Christmas and New year opening hours 2025-2026
For details on opening times, refuse collections, real Christmas tree recycling and more, please see our information page. Wishing all our residents a happy and healthy New Year.
Bus routes
Bus routes and links to timetables in the borough.
Network map
Network map, valid from August 2025:
Christmas services
This year (2025) the Royal Borough Windsor and Maidenhead are pleased to announce that the following services will run be running on Christmas Day for people who will be working, and for those wanting to easily visit family and friends:
- 9: Maidenhead town circular, via Cranbrook Drive.
- 37B: Windsor to High Wycombe, via Maidenhead.
- 103: Windsor to High Wycombe, via Slough.
View timetables for Christmas Day services (pdf).
Across the Christmas and New Year period, there will be some changes to usual bus times. Links to information about each route's festive service changes are provided alongside their listing below.
Bus services
Bus services in the borough are listed below in numerical order. (Bus routes that start with a letter, e.g. 'X94', are listed at the end.)
1, 1A: Ascot (Heatherwood Hospital) - Dedworth
Heatherwood Hospital - Ascot - South Ascot - Sunninghill - Sunningdale - Silwood Park - Cheapside - Windsor Great Park - King Edward VII Hospital - Windsor - Dedworth
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government and RBWM.
2: Windsor - Dedworth - Wexham Park Hospital
Windsor - Dedworth - Slough - Manor Park - Wexham Park Hospital
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses with some financial support from UK Government
3, 3A: Maidenhead - Boyn Hill - Farmers Way - (White Waltham)
From Sunday 4 January 2026, there are changes to bus times on this route.
Route 3A is withdrawn with very low usage - instead, some Route 3 journeys will be extended from Farmers Way to White Waltham on a faster route via Cannon Lane.
Maidenhead Town Centre - St Mark's Hospital - (Newlands Girls School) - Boyn Hill - Altwood - Farmers Way - (Cox Green School) - (Woodlands Park) - (White Waltham)
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government and RBWM
4, 4A: Maidenhead - Ray Mill - Boulter's Lock
From Sunday 4 January 2026, there will be a revised timetable for route 4, including additional journeys numbered 4A that run via Summerleaze Road. Sunday services are withdrawn following low use.
Maidenhead Town Centre - Ray Mill - Boulter's Lock (4) - Summerleaze Road (4A)
- Timetable, route map and live bus tracking for Route 4
- Timetable, route map and live bus tracking for Route 4A
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government and RBWM
5: Heathrow (Terminal 5) - Cippenham, via Datchet
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Poyle - Horton - Datchet - Upton - Slough - Chalvey - Cippenham
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses
7: Woodlands Park - Maidenhead - St Mark's Hospital
Woodlands Park - Cox Green - Larchfield - Maidenhead Town Centre - Boyn Hill - St Mark's Hospital
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses with some financial support from UK Government
7A: Cox Green - Maidenhead
From Sunday 4 January 2026, there will be a revised timetable. Saturday services are withdrawn - use Route 7 instead.
Cox Green - Larchfield - Maidenhead Town Centre
Operated by: Carousel Buses
8: Heathrow Terminal 5 - Slough, via Windsor
Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Staines - Pooley Green - Egham - Royal Holloway University - Englefield Green - Old Windsor - Windsor - Slough
Operated by: First Bus Berkshire and The Thames Valley
8: Maidenhead - Pinkneys Green
New service commences Sunday 4 January 2026, replacing Route 9 in the St Mark's and Pinkneys Green areas, for faster journeys home from town and a new link to Maidenhead railway station.
Maidenhead town centre - Maidenhead railway station - St Mark's Hospital - Headington Road - Halifax Road
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government
9: Maidenhead town circular, via Cranbrook Drive
From Sunday 4 January 2026, Route 9 has a new timetable with faster journey times to town from Furze Platt and North Town. Pinkneys Green and St Mark's will be served by new Route 8 instead of Route 9 from this date.
Maidenhead Town Centre - North Town - Furze Platt - Cranbrook Drive - Pinkneys Drive - Halifax Road - St Mark's Hospital - Belmont Road - Maidenhead Town Centre
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government
10, 10A: Windsor - Staines, via Wraysbury
This route will have minor changes to its timetable from Sunday 4 January 2026.
Windsor - Datchet - Sunnymeads (10) - Horton (10A) - Wraysbury - Hythe End - Staines
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government and RBWM
15: Taplow - Slough, via Eton
This route will be extended from Taplow to Maidenhead from Sunday 4 January 2026, with a new timetable and a change to the route in Eton Wick village.
Taplow - Eton Wick - Eton (for Windsor) - Slough
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from RBWM
16: Maidenhead - Windsor
Maidenhead - Bray - Tithe Barn - Fifield - Dedworth - Clewer Green - Spital - Windsor
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses
37, 37B, 37M: Windsor – High Wycombe
This route will have minor changes to its timetable from Sunday 4 January 2026.
Windsor - King Edward VII Hospital - Spital - Clewer Green - Dedworth - Oakley Green - Fifield - Bray - Maidenhead – Newlands School (37M only) – Furze Platt – Cookham Rise – Cookham – Bourne End – Wooburn Green – Flackwell Heath (37B only) – Loudwater – Wycombe Marsh – High Wycombe.
Operated by: Carousel Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from UK Government
52: Maidenhead - Holyport
This route will no longer operate after Tuesday 23 December 2025. Please use Route 53 instead.
Holyport - Bray Wick - Maidenhead
Operated by: Carousel Buses
53: Bracknell - Maidenhead - Wexham Park Hospital
Bracknell - Warfield - Moss End - Jealott's Hill - Hawthorn Hill - Braywoodside - Stud Green - Moneyrow Green - Holyport - Bray Wick - Maidenhead - Taplow railway station - Lent Rise - Lent - Burnham - Britwell - Farnham Royal - Stoke Green - Wexham Park Hospital
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses under contract to Bracknell Forest Borough Council with some financial support from RBWM.
63: Maidenhead - Slough, via Eton Wick
Maidenhead - Taplow - Dorney - Eton Wick - Eton College - Slough
(This bus route only runs on Tuesdays and Fridays)
Operated by: Red Eagle under contract to Buckinghamshire Council.
68: Maidenhead - Slough, via Burnham and Eton Wick
Maidenhead - Taplow - Burnham - Dorney - Eton Wick - Eton (for Windsor) - Slough
(This bus route only runs on Tuesdays and Fridays)
Operated by: Red Eagle under contract to Buckinghamshire Council
103: Windsor - High Wycombe
This service will have a new timetable from Sunday 4 January 2026.
Windsor - Slough - Britwell - Farnham Royal - Farnham Common - Beaconsfield - Holtspur - Loudwater - Wycombe Marsh - High Wycombe
Operated by: Carousel Buses
127: Maidenhead - Reading
This service will have a new timetable from Sunday 4 January 2026, and will additionally serve Woodley.
Maidenhead - Highway - Woolley Green - Littlewick Green - Knowl Hill - Kiln Green - Hare Hatch - Wargrave (Thames Valley Buses only) - Twyford - Charvil - Sonning (Thames Valley Buses only) - Woodley - Lower Earley - Reading
- Timetable, route map and live bus tracking for Carousel Buses Route 127
- Timetable, route map and live bus tracking for Thames Valley Buses Route 127 journeys via Wargrave and Sonning on Saturdays
Operated by: Carousel Buses and Thames Valley Buses (certain Saturday journeys)
Christmas Services Carousel 2025
Christmas Services Thames Valley Buses 2025
227, 227A: Maidenhead - Twyford, via Waltham St Lawrence
Maidenhead - (Desborough College) - (Cox Green School) - (Altwood Schools) - Belmont - St Mark's Hospital - Newlands Girls School - Highway - Littlewick Green - Knowl Hill - Kiln Green - Hare Hatch - Milley Bridge - Waltham St Lawrence - Shurlock Row - Twyford
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from RBWM
228: Maidenhead - Henley
Maidenhead - Belmont - St Mark's Hospital - Highway - Stubbings - Berkshire College of Agriculture - Hurley - Henley
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses under contract to RBWM with some financial support from RBWM.
500: Staines - Frimley Park Hospital
Staines - Egham - Royal Holloway University - Sunningdale railway station - Windlesham - Bagshot - Lightwater - Camberley - Frimley Park Hospital.
Operated by: White Bus under contract to Surrey County Council.
701: Reading - Legoland - Slough
Reading - Bracknell - Heatherwood Hospital - Legoland Windsor - Windsor - Slough
(This bus route only operates early mornings and evenings)
Operated by: Reading Buses "Windsor Express"
702 "London Line": Legoland Windsor - London Victoria
Legoland Windsor - Windsor - Slough - Langley - Hammersmith - Kensington - Knightsbridge - London Victoria
Operated by: Reading Buses "Windsor Express"
703 "Flightline": Bracknell - Heathrow (Terminal 5)
Bracknell - Heatherwood Hospital - North Ascot - Legoland Windsor - Windsor - Slough - Langley - Colnbrook - Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5).
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses
704 "Flightline": Maidenhead - Heathrow (Terminal 5)
Maidenhead - Taplow - Bath Road - Salt Hill - Slough - Langley - Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5)
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses
A60: Iver - Sunnymeads - Heathrow Airport
Iver - Richings Park - Sunnymeads - Wraysbury - Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5) - Compass Centre - Heathrow Central Bus Station (for Terminals 2 and 3)
(This bus route only runs early mornings, and only in the eastbound, i.e. towards Heathrow, direction.)
Operated by: Diamond Bus
Go2Gate: Heathrow (Terminal 5) - Dedworth
Heathrow Airport (Terminal 5) - fast and direct via motorway - Dedworth
(This service is bookable in advance and has a flexible route in Dedworth, where the bus stops on demand near your home or destination, as agreed when booking)
Operated by: Thames Valley Buses
RA1: Reading - Heathrow Airport
Reading - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 - Heathrow Central Bus Station (for Terminals 2 and 3)
(A limited number of overnight journeys call at Maidenhead railway station, in the eastbound, i.e. towards Heathrow, direction only)
Operated by: First Bus "RailAir"
WW4: Maidenhead - Adams Park Stadium
Maidenhead - Boyn Hill - Highway - Marlow - Booker - Castlefield - Sands - Adams Park Stadium
(Service operates Wycombe Wanderers league home game days only)
Operated by: Carousel Buses
X94: Heatherwood Hospital - Frimley Park Hospital
Heatherwood Hospital - Martins Heron - Forest Park - Harmans Water - Brants Bridge - Bracknell - Great Hollands - The Meadows - Camberley - Frimley Park Hospital
Operated by: White Bus
For further information, please contact us:
Address
Public Transport Manager
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
Town Hall
St Ives Road
Maidenhead
SL6 1RF
United Kingdom