X3 (Luton Airport - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Milton Keynes) Bus in Milton Keynes

A bus service operated by Arriva Beds and Bucks

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List of stops

Number of stops: 15

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Central Railway Station – Airport Bus Station

Timing points All stops

Central Railway Station	18:35	19:35	20:35	21:05	22:05
Santander House	18:38	19:38	20:38	21:08	22:08
Central Business Exchange	18:39	19:39	20:39	21:09	22:09
The Point	18:43	19:43	20:43	21:13	22:13
Springfield Roundabout South	18:46	19:46	20:46	21:16	22:16
Fishermead Boulevard	18:47	19:47	20:47	21:17	22:17
Fishermead Roundabout South	18:49	19:49	20:49	21:19	22:19
Waterside	18:50	19:50	20:50	21:20	22:20
Milton Keynes Hospital	18:52	19:52	20:52	21:22	22:22
Coffee Hall Roundabout South	18:53	19:53	20:53	21:23	22:23
Dodkin	18:54	19:54	20:54	21:24	22:24
Ashland Roundabout North	18:55	19:55	20:55	21:25	22:25
Ashland Roundabout South	18:55	19:55	20:55	21:25	22:25
Stadium MK	18:57	19:57	20:57	21:27	22:27
Bletchley Tesco	19:00	20:00	21:00	21:30	22:30
Bus Station	19:03	20:03	21:03	21:33	22:33
Water Eaton Road	19:05	20:05	21:05	21:35	22:35
Water Eaton Co-Op	19:06	20:06	21:06	21:36	22:36
Buttermere Close	19:07	20:07	21:07	21:37	22:37
Grasmere Way	19:08	20:08	21:08	21:38	22:38
Bala Way	19:09	20:09	21:09	21:39	22:39
St Helena Avenue	19:13	20:13	21:13	21:43	22:43
Lansbury Road	19:13	20:13	21:13	21:43	22:43
Willowbridge	19:16	20:16	21:16	21:46	22:46
The Lindens	19:16	20:16	21:16	21:46	22:46
Tyrells Road	19:18	20:18	21:18	21:48	22:48
The Dolphin PH	19:19	20:19	21:19	21:49	22:49
Main Road	19:21	20:21	21:21	21:51	22:51
Manor Farm	19:23	20:23	21:23	21:53	22:53
Bideford Green	19:27	20:27	21:27	21:57	22:57
Knaves Hill	19:28	20:28	21:28	21:58	22:58
Durrell Close	19:28	20:28	21:28	21:58	22:58
Railway Station	19:29	20:29	21:29	21:59	22:59
Stoke Road	19:33	20:33	21:33	22:03	23:03
Bridge Street	19:36	20:36	21:36	22:06	23:06
High Street	19:39	20:39	21:39	22:09	23:09
Market Square	19:40	20:40	21:40	22:10	23:10
Morrisons	19:43	20:43	21:43	22:13	23:13
Linwood Grove	19:44	20:44	21:44	22:14	23:14
Brooklands Avenue	19:45	20:45	21:45	22:15	23:15
Lywood Road	19:47	20:47	21:47	22:17	23:17
Roundel Drive	19:49	20:49	21:49	22:19	23:19
Cherrycourt Way	19:49	20:49	21:49	22:19	23:19
Commerce Way	19:50	20:50	21:50	22:20	23:20
Apex Park	19:50	20:50	21:50	22:20	23:20
Rugby Club	19:52	20:52	21:52	22:22	23:22
The Green	19:54	20:54	21:54	22:24	23:24
Stanbridge Lower School	19:55	20:55	21:55	22:25	23:25
Kings Way	19:55	20:55	21:55	22:25	23:25
Leighton United Football Club	19:56	20:56	21:56	22:26	23:26
All Saints' Church	19:57	20:57	21:57	22:27	23:27
Blackhill	19:58	20:58	21:58	22:28	23:28
Dickens Lane	19:59	20:59	21:59	22:29	23:29
Tilsworth Golf Centre	20:01	21:01	22:01	22:31	23:31
Chalk Hill Farm	20:08	21:08	22:08	22:38	23:38
French's Avenue	20:10	21:10	22:10	22:40	23:40
Watling Court	20:11	21:11	22:11	22:41	23:41
Westfield Road	20:12	21:12	22:12	22:42	23:42
Park Street	20:13	21:13	22:13	22:43	23:43
Regent Street	20:14	21:14	22:14	22:44	23:44
The Quadrant	20:14	21:14	22:14	22:44	23:44
Church Street	20:15	21:15	22:15	22:45	23:45
Priory View	20:16	21:16	22:16	22:46	23:46
Jeans Way	20:18	21:18	22:18	22:48	23:48
Stanton Road	20:22	21:22	22:22	22:52	23:52
Chaul End Lane	20:24	21:24	22:24	22:54	23:54
Clifton Road	20:28	21:28	22:28	22:58	23:58
Luton Station Interchange	20:31	21:31	22:31	23:01	00:01 +1
The Busway	20:35	21:35	22:35	23:05	00:05 +1
Hampton by Hilton	20:36	21:36	22:36	23:06	00:06 +1
General Motors	20:37	21:37	22:37	23:07	00:07 +1
Courtyard Marriott	20:38	21:38	22:38	23:08	00:08 +1
Holiday Inn	20:39	21:39	22:39	23:09	00:09 +1
Holiday Inn Express	20:39	21:39	22:39	23:09	00:09 +1
Airport Bus Station	20:41	21:41	22:41	23:11	00:11 +1

The schedule is provided in the local timezone. Times with "(+1)" indicate departures on the next day.

Airport Bus Station – Central Railway Station

Timing points All stops

Airport Bus Station	18:15	19:15	20:15	21:15	22:15
Holiday Inn Express	18:17	19:16	20:16	21:16	22:16
Holiday Inn	18:19	19:18	20:18	21:18	22:18
Courtyard Marriott	18:19	19:18	20:18	21:18	22:18
General Motors	18:22	19:20	20:20	21:20	22:20
Hampton by Hilton	18:23	19:21	20:21	21:21	22:21
The Busway	18:24	19:22	20:22	21:22	22:22
Luton Station Interchange	18:30 18:32	19:26 19:29	20:26 20:29	21:26 21:29	22:26 22:29
Clifton Road	18:35	19:32	20:32	21:32	22:32
Chaul End Lane	18:39	19:35	20:35	21:35	22:35
Stanton Road	18:41	19:37	20:37	21:37	22:37
Jeans Way	18:45	19:40	20:40	21:40	22:40
Station Road	18:47	19:42	20:42	21:42	22:42
Priory View	18:48	19:43	20:43	21:43	22:43
The Quadrant	18:49	19:44	20:44	21:44	22:44
Regent Street	18:50	19:45	20:45	21:45	22:45
Ashton Road	18:50	19:45	20:45	21:45	22:45
Westfield Road	18:51	19:46	20:46	21:46	22:46
Watling Court	18:52	19:47	20:47	21:47	22:47
French's Avenue	18:53	19:47	20:47	21:47	22:47
Chalk Hill Farm	18:55	19:49	20:49	21:49	22:49
Tilsworth Golf Centre	19:00	19:54	20:54	21:54	22:54
Dickens Lane	19:02	19:56	20:56	21:56	22:56
Stanbridge Road	19:03	19:57	20:57	21:57	22:57
Leighton United Football Club	19:04	19:58	20:58	21:58	22:58
Kings Way	19:05	19:59	20:59	21:59	22:59
Stanbridge Lower School	19:06	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
The Green	19:07	20:01	21:01	22:01	23:01
Rugby Club	19:09	20:03	21:03	22:03	23:03
Commerce Way	19:11	20:05	21:05	22:05	23:05
Roundel Drive	19:12	20:06	21:06	22:06	23:06
Lywood Road	19:14	20:08	21:08	22:08	23:08
Brooklands Avenue	19:15	20:09	21:09	22:09	23:09
Linwood Grove	19:16	20:10	21:10	22:10	23:10
Morrisons	19:17	20:11	21:11	22:11	23:11
Library	19:18	20:12	21:12	22:12	23:12
High Street	19:19	20:13	21:13	22:13	23:13
Tesco	19:21	20:15	21:15	22:15	23:15
Stoke Road	19:21	20:15	21:15	22:15	23:15
Old Road	19:22	20:16	21:16	22:16	23:16
Railway Station	19:23	20:17	21:17	22:17	23:17
St Mary's Way	19:24	20:18	21:18	—	—
Knaves Hill	19:24	20:18	21:18	—	—
Bideford Green	19:25	20:19	21:19	—	—
Manor Farm	19:28	20:22	21:22	—	—
Main Road	19:29	20:23	21:23	—	—
The Dolphin PH	19:31	20:25	21:25	—	—
The Green	19:31	20:25	21:25	—	—
Tyrells Road	19:32	20:26	21:26	—	—
The Lindens	19:33	20:27	21:27	—	—
Willowbridge	19:34	20:28	21:28	—	—
Lansbury Road	19:36	20:30	21:30	—	—
St Helena Avenue	19:36	20:30	21:30	—	—
Bala Way	19:40	20:34	21:34	—	—
Grasmere Way	19:41	20:35	21:35	—	—
Buttermere Close	19:42	20:36	21:36	—	—
Water Eaton Co-Op	19:42	20:37	21:37	—	—
Water Eaton Road	19:43	20:37	21:37	—	—
Brooklands Road	19:44	20:38	21:38	—	—
Findlay Way	19:45	20:39	21:39	—	—
Bus Station	19:46	20:40	21:40	—	—
Bletchley Tesco	19:48	20:42	21:42	—	—
Stadium MK	19:50	20:44	21:44	—	—
Ashland Roundabout South	19:51	20:45	21:45	—	—
Ashland Roundabout North	19:52	20:46	21:46	—	—
Dodkin	19:52	20:46	21:46	—	—
Coffee Hall Roundabout South	19:53	20:47	21:47	—	—
Coffee Hall Roundabout North	19:53	20:47	21:47	—	—
Golden Drive	19:55	20:49	21:49	—	—
Eaglestone Roundabout West	19:56	20:50	21:50	—	—
Woughton Campus	19:57	20:51	21:51	—	—
Leadenhall Roundabout North	19:58	20:52	21:52	—	—
Winterhill Retail Estate	19:58	20:52	21:52	—	—
South Grafton Roundabout South	19:59	20:53	21:53	—	—
Central Railway Station	20:01	20:55	21:55	—	—

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

The schedule is provided in the local timezone. Times with "(+1)" indicate departures on the next day.

Times marked with "—" indicate that the vehicle does not stop at this stop.

The schedule is provided in the local timezone. Times with "(+1)" indicate departures on the next day.

Last updated on March 21, 2026

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Outbound: Central Railway Station – Airport Bus Station

Station Square - Midsummer Boulevard - V8 Marlborough Street - H8 Standing Way - V7 Saxon Street - South Terrace - Water Eaton Road - Drayton Road - Thirlmere Avenue - Tummel Way - St Helena Avenue - Stoke Road - Fenny Road - Leighton Road - Stoke Road - Soulbury Road - Station Approach - Old Road - Leighton Road - High Street - Lake Street - Stanbridge Road - Roundel Drive - Leighton Road - Adastral Avenue - Leighton Road - Tilsworth Road - Stanbridge Road - Blackhill - Dunstable Road - Watling Street - High Street North - Church Street - Jeans Way - Hatters Way - Luton Dunstable Busway - Kimpton Road - Airport Way

Inbound: Airport Bus Station – Central Railway Station

Airport Way - Kimpton Road - Hatters Way - Jeans Way - Church Street - High Street North - Watling Street - Dunstable Road - Stanbridge Road - Tilsworth Road - Leighton Road - Adastral Avenue - Roundel Drive - Stanbridge Road - Lake Street - High Street - Leighton Road - Old Road - Station Approach - Soulbury Road - Stoke Road - Leighton Road - Gadsden Court - Stoke Road - St Helena Avenue - Drayton Road - Water Eaton Road - Brooklands Road - South Terrace - V7 Saxon Street - H7 Chaffron Way - V6 Grafton Street - Station Square

All data is available in GTFS feed: great-britain

Bus X3 FAQ

What time does the X3 bus start operating?

Services on the X3 - Luton Airport - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Milton Keynes bus start at 18:35 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
What time does the X3 bus stop working?

Services on the X3 - Luton Airport - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Milton Keynes bus stop at 00:11 ⁺¹ on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Is there a X3 bus stop near me?

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X3 (Milton Keynes Buses)

The first stop of the X3 bus route is Central Railway Station and the last stop is Airport Bus Station. X3 (Luton Airport - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Milton Keynes) is operational during everyday.

Additional information: X3 has 75 stops and the total trip duration for this route is approximately 126 minutes.

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X3 (Luton Airport - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - Milton Keynes) Bus in Milton Keynes

Central Railway Station – Airport Bus Station

Airport Bus Station – Central Railway Station

Route Path (Streets & Roads)

Bus X3 FAQ

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