56 bus: Stevenage – Hitchin

Arriva Herts and Essex bus 56 runs between Hitchin and Stevenage via Letchworth, Jackmans Estate, Graveley and Coreys Mill. Runs Monday to Friday. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Hitchin leaves at 06:03 and the last at 17:00, about every hour during the day.

Operated by Arriva Herts and Essex. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 56 bus from Hitchin to Stevenage?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Hitchin at 06:03 and the last at 17:00, 10 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 56 bus from Stevenage to Hitchin?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Stevenage at 09:10 and the last at 17:20, 9 journeys in all.
Does the 56 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Friday.
How often does the 56 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every hour during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 10 journeys from Hitchin.
Where does the 56 bus stop?
Main stops from Hitchin to Stevenage: Hermitage Road (Hitchin), Hitchin Railway Station (Hitchin), West View (Letchworth), Letchworth Railway Station West (Letchworth), Sainsbury's (Letchworth), Upper Maylins (Jackmans Estate), Jack's Hill Caravan Park (Graveley), Lister Hospital (Coreys Mill), The Mulberry Tree (Stevenage Old Town), Bus Station (Stevenage). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 56 bus?
Arriva Herts and Essex.

Hitchin to Stevenage

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
Hermitage Road, Hitchin06:0308:4809:5510:5511:5512:5513:5514:5515:5517:00
Hitchin Railway Station06:0808:5209:5910:5911:5912:5913:5914:5915:5917:04
West View, Letchworth06:2109:0510:0911:0912:0913:0914:0915:1216:1217:17
Letchworth Railway Station West06:3009:1810:1811:1812:1813:1814:1815:2116:2117:26
Sainsbury's, Letchworth06:4009:2910:2911:2912:2913:2914:2915:3216:3217:37
Upper Maylins, Jackmans Estate06:4609:3610:3611:3612:3613:3614:3615:3916:3917:44
Jack's Hill Caravan Park, Graveley07:0109:4810:4811:4812:4813:4814:4815:5116:5117:56
Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill07:0809:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5416:0117:0118:06
The Mulberry Tree, Stevenage Old Town07:1309:5910:5911:5912:5913:5914:5916:0617:0618:12
Bus Station, Stevenage07:1810:0311:0312:0313:0314:0315:0316:1017:1018:16

Stevenage to Hitchin

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9
Bus Station, Stevenage09:1010:1011:1012:1013:1014:1015:2216:2017:20
The Mulberry Tree, Stevenage Old Town09:1610:1611:1612:1613:1614:1615:2816:2617:26
Lister Hospital, Coreys Mill09:2010:2011:2012:2013:2014:2015:3316:3117:31
Jack's Hill Caravan Park, Graveley09:2510:2511:2512:2513:2514:2515:3916:3817:38
Upper Maylins, Jackmans Estate09:3510:3511:3512:3513:3514:3515:4916:4617:46
Sainsbury's, Letchworth09:4510:4511:4512:4513:4514:4515:5916:5717:57
Letchworth Railway Station East09:5110:5111:5112:5113:5114:5116:0517:0318:03
West View, Letchworth09:5410:5411:5412:5413:5414:5416:0817:0618:06
Highfield, Letchworth09:5810:5811:5812:5813:5814:5816:1217:1018:10
Hitchin Railway Station10:0511:0512:0513:0514:0515:0516:1917:1718:17
Hermitage Road, Hitchin10:1111:1112:1113:1114:1115:1116:2517:2318:23

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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