3 bus: Shortstown – Bedford

Stagecoach East bus 3 runs between Shortstown and Bedford via Fenlake. Runs every day. On Friday 16 October the first bus from Shortstown leaves at 06:40 and the last at 18:40, about every 30 minutes during the day.

Operated by Stagecoach East. Timetable for Friday, 16 October 2026. Plan a journey · Print this timetable

Questions

When is the first and last 3 bus from Bedford to Shortstown?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Bedford at 06:15 and the last at 18:15, 24 journeys in all.
When is the first and last 3 bus from Shortstown to Bedford?
On Friday 16 October the first bus leaves Shortstown at 06:40 and the last at 18:40, 25 journeys in all.
Does the 3 bus run on Sundays?
Yes. Runs every day.
How often does the 3 bus run?
On Friday 16 October it runs about every 30 minutes during the day (09:00 to 15:00), 25 journeys from Shortstown.
Where does the 3 bus stop?
Main stops from Shortstown to Bedford: North Drive (Shortstown), The Crescent (Shortstown), Bamford Road (Fenlake), Alamein Avenue (Fenlake), Collie Road (Fenlake), Bus Station (Bedford). The full list is in the timetable below.
Who runs the 3 bus?
Stagecoach East.

Bedford to Shortstown

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Bus Station, Bedford06:1506:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:15
St Michael's Church, Fenlake06:2306:5307:2307:5308:2308:5309:2309:5310:2310:5311:2311:5312:2312:5313:2313:5314:2314:5315:5316:2316:5317:2317:5318:23
Alamein Avenue, Fenlake06:2706:5707:2707:5708:2708:5709:2709:5710:2710:5711:2711:5712:2712:5713:2713:5714:2714:5715:5716:2716:5717:2717:5718:27
Goodmayes Close, Fenlake06:2906:5907:2907:5908:2908:5909:2909:5910:2910:5911:2911:5912:2912:5913:2913:5914:2914:5915:5916:2916:5917:2917:5918:29
North Drive, Shortstown06:3907:0907:3908:0908:3909:0909:3910:0910:3911:0911:3912:0912:3913:0913:3914:0914:3915:0916:0916:3917:0917:3918:0918:39

Shortstown to Bedford

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North Drive, Shortstown06:4007:1007:4008:1008:4009:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:40
The Crescent, Shortstown06:4507:1507:4508:1508:4509:1509:4510:1510:4511:1511:4512:1512:4513:1513:4514:1514:4515:1515:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:45
Bamford Road, Fenlake06:5007:2007:5008:2008:5009:2009:5010:2010:5011:2011:5012:2012:5013:2013:5014:2014:5015:2015:5016:2016:5017:2017:5018:2018:50
Alamein Avenue, Fenlake06:5507:2507:5508:2508:5509:2509:5510:2510:5511:2511:5512:2512:5513:2513:5514:2514:5515:2515:5516:2516:5517:2517:5518:2518:55
Collie Road, Fenlake06:5807:2807:5808:2808:5809:2809:5810:2810:5811:2811:5812:2812:5813:2813:5814:2814:5815:2815:5816:2816:5817:2817:5818:2818:58
Bus Station, Bedford07:1007:4008:1008:4009:1009:4010:1010:4011:1011:4012:1012:4013:1013:4014:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4017:1017:4018:1018:4019:10

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Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 15 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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