Bus Services and BSIP

The award of funding from Government for bus services has allowed improvement in frequencies between major towns in Hertfordshire on a ‘turn-up-and-go’ basis.

From January 2024, this has been achieved with the following corridors benefitting:

Hemel Hempstead to St Albans

Up to four buses an hour between Hemel Hempstead and St Albans on routes 302 and 721.

Hemel Hempstead to Watford

Up to six buses an hour between Hemel Hempstead and Watford on routes 20 and 322.

Hertford to Welwyn Garden City and St Albans

Hertford to Welwyn Garden City increases from two to four buses an hour on routes 323, 324 and 724, offering connections at Welwyn Garden City with frequent services to St Albans.

Stevenage to Welwyn Garden City and St Albans

Up to three buses an hour between Stevenage and St Albans, four between Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City on routes 301, 908 and 725.

Stevenage to Hertford

There are buses up to every half an hour between Stevenage and Hertford on routes 390 and the new 907.

Watford to St Albans

Up to four buses an hour between Watford and St Albans on routes 321, 724 and 725.

Route/corridor specific improvements are as follows:

Route 908 provides additional buses between Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City every hour.
Route 721 includes a new limited stop direct link between Luton and Hemel Hempstead up to every 30 minutes, offering new links between Harpenden and Hemel Hempstead. In addition a new direct link from King Harry Lane in St Albans to Hemel Hempstead, St Albans and to Stevenage. The service operates along full length of St Albans Road in Hemel Hempstead
Route 725 provides a new limited stop direct link every hour between Stevenage, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead and Rickmansworth. Quicker link between Welwyn Garden and St Albans via Parkway in Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield Galleria.
From March 2024, Route 9A/9B/9C/9D provides a new half hourly service between Stevenage and Bedford, and link important destinations along the route, including Shortstown, Cotton End, Haynes, Shefford, Clifton, Henlow, Arlesey, Ickleford and Hitchin.

In Summer 2025, there were even more new bus routes and increased frequencies. These changes, some of which are funded by developer contributions and Bus Service Improvement Plan funding from Central Government, will bring some significant improvements to bus travel in Hertfordshire.

Letchworth and Baldock

Service 91, Royston to Letchworth via Baldock, will now run up to every hour on Mondays to Fridays and every two hours on Sundays.
A new service, service 92 will operate between Baldock and Stevenage via Lordship Estate and Letchworth town Centre, up to every hour on Mondays to Fridays and every two hours on Sundays.
Now three buses an hour between Letchworth and Stevenage on Mondays to Saturdays (existing service 55 service plus new route 92).
Number of Baldock to Letchworth departures increases to at least three buses an hour on Mondays to Saturdays (existing route 98, improved service 91 and the new 92 route).
Brand new travel opportunities for residents of the Lordship Estate to visit Stevenage and Baldock without changing buses (route 92).
Sunday and Public Holiday buses between Baldock and Letchworth increase to once an hour during the day (routes 92 and 98).
On Sundays and Public Holidays, the frequency between Letchworth and Stevenage has been increased from two-hourly to hourly (Services 55 and 92).

A map of the changing bus routes in North Herts can be found here.

Rest of Hertfordshire

Carousel route 1 (High Wycombe – Hemel Hempstead) has doubled in frequency to every 30 minutes. This affects Bovingdon within the County.
Service 610 now runs every 30 minutes Hatfield – Harpenden – Luton during the year, not just University of Hertfordshire term times.
There are now up to two buses an hour between Hatfield and Potters Bar, with routes 242 and 243.
Service 242 has been extended, with a new link from Waltham Cross to Hatfield every hour.

Service 907 has seen significant change:

New later evening journeys (after 21.00) on Mondays to Saturdays both from the Brookfield Centre and Stevenage.
Peak-hour journey into Stevenage now starts at Hoddesdon, providing a new, direct commuter link for the town.
Sunday service now operates via Watton-at-Stone.