🎓 Buses to Cranfield University (Central Milton Keynes)

25 bus routes serve Cranfield University (Central Milton Keynes). 1 runs through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving Cranfield University (Central Milton Keynes)

• 4 Church Street → Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:48–22:45 Sun 09:24–22:54 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 8 Oxley Park Roundabout West → Walton High School Mon–Fri 05:33–22:43 Sun 09:34–20:43 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 5 Church Street → Buttermere Close Mon–Fri 05:33–23:04 Sun 08:58–22:57 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 6 Church Street → Buttermere Close Mon–Fri 06:03–22:34 Sun 08:27–21:57 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 7 Church Street → Theatre District Mon–Fri 06:02–22:08 Sun 09:30–19:30 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 3 Central Railway Station → Amazon Mon–Fri 05:05–22:03 Sun 05:05–21:08 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• X6 Central Milton Keynes → Aylesbury Mon–Fri 06:52–18:17 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 2 Kingfisher Centre → Dunthorne Way Mon–Fri 06:30–21:40 Sun 09:36–20:36 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 3A Central Railway Station → Amazon Mon–Fri 05:59–22:53 Sun 06:48–22:53 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• C10 Central Railway Station (Y1) → Bedford Bus Station (P) Mon–Fri 06:07–18:46 no Sunday service Uno
• C1 Central Railway Station (Y1) → Bedford Bus Station (P) Mon–Fri 06:00–23:11 Sun 07:18–22:16 Uno
• X1 Airport Bus Station → Central Railway Station Mon–Fri 06:22–19:39 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 6A Church Street → Buttermere Close Mon–Fri 06:48–18:35 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• X91 Towcester Redcar Rd → Central Milton Keynes Theatre District Mon–Fri 07:17–19:24 no Sunday service Stagecoach Midlands
• 21 Sillswood → Central Railway Station Mon–Fri 07:24–18:30 no Sunday service Red Rose Travel
• LOOP The Swan → Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:21–18:56 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 2A Kingfisher Centre → Dunthorne Way Mon–Fri 06:42–19:07 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• X14 Central Railway Station → Aylesbury Bus Stn Mon–Fri 05:47–20:06 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 33 Central Railway Station → Northampton Bus Interchange Mon–Fri 06:47–17:13 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• X33 Central Railway Station → Northampton Bus Interchange Mon–Fri 06:33–19:00 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 4S Central Railway Station → Bus Station Mon–Fri 08:44–15:26 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks
• C11 Central Railway Station (Y1) → Bedford Bus Station (P) Mon–Fri 20:12–20:12 Sun 08:31–21:36 Uno
• X3 Central Railway Station → Airport Bus Station Mon–Fri 05:22–21:58 Sun 07:27–19:32 🌙 Monday–Saturday nights Arriva Beds and Bucks
• X2 Central Railway Station → Airport Bus Station Mon–Fri 04:32–20:43 Sun 06:27–18:29 Arriva Beds and Bucks
• 3S The Point → Walton High School Mon–Fri 07:38–07:38 no Sunday service Arriva Beds and Bucks

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to Cranfield University

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• X3 Central Railway Station → Airport Bus Station Monday–Saturday nights 22:00–01:18 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Cranfield University from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Other Cranfield University campuses

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to Cranfield University (Central Milton Keynes)?

25 routes serve the campus: the 4 (towards Bus Station), the 8 (towards Walton High School), the 5 (towards Buttermere Close), the 6 (towards Buttermere Close), the 7 (towards Theatre District), the 3 (towards Amazon), the X6 (towards Aylesbury), the 2 (towards Dunthorne Way), the 3A (towards Amazon), the C10 (towards Bedford Bus Station (P)), the C1 (towards Bedford Bus Station (P)), the X1 (towards Central Railway Station) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at Cranfield University?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 25 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to Cranfield University?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 04:32, on the X2. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

1 of the 25 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to Cranfield University outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to Cranfield University, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus , or every stop and route in Central Milton Keynes.