| M3 - Bedford - Biggleswade via
Moggerhanger & Sandy |
Mon-Sat
(except Public Holidays) |
from 0630 |
First bus out at 0630 then every
30 mins at 15 & 45 (Except M-F 0700 service in addition)
Fri & Sat only - 20 45 & 2245 |
Sun & Public Holidays |
Every 120
mins from 1015 to 1815 at 15 |
| M3-Biggleswade -> Bedford
(return service) via Sandy & Moggerhanger |
Mon-Sat
(except Public Holidays) |
from 0627* |
First bus out at 0627* then 0707 ( except M-F at 0607) then every 30
mins at 20 & 40 |
Sun & Public Holidays |
Every 120 mins from 0900
- 1700 at 00 |
| M4 - Bedford - Biggleswade via
Cardington, Cople & Ickwell (Fast Service) |
Mon-Sat
(except Public Holidays) |
from 0835* |
First bus out at 0835 (Except
M-F when the service runs via Priory Business Park at 0815 & 0835) Then
every 60 mins from 0950 to 1550, then 1710, 1755 (The 1710
service ends at Holme Court Avenue at 1750. The 1755 service terminates
at Cople. |
Sun |
No Service |
| M4 - Biggleswade -> Bedford
(return service) via Ickwell, Cople & Cardington (Fast Service) |
Mon-Sat
(except Public Holidays) |
from 0735* |
First bus out leaves from
Holme Court Avenue at 0725, leaving Biggleswade Bus Station as
the 0735. Then every 60 mons from 0930 to 1530. Then 1640, which runs
via Priory Business Park, leaving there at 1707 (M-F) |
Sun |
No Service |
| Passengers wishing to go from Sandy to
Ickwell, Cople or Cardington should change to M4 service at Biggleswade
Bus Station. Other connecting services operate from there, to Hitchin,
Shefford, Letchworth & outlying villages. |
| Other local Bus services
(check with the bus company for times) |
| There is now a replacement bus service
operating in the East Beds area (East Beds Dart services have been
withdrawn), run by Chiltern Travel and running between Sandy Market
Place, Sandy Station & Potton (E2) |
| The new E3 service runs between
Gamlingay & Bedford, via Potton, Everton, Sandy, Blunham & Willington
Loop |
| There is now no bus service running
between Fallowfield and Sandy Market Place/Sandy Station |
| The new E5 service runs between Sandy
and Biggleswade, via Northill, Ickwell and Upper Caldecote (M-S) |
| The new E6 service serves Upper
Caldecote & Old warden (M-S) |
| The new E7 service
runs from Sandy to Baldock, on Fridays only, via Potton, Sutton
Crossroads, Biggleswade, Arlesey & Letchworth. There is a service
starting at Biggleswade on other days. (M-F) |
| Unless otherwise stated, there are no
services on Sundays or Public Holidays |
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Useful Contact Numbers for Local Bus Services |
| Stagecoach East (Mars services) |
01604 676060 |
Website Page for Stagecoach |
| Chiltern Travel (E1-7 services) |
01767 641400 |
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| Bedfordshire County Council (Bus
information) |
01234 228337 |
Website Page for Beds CC |
| Here is a useful link to transport
information in Bedfordshire |
Bus Stop (Independent Travel Information site) |
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| Rail Information |
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1. Services to London Kings Cross run
throughout the day from Sandy and it takes between 45 mins and 1 hour
depending in the service. All trains stop at all stations between Sandy
and Stevenage. Services run at approximately 20-30 minute intervals
during the morning and evening peak travel times and approximately 30-45
minute intervals during off-peak. Some trains during off peak require a
change at Stevenage on to a GNER express, which then runs into Kings
Cross only.
After Stevenage, some services stop at intermediate stations, such as
Knebworth, Welwyn North, Welwyn Garden City, Hatfield, Potters Bar and
Finsbury Park. "Fast" services only stop at Finsbury Park and Kings
Cross after Stevenage. Passengers for 'local' stations into London will
need to change at Welwyn Garden City or Potters Bar (Note that the
'Fast' services do not stop at these two intermediate stations).
Stevenage is also the change station for services into Hertford North
and Moorgate - these services stop at all intermediate stations,
including Watton-at-Stone, Gordon Hill, Palmers Green. |
Services in and out of Kings Cross
through Sandy are operated by:
First
Capital Connect and
GNER |
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| 2. The northbound service runs to
Peterborough, stopping at St Neots and Huntingdon. The service
terminates at Peterborough but it is possible to get connections to
Newark, Doncaster, York, Durham, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Edinburgh and
north-eastern Scotland. Trains from Peterborough also run east and west
and it is possible to travel to Birmingham and beyond in a westerly
direction. Eastwards, trains run over to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and
Ipswich, where there is a connection to the London to Norwich line.
There is also a service to Stansted Airport, either direct or via
Ely and Cambridge. |
Services from Sandy to Peterborough are
operated by:
First Capital Connect |
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| 3. Bedford station is on the Midland
Mainline and gives fast access to Leicester, Derby, Nottingham
Chesterfield, Sheffield and Leeds (change at Leicester or Derby
depending on service, as well as some intermediate services to
Kettering. Southbound services run through Luton, Luton Parkway (Bus
link to Airport), St Albans, Mill Hill and into St Pancras. There are
also direct Thameslink services to Gatwick and Brighton, with useful
stops at London Thameslink (Kings Cross), London Bridge and East Croydon,
Haywards Heath and Burgess Hill. |
Service from Bedford are operated by:
Midland Mainline and
First Capital Connect
Services from Luton Parkway (including Airport bus transfer service)
operated by
First Capital Connect
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| 4. There is a local service the runs
between Bedford St Johns and Bletchley, which connects some of the
outlying villages, including Ridgmont and Woburn Sands. From Bletchley
it is possible to connect to London Euston. |
Services from Bedford St Johns are run by:
Silverlink |
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| Airline Information |
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| The area is well served by
Luton
and
Stansted airports, with easy access to
Gatwick via Thameslink trains.
Heathrow and
Birmingham are within driving distance, so it is
reasonably to fly out to almost anywhere in the world.
Luton and
Stansted are served by
Easyjet and
Ryanair, both low-cost no frills airlines offering
literally 100's of European destinations. |
