X500 Aylesbury to Hemel Hempstead via Tring, Berkhamsted

Operated by Red Eagle. First bus 06:15, last bus 19:50. 26 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £1.50 to £3.00 — more.

Next towards Hemel Hempstead from Aylesbury Bus Stn (Bay 7): 10:50, 11:50, 12:50

Next towards Aylesbury from Marlowes (Stop H): 10:20, 11:20, 12:20

Timetable

Ends at Hemel Hempstead, Combe Street · Monday to Friday · 12 journeys
Stop 06:1507:0008:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5016:2016:5018:20
Aylesbury Bus Stn (Bay 7) 06:1507:0008:5009:5010:5011:5012:5013:5014:5016:2016:5018:20
Holiday Inn (opp) 06:2107:1108:5709:5710:5711:5712:5713:5714:5716:2917:0318:29
Church Square (Stop B) 06:3107:2509:1010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:1016:4517:2018:40
Darr's Lane (opp) 06:3807:3209:1710:1711:1712:1713:1714:1715:1716:5717:3218:47
Town Hall (nr) 06:4507:4209:2710:2711:2712:2713:2714:2715:2717:0217:3718:57
Hemel Hempstead Railway Station (Stop F) 06:5507:5809:3710:3711:3712:3713:3714:3715:3717:1517:5019:07
Riverside (Stop 27) 07:0008:0109:4210:4211:4212:4213:4214:4215:4217:2017:5519:12
Combe Street (Stop G) 07:0308:0309:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:4417:2317:5719:14

Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. 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 X500 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 X500

Adult single £1.50 to £3.00 · Adult return £2.50 to £9.00 · Child single £1.00 to £3.00 · Child return £1.50 to £5.50

Adult single fare table, stage to stage
– Elm Farm/Bedgrove/Bedgrove Turn
–– Longfield Rd/Norfolk Crescent
––– Tring Rose & Crown
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Cow Roast
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70 Northchurch High Street
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£1.70 Durrants Lane/ Midcot Way
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.70£1.70 Cross Oak Road
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80£1.70£1.70 Berkhamsted Old Town
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.80£2.00£2.00£1.70 Swing Gate Lane
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£1.70£1.70 Hall Park Gate
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.00£1.70 Bourne End, White Horse
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£1.60 Hemel Hempstead Station
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£2.50£1.60 Riverside Road Waterman Close
£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£1.60£1.60 Hemel Hempstead Town Centre
£1.50–––£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00£3.00 Aylesbury Bus Station

Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Gyratory/3Pigeons/Tesco/Grecian St.

Red Eagle's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 22 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 Red Eagle before you travel.

Tickets on the X500

Red Eagle publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.

Adult Return · Adult Single · Child Return · Child Single

…and 2 more tickets on this route.

Ticket types come from Red Eagle's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 22 September 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Red Eagle.

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 Red Eagle 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 X500

X500 towards Hemel Hempstead

All 50 stops
  1. Aylesbury Bus Stn (Bay 7) Aylesbury
  2. Exchange Street (Stop E1) Aylesbury
  3. Vale Park (o/s) Aylesbury
  4. Tring Road Tesco (adj) Aylesbury
  5. Tring Road Cemetery (Opp) Aylesbury
  6. Grecian Street (adj) Aylesbury
  7. The Plough PH (o/s) Aylesbury
  8. Limes Avenue (opp) Aylesbury
  9. Bedgrove Brook (Eastbound) Aylesbury
  10. Bedgrove Lights (Eastbound) Aylesbury
  11. Holiday Inn (opp) Aylesbury
  12. Peugeot Garage (adj) Aylesbury
  13. Aston Clinton Road (o/s 197) Aylesbury
  14. Drayton Manor Lodge (opp) Tring
  15. Longfield Road (nr) Tring
  16. St Joseph's (nr) Tring
  17. Miswell Lane (nr) Tring
  18. Christchurch Road (adj) Tring
  19. Church Square (Stop B) Tring
  20. Tesco (opp) Upper Dunsley
  21. Cow Lane (nr) Tring
  22. Keepers Lodge (nr) Wigginton
  23. Newground Road (nr) Wigginton
  24. The Cow Roast Inn (opp) Cow Roast
  25. Hamberlins Lane (opp) Dudswell
  26. Dudswell Lane (nr) Dudswell
  27. Darr's Lane (opp) Northchurch
  28. Midcot Way (adj) Northchurch
  29. Durrants Lane (opp) Northchurch
  30. Billet Lane (nr) Berkhamsted
  31. Cross Oak Road (opp) Berkhamsted
  32. Kings Road (opp) Berkhamsted
  33. Town Hall (nr) Berkhamsted
  34. Victoria Road (opp) Berkhamsted
  35. Swing Gate Lane (opp) Berkhamsted
  36. Hall Park (opp) Berkhamsted
  37. Hall Park Gate (opp) Berkhamsted
  38. Broadway Farm (opp) Bourne End
  39. St John's Church (o/s) Bourne End
  40. Watermill Hotel (nr) Bourne End
  41. Pouchen End Lane (adj) Winkwell
  42. Westbrook Hay School (opp) Felden
  43. VP Autoservices (opp) Felden
  44. Meadow Way (opp) Felden
  45. Hemel Hempstead Railway Station (Stop F) Boxmoor
  46. Roughdown Road (opp) Boxmoor
  47. St John's Church (adj) Boxmoor
  48. Riverside (Stop 27) Hemel Hempstead
  49. Waterhouse Street (Stop 18) Hemel Hempstead
  50. Combe Street (Stop G) Hemel Hempstead

X500 towards Aylesbury

All 49 stops
  1. Marlowes (Stop H) Hemel Hempstead
  2. Waterhouse Street (Stop 19) Hemel Hempstead
  3. Riverside (Stop 22) Hemel Hempstead
  4. St John's Church (opp) Boxmoor
  5. Roughdown Road (adj) Boxmoor
  6. Hemel Hempstead Railway Station (Stop E) Boxmoor
  7. Meadow Way (nr) Felden
  8. VP Autoservices (nr) Felden
  9. Westbrook Hay School (nr) Felden
  10. Pouchen End Lane (opp) Winkwell
  11. Watermill Hotel (opp) Bourne End
  12. St John's Church (opp) Bourne End
  13. Broadway Farm (nr) Bourne End
  14. Hall Park Gate (nr) Berkhamsted
  15. Hall Park (adj) Berkhamsted
  16. Swing Gate Lane (adj) Berkhamsted
  17. Victoria Road (adj) Berkhamsted
  18. Town Hall (opp) Berkhamsted
  19. Kings Road (adj) Berkhamsted
  20. Cross Oak Road (nr) Berkhamsted
  21. Billet Lane (opp) Berkhamsted
  22. Durrants Lane (adj) Northchurch
  23. Darr's Lane (nr) Northchurch
  24. Dudswell Lane (opp) Dudswell
  25. Hamberlins Lane (nr) Dudswell
  26. The Cow Roast Inn (nr) Cow Roast
  27. Newground Road (opp) Wigginton
  28. Keepers Lodge (opp) Wigginton
  29. Cow Lane (opp) Tring
  30. Tesco (nr) Upper Dunsley
  31. Church Square (Stop A) Tring
  32. Christchurch Road (opp) Tring
  33. Miswell Lane (opp) Tring
  34. St Joseph's (opp) Tring
  35. Longfield Road (opp) Tring
  36. Drayton Manor Lodge (o/s) Tring
  37. Peugeot Garage (opp) Aylesbury
  38. Holiday Inn (adj) Aylesbury
  39. Bedgrove Lights (Westbound) Aylesbury
  40. Bedgrove Brook (Westbound) Aylesbury
  41. Limes Avenue (adj) Aylesbury
  42. The Plough PH (opp) Aylesbury
  43. Grecian Street (opp) Aylesbury
  44. Tring Road Cemetery (adj) Aylesbury
  45. Tring Road Tesco (opp) Aylesbury
  46. High Street (Stop H1) Aylesbury
  47. Exchange Street (Westbound) Aylesbury
  48. Railway Station (opp) Aylesbury
  49. Aylesbury Bus Stn (Bay 7) Aylesbury

Towns & areas on this route

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first X500 bus?

The first X500 departure on weekdays leaves at 06:15 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).

What time is the last X500 bus?

The last X500 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 19:50. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.

How much does the X500 bus cost?

Red Eagle's published fares on the X500: adult single £1.50 to £3.00, adult return £2.50 to £9.00, child single £1.00 to £3.00, child return £1.50 to £5.50 (singles shown at the £3.00 fare cap where the published fare is higher). The X500 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. Red Eagle day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.

Who runs the X500 bus?

The X500 is operated by Red Eagle.

Timetable data from Red Eagle via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South East England feed). Red Eagle last updated their Bus Open Data publications on 17 August 2026. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.