X3 bus: Luton Airport – Central Milton Keynes
Arriva Beds and Bucks bus X3 runs between Luton Airport and Central Milton Keynes via Luton, Dunstable, Leighton Buzzard and Stoke Hammond. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Leighton Buzzard leaves at 06:09 and the last at 23:45, about every hour during the day.
Operated by Arriva Beds and Bucks. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable
Questions
- When is the first and last X3 bus from Central Milton Keynes to Luton Airport?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Central Milton Keynes at 04:40 and the last at 21:55, 17 journeys in all.
- When is the first and last X3 bus from Luton Airport to Central Milton Keynes?
- On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Luton Airport at 06:09 and the last at 23:45, 18 journeys in all.
- Does the X3 bus run on Sundays?
- Yes. Runs every day.
- How often does the X3 bus run?
- On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 18 journeys from Leighton Buzzard.
- Where does the X3 bus stop?
- Main stops from Luton Airport to Central Milton Keynes: Airport Bus Station (Luton Airport), Luton Station Interchange (Luton), The Quadrant (Dunstable), French's Avenue (Dunstable), Roundel Drive (Leighton Buzzard), High Street (Leighton Buzzard), Railway Station (Leighton Buzzard), The Dolphin PH (Stoke Hammond), Bus Station (Bletchley), Stadium MK (Mount Farm), Woughton Campus (Leadenhall), Central Railway Station (Central Milton Keynes). The full list is in the timetable below.
- Who runs the X3 bus?
- Arriva Beds and Bucks.
Central Milton Keynes to Luton Airport
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Railway Station, Central Milton Keynes | 05:20 | 06:15 | 07:05 | 08:10 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 16:15 | 17:30 | 18:35 | 19:40 | 21:55 | |
| The Point, Central Milton Keynes | 05:26 | 06:20 | 07:12 | 08:18 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:18 | 16:24 | 17:40 | 18:44 | 19:48 | 22:03 | |
| Stadium MK, Mount Farm | 05:38 | 06:32 | 07:23 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:37 | 17:53 | 18:55 | 19:58 | 22:13 | |
| Bus Station, Bletchley | 05:42 | 06:37 | 07:28 | 08:35 | 09:35 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:36 | 15:36 | 16:43 | 17:59 | 19:00 | 20:03 | 22:18 | |
| The Dolphin PH, Stoke Hammond | 05:56 | 06:48 | 07:42 | 08:49 | 09:49 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:49 | 15:49 | 16:55 | 18:11 | 19:12 | 20:15 | 22:30 | |
| Railway Station, Leighton Buzzard | 04:40 | 06:06 | 07:00 | 07:55 | 09:02 | 10:02 | 11:02 | 12:02 | 13:02 | 14:02 | 15:01 | 16:01 | 17:07 | 18:23 | 19:24 | 20:26 | 22:41 |
| High Street, Leighton Buzzard | 04:45 | 06:12 | 07:06 | 08:03 | 09:11 | 10:11 | 11:11 | 12:11 | 13:11 | 14:11 | 15:08 | 16:09 | 17:16 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:31 | 22:46 |
| Roundel Drive, Leighton Buzzard | 04:56 | 06:23 | 07:19 | 08:15 | 09:21 | 10:21 | 11:21 | 12:21 | 13:21 | 14:22 | 16:21 | 17:26 | 18:40 | 19:40 | 20:41 | 22:56 | |
| French's Avenue, Dunstable | 05:07 | 06:34 | 07:33 | 08:33 | 09:33 | 10:33 | 11:33 | 12:33 | 13:33 | 14:34 | 16:35 | 17:39 | 18:51 | 19:51 | 20:52 | 23:07 | |
| Church Street, Dunstable | 05:15 | 06:45 | 07:45 | 08:45 | 09:45 | 10:45 | 11:45 | 12:45 | 13:45 | 14:45 | 16:45 | 17:50 | 19:00 | 20:00 | 21:00 | 23:15 | |
| Luton Station Interchange | 05:30 | 07:00 | 08:00 | 09:00 | 10:00 | 11:00 | 12:00 | 13:00 | 14:00 | 15:00 | 17:00 | 18:05 | 19:15 | 20:15 | 21:15 | 23:30 | |
| Airport Bus Station, Luton Airport | 05:40 | 07:10 | 08:10 | 09:10 | 10:10 | 11:10 | 12:10 | 13:10 | 14:10 | 15:10 | 17:10 | 18:15 | 19:25 | 20:25 | 21:25 | 23:40 |
Luton Airport to Central Milton Keynes
| Stop | Journey 1 | Journey 2 | Journey 3 | Journey 4 | Journey 5 | Journey 6 | Journey 7 | Journey 8 | Journey 9 | Journey 10 | Journey 11 | Journey 12 | Journey 13 | Journey 14 | Journey 15 | Journey 16 | Journey 17 | Journey 18 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport Bus Station, Luton Airport | 06:15 | 07:15 | 08:15 | 09:15 | 10:15 | 11:15 | 12:15 | 13:15 | 14:15 | 15:15 | 17:15 | 18:30 | 19:30 | 20:30 | 21:45 | 23:45 | ||
| Luton Station Interchange | 06:30 | 07:30 | 08:30 | 09:30 | 10:30 | 11:30 | 12:30 | 13:30 | 14:30 | 15:30 | 16:30 | 17:30 | 18:45 | 19:45 | 20:45 | 22:00 | 00:00 | |
| The Quadrant, Dunstable | 06:48 | 07:48 | 08:48 | 09:48 | 10:48 | 11:48 | 12:48 | 13:48 | 14:49 | 15:50 | 16:49 | 17:48 | 19:03 | 20:02 | 21:02 | 22:17 | 00:17 | |
| French's Avenue, Dunstable | 06:54 | 07:55 | 08:55 | 09:55 | 10:55 | 11:55 | 12:55 | 13:55 | 14:57 | 16:02 | 16:57 | 17:56 | 19:10 | 20:07 | 21:07 | 22:22 | 00:22 | |
| Roundel Drive, Leighton Buzzard | 07:07 | 08:08 | 09:08 | 10:08 | 11:08 | 12:08 | 13:06 | 14:06 | 15:07 | 16:14 | 17:12 | 18:07 | 19:21 | 20:17 | 21:17 | 22:32 | 00:32 | |
| High Street, Leighton Buzzard | 06:09 | 07:16 | 08:19 | 09:18 | 10:18 | 11:18 | 12:18 | 13:18 | 14:18 | 15:17 | 16:23 | 17:21 | 18:16 | 19:28 | 20:23 | 21:23 | 22:38 | 00:38 |
| Railway Station, Leighton Buzzard | 06:16 | 07:21 | 08:25 | 09:25 | 10:25 | 11:25 | 12:25 | 13:25 | 14:25 | 15:23 | 16:29 | 17:28 | 18:21 | 19:33 | 20:27 | 21:27 | 22:42 | 00:42 |
| The Dolphin PH, Stoke Hammond | 06:26 | 07:32 | 08:34 | 09:34 | 10:35 | 11:35 | 12:35 | 13:35 | 14:35 | 15:33 | 16:39 | 17:40 | 18:30 | 19:42 | 20:36 | 21:36 | 22:51 | 00:51 |
| Bus Station, Bletchley | 06:41 | 07:45 | 08:47 | 09:47 | 10:49 | 11:49 | 12:49 | 13:49 | 14:48 | 15:46 | 16:52 | 17:55 | 18:43 | 19:55 | 20:49 | 21:49 | 23:04 | 01:04 |
| Stadium MK, Mount Farm | 06:47 | 07:50 | 08:50 | 09:50 | 10:52 | 11:52 | 12:52 | 13:52 | 14:51 | 15:49 | 16:55 | 18:01 | 18:46 | 19:58 | 20:52 | 21:52 | 23:07 | 01:07 |
| Woughton Campus, Leadenhall | 06:55 | 07:58 | 08:58 | 09:58 | 10:59 | 11:59 | 12:59 | 13:59 | 14:58 | 15:58 | 17:03 | 18:09 | 18:52 | 20:04 | 20:58 | 21:58 | 23:13 | 01:13 |
| Central Railway Station, Central Milton Keynes | 07:00 | 08:05 | 09:05 | 10:05 | 11:05 | 12:05 | 13:05 | 14:05 | 15:05 | 16:05 | 17:11 | 18:15 | 18:58 | 20:09 | 21:03 | 22:03 | 23:18 | 01:18 |
Places on this route
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Friday, 16 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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