MK1 Luton Airport Bus Stn ↔ Central Railway Station

Operated by Stagecoach East. First bus 05:15, last bus 22:10. 79 journeys on weekdays.

✅ The MK1 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 →

Timetable

Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.

towards Central Railway Station · Monday to Friday towards Central Railway Station · Saturday towards Central Railway Station · Sunday towards Luton Airport Bus Stn · Monday to Friday towards Luton Airport Bus Stn · Saturday towards Luton Airport Bus Stn · Sunday

MK1 towards Central Railway Station — Monday to Friday (30 journeys)
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	06:15	07:15	07:15	08:15	08:15	09:15	09:15	10:15	10:15	11:15	11:15	12:15	12:15	13:15	13:15	14:15	14:15	15:15	15:15	16:20	16:20	17:25	17:25	18:25	18:25	19:30	19:30	20:40	20:40	21:40
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 12)	06:30	07:30	07:30	08:30	08:30	09:30	09:30	10:30	10:30	11:30	11:30	12:30	12:30	13:30	13:30	14:30	14:30	15:30	15:30	16:35	16:35	17:40	17:40	18:40	18:40	19:45	19:45	20:55	20:55	21:55
Hatters Way Retail Park (opp)	06:35	07:35	07:35	08:35	08:35	09:35	09:35	10:35	10:35	11:35	11:35	12:35	12:35	13:35	13:35	14:35	14:35	15:35	15:35	16:40	16:40	17:45	17:45	18:45	18:45	19:50	19:50	21:00	21:00	22:00
Halfway Avenue (adj)	06:40	07:40	07:40	08:40	08:40	09:40	09:40	10:40	10:40	11:40	11:40	12:40	12:40	13:40	13:40	14:40	14:40	15:40	15:40	16:45	16:45	17:50	17:50	18:50	18:50	19:55	19:55	21:05	21:05	22:05
Amazon (S-bound)	07:00	08:00	08:00	09:00	09:00	10:00	10:00	11:00	11:00	12:00	12:00	13:00	13:00	14:00	14:00	15:00	15:00	16:00	16:00	17:05	17:05	18:10	18:10	19:10	19:10	20:15	20:15	21:25	21:25	22:25
Fen Street (N-bound)	07:03	08:03	08:03	09:03	09:03	10:03	10:03	11:03	11:03	12:03	12:03	13:03	13:03	14:03	14:03	15:03	15:03	16:03	16:03	17:08	17:08	18:13	18:13	19:13	19:13	20:18	20:18	21:28	21:28	22:28
The Point (Stop H4)	07:18	08:18	08:18	09:18	09:18	10:18	10:18	11:18	11:18	12:18	12:18	13:18	13:18	14:18	14:18	15:18	15:18	16:18	16:18	17:23	17:23	18:28	18:28	19:28	19:28	20:33	20:33	21:43	21:43	22:43
Central Railway Station (Stop Y1)	07:28	08:28	08:28	09:28	09:28	10:28	10:28	11:28	11:28	12:28	12:28	13:28	13:28	14:28	14:28	15:28	15:28	16:28	16:28	17:33	17:33	18:38	18:38	19:38	19:38	20:43	20:43	21:53	21:53	22:53

MK1 towards Central Railway Station — Saturday (16 journeys)
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	06:15	07:15	08:15	09:15	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:20	17:25	18:25	19:30	20:40	21:40
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 12)	06:30	07:30	08:30	09:30	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:35	17:40	18:40	19:45	20:55	21:55
Hatters Way Retail Park (opp)	06:35	07:35	08:35	09:35	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35	15:35	16:40	17:45	18:45	19:50	21:00	22:00
Halfway Avenue (adj)	06:40	07:40	08:40	09:40	10:40	11:40	12:40	13:40	14:40	15:40	16:45	17:50	18:50	19:55	21:05	22:05
Amazon (S-bound)	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:05	18:10	19:10	20:15	21:25	22:25
Fen Street (N-bound)	07:03	08:03	09:03	10:03	11:03	12:03	13:03	14:03	15:03	16:03	17:08	18:13	19:13	20:18	21:28	22:28
The Point (Stop H4)	07:18	08:18	09:18	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18	15:18	16:18	17:23	18:28	19:28	20:33	21:43	22:43
Central Railway Station (Stop Y1)	07:28	08:28	09:28	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:33	18:38	19:38	20:43	21:53	22:53

MK1 towards Central Railway Station — Sunday (14 journeys)
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	07:15	08:15	09:15	10:15	11:15	12:15	13:15	14:15	15:15	16:20	17:25	18:25	19:30	20:40
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 12)	07:30	08:30	09:30	10:30	11:30	12:30	13:30	14:30	15:30	16:35	17:40	18:40	19:45	20:55
Hatters Way Retail Park (opp)	07:35	08:35	09:35	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:35	15:35	16:40	17:45	18:45	19:50	21:00
Halfway Avenue (adj)	07:40	08:40	09:40	10:40	11:40	12:40	13:40	14:40	15:40	16:45	17:50	18:50	19:55	21:05
Amazon (S-bound)	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:05	18:10	19:10	20:15	21:25
Fen Street (N-bound)	08:03	09:03	10:03	11:03	12:03	13:03	14:03	15:03	16:03	17:08	18:13	19:13	20:18	21:28
The Point (Stop H4)	08:18	09:18	10:18	11:18	12:18	13:18	14:18	15:18	16:18	17:23	18:28	19:28	20:33	21:43
Central Railway Station (Stop Y1)	08:28	09:28	10:28	11:28	12:28	13:28	14:28	15:28	16:28	17:33	18:38	19:38	20:43	21:53

MK1 towards Luton Airport Bus Stn — Monday to Friday (49 journeys)
Central Railway Station (Stop Z1)	05:15	05:15	06:15	06:15	06:35	07:15	07:15	07:35	08:35	08:35	08:35	09:35	09:35	09:35	10:35	10:35	10:35	11:35	11:35	11:35	12:35	12:35	12:35	13:35	13:35	13:35	14:40	14:40	14:40	15:40	15:40	15:40	16:40	16:50	16:50	17:50	17:50	17:50	19:10	19:10	19:10	20:10	20:10	20:10	21:10	21:10	21:10	22:10	22:10
The Point (Stop G3)	05:25	05:25	06:25	06:25	06:45	07:25	07:25	07:45	08:45	08:45	08:45	09:45	09:45	09:45	10:45	10:45	10:45	11:45	11:45	11:45	12:45	12:45	12:45	13:45	13:45	13:45	14:50	14:50	14:50	15:50	15:50	15:50	16:50	17:00	17:00	18:00	18:00	18:00	19:20	19:20	19:20	20:20	20:20	20:20	21:20	21:20	21:20	22:20	22:20
Crossley Drive (E-bound)	05:37	05:37	06:37	06:37	06:57	07:37	07:37	07:57	08:57	08:57	08:57	09:57	09:57	09:57	10:57	10:57	10:57	11:57	11:57	11:57	12:57	12:57	12:57	13:57	13:57	13:57	15:02	15:02	15:02	16:02	16:02	16:02	17:02	17:12	17:12	18:12	18:12	18:12	19:32	19:32	19:32	20:32	20:32	20:32	21:32	21:32	21:32	22:32	22:32
Amazon (S-bound)	05:42	05:42	06:42	06:42	07:02	07:42	07:42	08:02	09:02	09:02	09:02	10:02	10:02	10:02	11:02	11:02	11:02	12:02	12:02	12:02	13:02	13:02	13:02	14:02	14:02	14:02	15:07	15:07	15:07	16:07	16:07	16:07	17:07	17:17	17:17	18:17	18:17	18:17	19:37	19:37	19:37	20:37	20:37	20:37	21:37	21:37	21:37	22:37	22:37
Simpson Close (nr)	06:02	06:02	07:02	07:02	07:22	08:02	08:02	08:22	09:22	09:22	09:22	10:22	10:22	10:22	11:22	11:22	11:22	12:22	12:22	12:22	13:22	13:22	13:22	14:22	14:22	14:22	15:27	15:27	15:27	16:27	16:27	16:27	17:27	17:37	17:37	18:37	18:37	18:37	19:57	19:57	19:57	20:57	20:57	20:57	21:57	21:57	21:57	22:57	22:57
Hatters Way Retail Park (o/s)	06:07	06:07	07:07	07:07	07:27	08:07	08:07	08:27	09:27	09:27	09:27	10:27	10:27	10:27	11:27	11:27	11:27	12:27	12:27	12:27	13:27	13:27	13:27	14:27	14:27	14:27	15:32	15:32	15:32	16:32	16:32	16:32	17:32	17:42	17:42	18:42	18:42	18:42	20:02	20:02	20:02	21:02	21:02	21:02	22:02	22:02	22:02	23:02	23:02
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 3)	06:17	06:17	07:17	07:17	07:37	08:17	08:17	08:37	09:37	09:37	09:37	10:37	10:37	10:37	11:37	11:37	11:37	12:37	12:37	12:37	13:37	13:37	13:37	14:37	14:37	14:37	15:42	15:42	15:42	16:42	16:42	16:42	17:42	17:52	17:52	18:52	18:52	18:52	20:12	20:12	20:12	21:12	21:12	21:12	22:12	22:12	22:12	23:12	23:12
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	06:30	06:30	07:30	07:30	07:50	08:30	08:30	08:50	09:50	09:50	09:50	10:50	10:50	10:50	11:50	11:50	11:50	12:50	12:50	12:50	13:50	13:50	13:50	14:50	14:50	14:50	15:55	15:55	15:55	16:55	16:55	16:55	17:55	18:05	18:05	19:05	19:05	19:05	20:25	20:25	20:25	21:25	21:25	21:25	22:25	22:25	22:25	23:25	23:25

MK1 towards Luton Airport Bus Stn — Saturday (17 journeys)
Central Railway Station (Stop Z1)	05:15	06:15	07:15	08:35	09:35	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:40	15:40	16:50	17:50	19:10	20:10	21:10	22:10
The Point (Stop G3)	05:25	06:25	07:25	08:45	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:50	15:50	17:00	18:00	19:20	20:20	21:20	22:20
Crossley Drive (E-bound)	05:37	06:37	07:37	08:57	09:57	10:57	11:57	12:57	13:57	15:02	16:02	17:12	18:12	19:32	20:32	21:32	22:32
Amazon (S-bound)	05:42	06:42	07:42	09:02	10:02	11:02	12:02	13:02	14:02	15:07	16:07	17:17	18:17	19:37	20:37	21:37	22:37
Simpson Close (nr)	06:02	07:02	08:02	09:22	10:22	11:22	12:22	13:22	14:22	15:27	16:27	17:37	18:37	19:57	20:57	21:57	22:57
Hatters Way Retail Park (o/s)	06:07	07:07	08:07	09:27	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27	15:32	16:32	17:42	18:42	20:02	21:02	22:02	23:02
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 3)	06:17	07:17	08:17	09:37	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37	15:42	16:42	17:52	18:52	20:12	21:12	22:12	23:12
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	06:30	07:30	08:30	09:50	10:50	11:50	12:50	13:50	14:50	15:55	16:55	18:05	19:05	20:25	21:25	22:25	23:25

MK1 towards Luton Airport Bus Stn — Sunday (15 journeys)
Central Railway Station (Stop Z1)	06:35	07:35	08:35	09:35	10:35	11:35	12:35	13:35	14:40	15:40	16:40	17:50	19:10	20:10	21:10
The Point (Stop G3)	06:45	07:45	08:45	09:45	10:45	11:45	12:45	13:45	14:50	15:50	16:50	18:00	19:20	20:20	21:20
Crossley Drive (E-bound)	06:57	07:57	08:57	09:57	10:57	11:57	12:57	13:57	15:02	16:02	17:02	18:12	19:32	20:32	21:32
Amazon (S-bound)	07:02	08:02	09:02	10:02	11:02	12:02	13:02	14:02	15:07	16:07	17:07	18:17	19:37	20:37	21:37
Simpson Close (nr)	07:22	08:22	09:22	10:22	11:22	12:22	13:22	14:22	15:27	16:27	17:27	18:37	19:57	20:57	21:57
Hatters Way Retail Park (o/s)	07:27	08:27	09:27	10:27	11:27	12:27	13:27	14:27	15:32	16:32	17:32	18:42	20:02	21:02	22:02
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 3)	07:37	08:37	09:37	10:37	11:37	12:37	13:37	14:37	15:42	16:42	17:42	18:52	20:12	21:12	22:12
Airport Bus Station (Bay D)	07:50	08:50	09:50	10:50	11:50	12:50	13:50	14:50	15:55	16:55	17:55	19:05	20:25	21:25	22:25

Route map

All stops on route MK1

MK1 towards Central Railway Station

Airport Bus Station (Bay D) Luton Airport
Holiday Inn Express (opp) Luton Airport
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 12) Luton Town Centre
Clifton Road (W-bound) Luton
Hatters Way Retail Park (opp) Challney
Halfway Avenue (adj) Challney
Amazon (S-bound) Magna Park
Fen Street (N-bound) Magna Park
Crossley Drive (W-bound) Magna Park
Kingston Roundabout West (Westbound) Kingston
Lasborough Road (Westbound) Kingston
Waterside (N-bound) Peartree Bridge
The Point (Stop H4) Central Milton Keynes
Central Railway Station (Stop Y1) Central Milton Keynes

MK1 towards Luton Airport Bus Stn

Central Railway Station (Stop Z1) Central Milton Keynes
The Point (Stop G3) Central Milton Keynes
Waterside (southbound) Peartree Bridge
Lasborough Road (Eastbound) Kingston
Kingston Roundabout West (Eastbound) Kingston
Crossley Drive (E-bound) Magna Park
Fen Street (S-bound) Magna Park
Amazon (S-bound) Magna Park
Simpson Close (nr) Challney
Hatters Way Retail Park (o/s) Challney
Clifton Road (SE-bound) Luton
Luton Station Interchange (Stand 3) Luton Town Centre
Holiday Inn Express (nr) Luton Airport
Airport Bus Station (Bay D) Luton Airport

Towns & areas on this route

Luton Luton Town Centre Central Milton Keynes Luton Airport Challney Kingston Magna Park Peartree Bridge

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first MK1 bus?

The first MK1 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last MK1 bus?

The last MK1 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:10. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the MK1 bus cost?

The MK1 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. Stagecoach East day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the MK1 bus?

The MK1 is operated by Stagecoach East.

Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.

MK1 Luton Airport Bus Stn ↔ Central Railway Station ☆ Save