11th Mar 2025
Meet Jo! Your brand new, weekday bus service, connecting Linmere directly with Luton Interchange, 9 times a day! This new service, operated by Grant Palmer, in conjunction with Central Beds Council, provides Linmere residents with a cheap, frequent and fast connection into the heart of Luton. Jo Bus services start from Box Crescent (at the Pocket Park), from 06:35am, with another 8 departures, approximately every hour, up until 16:55pm, from Monday to Friday.
You’ll find everything you need to know here, including a link to download a copy of the timetable and route map!
Watch the welcome video
Welcoming Jo to Linmere is a big occasion, so we filmed the first trip out of Linmere and onto the busway, which you can enjoy here. Grant Palmer are really excited to bring Jo to Linmere and hope the service becomes a popular feature of life in Linmere!
Jo Bus Route Map
Routing through Houghton Regis, to join the Dunstable to Luton Busway, the service will offer several stops along the way, including Morrisons Houghton Regis, the White Lion Retail Park Dunstable before joining the busway, connecting Box Crescent to Luton Interchange in as little as 24 minutes. On return, passengers will be able alight at one of 4 stops around Linmere, including Waterslade Way and Silver Birch Avenue.
Jo Bus Timetable
Single journeys cost just £2, a return for £4, with unlimited weekly travel on a Hip Hop ticket for just £13. Those qualifying for a concessionary bus pass travel for free. Buses accept both cash and contactless payment.
Get the Grant Palmer App
Jo Buses will be part of the Grant Palmer fleet, all with low floors and easy access. To plan your journey, get live bus tracking and make advanced payments, download the Grant Palmer App from the App Store or Google Play.
Download the Grant Palmer App for live tracking, journey planning and advance payments.
Linmere is designed to be a place for communities that embraces the natural environment, and where all generations can enjoy a great quality of life. This exciting new collection of leafy and walkable neighbourhoods, situated north of Houghton Regis Bedfordshire, located close to M1 Junction 11a. Nestled into verdant surroundings, its first homes completed and inhabited in 2021. The Land Trust will maintain and preserve these spaces on behalf of Houghton Regis Management Company.
