- Revised timetable to improve on-time performance
- Alternate off-peak weekday journeys will serve Poets Estate (hourly service)
- Services continue up to every 30 minutes
- Final journey operates one hour earlier due to low usage
Service changes 22 February 2026
- Route 3S no longer serves Willen; services run directly to Broughton and Walnut Tree
- Additional evening journey added to support late shift workers
- Increased vehicle capacity on late evening journey
- Timetable revised to improve reliability
- Timetable revised to reflect traffic conditions
- Small number of low-used journeys removed
- Services continue every 15 minutes Monday–Saturday, 30 minutes Sundays
- Follows existing route 4 once per day in each direction, omitting MK Hospital and diverting through Woughton Campus
- Timetable revised to reflect traffic conditions
- Saturday frequency increased to up to every 15 minutes
- Very low-used journeys removed
- Revised timetable to improve reliability
- Low-used journeys removed
- Evening journeys operate between CMK and New Bradwell only
- Sunday evening journeys continue to Wolverton
- Follows existing route 7 once per day in each direction, extending beyond the Rail Station for Woughton Campus
- Timetable revised to reflect traffic conditions
- Removal of low-used Sunday morning journeys
- Open University services retained at peak times
- Services withdrawn due to changes in employment travel patterns
- Loop timetable revised to maintain hourly provision
- Route 3 continues to serve Magna Park
- Double-deck vehicles introduced on selected journeys
- Rerouted to serve Stadium MK via Saxon Street
- Revised Saturday operation - buses will now operate from Bletchley bus station to Woburn Sands
- Final weekday journey terminates at CMK
- Timetable revised to reflect traffic and employment needs
- Revised times to meet growing demand
- New route from Aylesbury
- Service from CMK will depart from The Point
- Evening services (post 18:45) removed
- Additional journey added for school travel
- Timetable revised to improve peak-time punctuality
Services in Milton Keynes are fully commercially delivered by operators, with the following exceptions: 33/X33 contracted by MKCC with support from West Northamptonshire Council. Service 134 contracted by MKCC, Services 21 and 41 partially contracted by MKCC.
Public transport maps
Central Milton Keynes bus stops map
Bus routes
The list below shows all the bus routes with timetables operating in Milton Keynes and key destinations they are serving.
2- Newport Pagnell - CMK - Crownhill (Arriva)
3-3S CMK - Magna Park (Arriva)
4- Wolverton - Shenley Church End - CMK - Bletchley (Arriva)
5-6 Wolverton - Stony Stratford - CMK - Bletchley (Arriva)
7 Wolverton - Great Linford - CMK (Arriva)
8 Oxley Park - Westcroft - CMK - Kingston - Walnut Tree (Arriva)
21 Lavendon – Olney – Emberton – Sherington - Newport Pagnell – CMK (Red Rose)
33/X33 - CMK - Wolverton - Hanslope - Northampton (Arriva)
34 CMK - Flitwick - Ampthill (Grant Palmer)
41 Bedford - Lavendon - Olney - Northampton (Stagecoach)
47 Toddington - Woburn - Dunstable - Leighton Buzzard - CMK (South Beds Dial-a-Ride)
50/51 CMK - Bletchley - Newton Longville - Winslow - The Horwoods (Z&S Transport)
83 Silverstone UTC - Wolverton - CMK (Stagecoach
100 Aylesbury - Newton Leys - Bletchley - Eaglestone - CMK (Red Rose)
134 Milton Keynes - Woburn Sands - Flitwick (Grant Palmer)
162 Stewkley - Bletchley (Red Rose)
C1, C10, C11 Milton Keynes - Cranfield - Bedford (Uno)
CX CMK - Cranfield University (Uno)
MK1 Bedford - Luton - Milton Keynes (Stagecoach)
M5 Wolverton - CMK - Magna Park Amazon (Arriva)
M6 CMK - Bletchley - Magna Park Amazon (Arriva)
X1 Milton Keynes - Luton (Arriva)
X2 - X3 Luton Airport - Milton Keynes (Arriva)
X5 Bedford - Milton Keynes - Buckingham - Oxford (Stagecoach)
X6 CMK - Grange Park - Northampton (Stagecoach)
X6 Milton Keynes - Buckingham - Aylesbury (Arriva)
X14 Milton Keynes - Aylesbury (Arriva)
X91 Silverstone - CMK (Stagecoach)
Loop CMK - Westcroft - Bletchley - Woburn Sands - Kingston (Arriva)
Accessible timetables for all bus routes are also available from Traveline.
Buses on demand, just one click or call away
Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) is available to bus users that don't have access to the weekday daytime routes.
DRT is not restricted to previous timetables or routes, and picks up passengers from their chosen destination to their required drop off point when they want to travel.
MK Connect works like a minibus that comes when you want, where you want — book a ride straight from your phone, get picked up in minutes, and be dropped within a short walk of your destination.
Passengers with a wheelchair or disability will always be matched with a fully accessible vehicle and the service is accessible to passengers with vision, hearing and other requirements.
The service is available on evenings across MK, operating from:
- Monday-Saturday 6am-8pm across the city.
- Peak hours 6am – 9am and 2pm – 5pm
- Off peak hours 9am – 2pm and 5pm – 8pm
DRT is available by smartphone app, web or phone booking. Just call for a vehicle a few minutes before you want to travel.
Price:
- Peak £4
- Off Peak £3
- Older Person’s and Disabled Person’s bus pass holders (ENCTS) £1.50
- Allinone £1.20
- For non ENCTS pass holders, rides of over 5km Peak £5, off peak £4
- For non ENCTS pass holders, rides over 8km Peak £6.50, off peak £5.50
Concessionary passes under the ENCTS scheme and All-in-One cards are valid for travel on MK Connect (restrictions apply - visit Bus passes and cards to find our more).
For more information visit MK Connect | On-Demand Rideshare in Milton Keynes powered by Via (ridewithvia.com)
Operators
You can find contact details for operators at the websites below
- Arriva Bus
- Grant Palmer Website
- Red Rose Travel Website
- Stagecoach Website
- Z&S Transport
- Uno Bus Website
- MK Connect
You can plan your journey by calling Traveline public transport information on 0871 2002233 (calls cost 12p per minute plus your network provider's charges) or by visiting the Traveline website.