53 bus: Bedford – Wootton

Grant Palmer bus 53 runs between Bedford and Wootton via Kempston and Gibraltar. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday 10 November the first bus from Bedford leaves at 08:15 and the last at 17:30, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by Grant Palmer. Timetable for Tuesday, 10 November 2026. Today's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 53 bus from Bedford to Wootton?
On Tuesday 10 November the first bus leaves Bedford at 08:15 and the last at 17:30, 17 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 53 bus from Wootton to Bedford?
On Tuesday 10 November the first bus leaves Wootton at 07:36 and the last at 16:57, 17 journeys in all.
Does the 53 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the 53 bus run?
On Tuesday 10 November it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 17 journeys from Bedford.
Where does the 53 bus stop?
Main stops from Bedford to Wootton: Bus Station (Bedford), Bedford Hospital West (Bedford), Saxon Centre (Kempston), Ibbett Close (Gibraltar), St Mary's Road (Wootton), Fields Road Surgery (Wootton), Folkes Road (Wootton), Burgoyne Avenue (Wootton). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 53 bus?
Grant Palmer.

Bedford to Wootton

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17
Bus Station, Bedford08:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:2016:3017:30
Bedford Hospital West08:2108:5109:2109:5110:2110:5111:2111:5112:2112:5113:2113:5114:2114:5115:2616:3617:36
Saxon Centre, Kempston08:2708:5709:2709:5710:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5713:2713:5714:2714:5715:3216:4217:42
Ibbett Close, Gibraltar08:3209:0209:3210:0210:3211:0211:3212:0212:3213:0213:3214:0214:3215:0215:3716:4717:47
St Mary's Road, Wootton08:3809:0809:3810:0810:3811:0811:3812:0812:3813:0813:3814:0814:3815:0815:4316:5317:53
Fields Road Surgery, Wootton08:4209:1209:4210:1210:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4716:5717:57
Folkes Road, Wootton08:4409:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:4916:5917:58
Burgoyne Avenue, Wootton08:4609:1509:4610:1510:4611:1511:4612:1512:4613:1513:4614:1514:4615:1515:5117:01

Wootton to Bedford

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10Journey 11Journey 12Journey 13Journey 14Journey 15Journey 16Journey 17
Fields Road Surgery, Wootton08:4209:1209:4210:1210:4211:1211:4212:1212:4213:1213:4214:1214:4215:1215:4716:57
Folkes Road, Wootton07:3608:4409:4410:4411:4412:4413:4414:4415:4916:59
St Mary's Road, Wootton07:4108:4909:1709:4910:1710:4911:1711:4912:1712:4913:1713:4914:1714:4915:1715:5417:04
Ibbett Close, Gibraltar07:4708:5509:2309:5510:2310:5511:2311:5512:2312:5513:2313:5514:2314:5515:2316:0017:10
Saxon Centre, Kempston07:5309:0109:2910:0110:2911:0111:2912:0112:2913:0113:2914:0114:2915:0115:2916:0617:16
Bedford Hospital West07:5909:0709:3510:0710:3511:0711:3512:0712:3513:0713:3514:0714:3515:0715:3516:1217:22
Bus Station, Bedford08:0509:1309:4110:1310:4111:1311:4112:1312:4113:1313:4114:1314:4115:1315:4116:1817:28

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Monday, 9 November 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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