M40 bus: Bury St Edmunds – Thurston (circular)

Mulleys Motorways bus M40 is a circular service around Bury St Edmunds via Fornham St Martin, Great Barton, Conyers Green and Thurston. Runs Monday to Saturday. On Thursday 12 November the first bus from Thurston leaves at 07:30 and the last at 17:30, about every 2 hours during the day.

Operated by Mulleys Motorways. Timetable for Thursday, 12 November 2026. Tomorrow's timetable · any day up to 60 ahead: add ?date=YYYY-MM-DD to this page's address. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Adult single £4, return £6. From the operator's published fares; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Questions

When is the first and last M40 bus around Bury St Edmunds?
On Thursday 12 November the first bus leaves Bury St Edmunds at 07:30 and the last at 17:30, 10 journeys in all.
Does the M40 bus run on Sundays?
No. Runs Monday to Saturday.
How often does the M40 bus run?
On Thursday 12 November it runs about every 2 hours during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 10 journeys from Thurston.
Where does the M40 bus stop?
Main stops: Bus Station (Bury St Edmunds), Railway Station (Bury St Edmunds), Russell Baron Road (Fornham St Martin), Conyers Way (Great Barton), Free Church (Conyers Green), Bunbury Arms (Great Barton), Barton Hamlet (Great Barton), Mill Lane (Thurston), Maltings Garth (Thurston), Genesta Drive (Thurston), Bracken Row (Thurston), College Main Entrance (Thurston), Bassett Road (Thurston), Rectory Gardens (Thurston) and more. The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the M40 bus?
Mulleys Motorways.
How much does the M40 bus cost?
Adult single £4, return £6. Singles and returns depend on how far you travel; caps, passes and concessions can be cheaper.

Towards Bury St Edmunds

StopJourney 1Journey 2Journey 3Journey 4Journey 5Journey 6Journey 7Journey 8Journey 9Journey 10
Bus Station, Bury St Edmunds10:1512:1514:1516:1516:1517:30
Railway Station, Bury St Edmunds12:1714:1716:1716:1717:32
Russell Baron Road, Fornham St Martin12:2214:2216:2216:2217:37
Conyers Way, Great Barton12:2914:2916:2916:2917:44
Free Church, Conyers Green12:3014:3016:3016:3017:45
Bunbury Arms, Great Barton10:2512:3214:3216:3216:3217:47
Barton Hamlet, Great Barton10:2612:3314:3316:3316:3317:48
Mill Lane, Thurston10:2812:3814:3816:3816:3817:53
Maltings Garth, Thurston07:3007:3008:3009:3010:3012:4014:4016:4016:4017:55
Genesta Drive, Thurston07:3107:3108:3109:3110:3112:4114:4116:4116:4117:56
Bracken Row, Thurston07:3307:3308:3309:3310:3312:4314:4316:4316:4317:58
College Main Entrance, Thurston07:3507:3508:3509:3510:3512:4514:4516:4516:4518:00
Bassett Road, Thurston07:3907:3908:3909:3910:3912:4914:4916:4916:4918:04
Rectory Gardens, Thurston07:4407:4408:4409:4410:4412:5414:5416:5416:5418:09
Shops, Thurston07:4607:4608:4609:4610:4612:5614:5616:5616:5618:11
Ryefields, Thurston07:4807:4808:4809:4810:4812:5814:5816:5816:5818:13
The Acorns, Thurston07:4907:4908:4909:4910:4912:5914:5916:5916:5918:14
Post Office, Thurston07:5207:5208:5209:5210:5213:0215:0217:0217:0218:17
Mill Lane, Thurston07:5307:5308:5309:5310:5313:0315:0317:0317:0318:18
Barton Hamlet, Great Barton07:5707:5708:5709:5710:5713:0715:0717:0717:0718:22
Bunbury Arms, Great Barton07:5807:5808:5809:5810:5813:0815:0817:0817:0818:23
Free Church, Conyers Green08:0008:0009:0010:0011:0013:1015:1017:1017:10
Conyers Way, Great Barton08:0108:0109:0110:0111:0113:1115:1117:1117:11
Russell Baron Road, Fornham St Martin08:0808:0809:0810:0811:0813:1815:1817:1817:18
Railway Station, Bury St Edmunds08:1608:1609:1210:1211:1213:2215:2217:2217:22
Bus Station, Bury St Edmunds08:2008:2009:1410:1411:1413:2415:2417:2417:24

Places on this route

Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 12 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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