welcome to the future... welcome to mars...

As a part of Stagecoach's continuing investment into bus routes in and around Bedfordshire, we have changed the services between Bedford, Biggleswade and Hitchin.

Routes 171 and 172 between Bedford, Sandy, Biggleswade, Henlow, Henlow Camp and Hitchin are now simply called mars 3 (M3).

Routes 181 and 182 between Bedford, Shefford, Henlow, Henlow Camp, Arlesey and Hitchin are now simply called mars 1 and 2 (M1 & 2).

so why mars... Stagecoach are throwing away the boring normal approach to buses and spicing them up a bit! All the rural routes that run to or from Bedford will, one by one, be named after planets, and the buses to Biggleswade & Hitchin are the first to get the make over.

mars buses... the new mars routes that run between Bedford, Sandy, Biggleswade, Langford, Henlow & Hitchin have brand NEW buses. They have wide doors and a low level floor - a great help if you’re pushing a buggy or have heavy shopping to carry. The buses are branded in the mars identity - so you can’t miss them.

mars times... it isn’t just the buses that are having a make over, the timetable will be much simpler.

• Routes M1 and M2 run every 30 minutes between Bedford, Shefford, Henlow, Henlow Camp, Arlesey and Hitchin, mondays to Saturdays.
• Route M3 run every 30 minutes between Bedford, Sandy and Biggleswade, with one trip an hour continuing to Hitchin, mondays to Saturdays.

Click on the links below to download the new improved timetables.

mars info... the mars routes are having a complete overhaul, with the times of the buses appearing at key bus stops on the route - making it easier to understand and use!