 | · | 20:50 | 22:50 |
| Ibbett Close (adj) | 07:03 | 09:00 | 09:45 | 11:05 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:55 | 17:55 | 19:05 | · | 20:55 | 22:55 |
| Saxon Centre (opp) | 07:09 | 09:06 | 09:51 | 11:11 | 12:01 | 13:01 | 14:01 | 15:01 | 18:01 | 19:11 | · | 21:01 | 23:01 |
| Bedford Hospital West (Stop A) | 07:15 | 09:12 | 09:57 | 11:17 | 12:07 | 13:07 | 14:07 | 15:07 | 18:07 | 19:17 | · | 21:07 | 23:07 |
| St Paul's Square (south side) | 07:19 | 09:16 | 10:01 | 11:21 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:11 | 18:11 | 19:21 | · | 21:11 | 23:11 |
| Bus Station (Stand P) | 07:21 | 09:18 | 10:03 | 11:23 | 12:13 | 13:13 | 14:13 | 15:13 | 18:13 | 19:23 | · | 21:13 | 23:13 |
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 C1
Adult single £2.60 to £6.40 · Adult return £4.70 to £12.30 · Child single £2.10 to £5.20 · Child return £2.10 to £5.20
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £3.50 | Newport Pagnell | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £4.30 | £3.10 | North Crawley Village | ||||||
| £4.60 | £4.00 | £2.90 | Cranfield University/Innovation Ctr | |||||
| £4.60 | £4.00 | £2.90 | £1.50 | Cranfield Village | ||||
| £4.80 | £4.30 | £4.30 | £3.80 | £3.80 | Marston Moretaine | |||
| £5.10 | £4.60 | £4.60 | £3.80 | £3.80 | £2.60 | Wootton | ||
| £6.40 | £5.10 | £5.10 | £3.80 | £3.80 | £3.10 | £3.10 | Kempston | |
| £6.40 | £6.40 | £6.40 | £4.30 | £4.30 | £3.50 | £3.50 | £3.10 | Bedford |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Milton Keynes.
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 published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the route takes part in the England fare cap. Fares change — check with Uno 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 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.
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 towards Bedford: 7 journeys, first 09:30 towards Central Milton Keynes: 8 journeys, first 09:40
Route map
All stops on route C1
C1 towards Bedford
All 64 stops
- Central Railway Station (Stop Z1) Central Milton Keynes
- Santander House (Stop X3) Central Milton Keynes
- Central Business Exchange (Stop Q3) Central Milton Keynes
- The Point (Stop G3) Central Milton Keynes
- Theatre District (Stop B3) Central Milton Keynes
- Skeldon Roundabout West (eastbound) Campbell Park
- Cricket Green Roundabout west (eastbound) Campbell Park
- Pagoda Roundabout West (Eastbound) Newlands
- Willen Local Centre (Eastbound) Willen
- Millington Gate (NE-bound) Willen
- Tongwell Roundabout West (Eastbound) Tongwell
- Willen Road (Northbound) Newport Pagnell
- Green Park Drive (northbound) The Green
- Newport Pagnell Fire Station (o/s) Newport Pagnell
- Market Hill (eastbound) Newport Pagnell
- Newport Pagnell Library (o/s) Tickford End
- Tickford End Works (o/s) Tickford End
- Chicheley Street (southbound) Tickford End
- The Canons (opp) Tickford End
- North Crawley Road (E-bound) Newport Pagnell
- Chicheley Road (o/s 1) North Crawley
- The Cock (opp) North Crawley
- Cranfield University Main Gate (S-bound) Cranfield University
- Technology Park (opp) Cranfield University
- Martell House (Near) Cranfield University
- Cranfield Innovation Centre (opp) Cranfield University
- Lodge Road (opp) Cranfield
- Townsend Close (adj) Cranfield
- War Memorial (opp) Cranfield
- Cross Keys (adj) Cranfield
- Millfield Close (adj) Cranfield
- Longborns (adj) Cranfield
- Crane Way (E-bound) Cranfield
- Vale Court (opp) Cranfield
- Chandlers Close (opp) Marston Moretaine
- Tylecote Close (opp) Marston Moretaine
- Oat Piece (opp) Marston Moretaine
- Watson Way (opp) Marston Moretaine
- Village Hall (opp) Marston Moretaine
- Fields Road Surgery (o/s) Wootton
- Squires Road (nr) Wootton
- St Mary's Road (opp) Wootton
- Tithe Barn Road (opp) Wootton
- Potters Cross (opp) Wootton
- Elmsdale Road (opp) Wootton
- Keeley Corner (NE-bound) Wootton
- Wootton Road (opp) Gibraltar
- Ibbett Close (adj) Gibraltar
- Ridgeways Farm (opp) Gibraltar
- Hill Rise (opp) Kempston
- Lodge Avenue (opp) Kempston
- King William Road (adj) Kempston
- War Memorial (adj) Kempston
- St John's Homes (o/s) Kempston
- Saxon Centre (opp) Kempston
- Margetts Road (opp) Kempston
- The Keep (opp) Kempston
- Whitbread Avenue (adj) Kempston
- Bedford Hospital West (Stop A) Bedford
- Borough Hall (o/s) Cauldwell
- Bedford College (o/s) Cauldwell
- St Paul's Square (south side) Bedford
- Pilgrims House (o/s) Bedford
- Bus Station (Stand P) Bedford
C1 towards Central Milton Keynes
All 64 stops
- Bus Station (Stand P) Bedford
- St Paul's Square (Stop P1) Bedford
- Kingsway Link (W-bound) Cauldwell
- Borough Hall (opp) Cauldwell
- Bedford Hospital West (Stop B) Bedford
- Whitbread Avenue (opp) Kempston
- The Keep (o/s) Kempston
- Thornton Street (adj) Kempston
- Margetts Road (adj) Kempston
- Saxon Centre (o/s) Kempston
- St John's Homes (opp) Kempston
- War Memorial (opp) Kempston
- King William Road (opp) Kempston
- Lodge Avenue (adj) Kempston
- Hill Rise (adj) Kempston
- Ridgeways Farm (o/s) Gibraltar
- Ibbett Close (opp) Gibraltar
- Wootton Road (o/s) Gibraltar
- Keeley Corner (SW-bound) Wootton
- Elmsdale Road (adj) Wootton
- Potters Cross (adj) Wootton
- Tithe Barn Road (adj) Wootton
- St Mary's Road (adj) Wootton
- Squires Road (opp) Wootton
- Fields Road Surgery (opp) Wootton
- Village Hall (adj) Marston Moretaine
- Watson Way (adj) Marston Moretaine
- Oat Piece (adj) Marston Moretaine
- Tylecote Close (adj) Marston Moretaine
- Chandlers Close (adj) Marston Moretaine
- Vale Court (adj) Cranfield
- Crane Way (W-bound) Cranfield
- Longborns (opp) Cranfield
- Millfield Close (opp) Cranfield
- Cross Keys (opp) Cranfield
- War Memorial (adj) Cranfield
- Townsend Close (opp) Cranfield
- Lodge Road (adj) Cranfield
- Cranfield Innovation Centre (o/s) Cranfield University
- Martell House (Near) Cranfield University
- Technology Park (adj) Cranfield University
- Cranfield University Main Gate (N-bound) Cranfield University
- The Cock (o/s) North Crawley
- Brook End Farm (opp) Brook End
- North Crawley Road (W-bound) Newport Pagnell
- The Canons (o/s) Tickford End
- Tickford End Works (opp) Tickford End
- Severn Drive (opp) Tickford End
- Newport Pagnell Library (opp) Tickford End
- Market Hill (westbound) Newport Pagnell
- Newport Pagnell Fire Station (opp) Newport Pagnell
- Green Park Drive (southbound) The Green
- Willen Road (Southbound) Newport Pagnell
- Tongwell Roundabout West (Westbound) Tongwell
- Millington Gate (W-bound) Willen
- Willen Local Centre (Westbound) Willen
- Pagoda Roundabout West (Westbound) Newlands
- Cricket Green Roundabout west (westbound) Campbell Park
- Skeldon Roundabout West (westbound) Campbell Park
- Theatre District (Stop B4) Central Milton Keynes
- The Point (Stop G4) Central Milton Keynes
- Central Business Exchange (Stop R4) Central Milton Keynes
- Santander House (Stop X4) Central Milton Keynes
- Central Railway Station (Stop Y1) Central Milton Keynes
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Service change effective 31 August 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 3 August 2025 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Expired effective 14 July 2025 To amend Route and Timetable.
- Service change effective 5 January 2025 To amend Route, Stopping Places and Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PF0001449/75 · Changes in Bedford County Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first C1 bus?
The first C1 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:18 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last C1 bus?
The last C1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 23:20. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the C1 bus cost?
Uno's published fares on the C1: adult single £2.60 to £6.40, adult return £4.70 to £12.30, child single £2.10 to £5.20, child return £2.10 to £5.20. Singles published above £3.00 cost at most £3.00 if the C1 takes part in the England fare cap. Most single fares in England are capped at £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 C1 bus?
The C1 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. Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PF0001449/75. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.