Public Transport

Buses

Full timetables are available on the Stagecoach and Bedford Borough Council websites.

Concessionary fares are valid on all local services at all times on Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays and between 0930 and 2300 on any other day.

From 1st April 2025, the pre-0930 travel in Bedford Borough will be £1.50.

The Government’s single fare scheme to the end of December 2025 is £3.

For Stagecoach services within the urban area, it is recommended that a Dayrider is purchased for more than one journey or a 7 or 28-day Megarider for more than six journeys per week are obtainable from the driver of the first bus used.

Bus operators Stagecoach and Uno (but now not Grant Palmer) in conjunction with Bedford Borough Council’s ‘Cygnet’ pass operates as a paper ticket and allows bus users to switch freely between the two operators without the need to buy multiple tickets.

The Cygnet travel zone equates to the area currently covered by the Stagecoach Megarider and includes the whole of Bedford and Kempston, as well as the surrounding villages such as Bromham, Clapham, Cople, Wilstead and Wootton. The pass costs £6 for a day ticket, with the weekly ticket priced at £18 can be bought from the driver of the first bus on which you travel.

Information given here has been compiled from published timetables by:
Peter Blakeman, 15 Dove Road, Bedford, MK41 7AA

Bus Timetable

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Cycling

Cycling has increased in Bedford by 89% over the last twelve years with more than 23,000 residents currently riding their bicycle at least once per week and 32,000 at least once per month.

Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire

There are significant resources being dedicated to cycling across the Borough. The website http://www.cyclebedford.org.uk is the promotional website of Cycling Campaign for North Bedfordshire and is full of great information, from hints and tips to local maps such as the one opposite – which is already on its 9th edition!

The aim has been to show routes which as far as possible avoid busy and difficult roads. Bedford is blessed with many opportunities to do this and the routes shown connect the residential areas to all the main destinations in the town and to the countryside.

Dust off that saddle and make a difference to your life!

Bedford and Kempston Cycle Map

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Bedford Cycling Map

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Bedford Rural Cycle Routes

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3D Map of Bedford Town Centre (walking, cycle routes and more)

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Trains

Whilst we have no stations in Brickhill, the main line is only a short distance away.

High speed rail links into London and across the country mean that commuters in Brickhill are well provided for.

Address

Bedford station
Ashburnham Road
Bedford
MK40 1DS

Web: www.thameslink.com

Ticket Office

Opening Times

Monday to Friday
5:45 am to 9:00 pm
Saturday
5:45 am to 9:00 pm
Sunday
7:15 am to 9:15 pm

Please check these times with the Thameslink website as we have no control over third party information like this and it can change at short notice.