5 Plymouth to Elburton via Billacombe
Operated by Plymouth Citybus. Registered as running via Stanborough Road, Broadway, Prince Rock. First bus 05:20, last bus 22:30. 58 journeys on weekdays. Fares: adult single £2.50 to £3.00 — more.
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| Stop | 05:20 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:20 | 07:45 | 08:20 | 08:50 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:25 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:45 | 20:05 | 22:05 |
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| Royal Parade (Stop A12) | 05:20 | 06:15 | 06:45 | 07:20 | 07:45 | 08:20 | 08:50 | 09:15 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:25 | 15:50 | 16:25 | 16:55 | 17:25 | 17:55 | 18:45 | 20:05 | 22:05 |
| Higher Stert Terrace (NE-bound) | 05:24 | 06:20 | 06:51 | 07:27 | 07:52 | 08:27 | 08:57 | 09:22 | 09:52 | 10:22 | 10:52 | 11:22 | 11:52 | 12:22 | 12:52 | 13:22 | 13:52 | 14:22 | 14:52 | 15:32 | 15:57 | 16:32 | 17:02 | 17:32 | 18:02 | 18:52 | 20:11 | 22:11 |
| Morrisons (SE-bound) | 05:27 | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · | · |
| Broadland Lane (SW-bound) | · | 06:25 | 06:56 | 07:34 | 08:03 | 08:34 | 09:04 | 09:29 | 09:59 | 10:29 | 10:59 | 11:29 | 11:59 | 12:29 | 12:59 | 13:29 | 13:59 | 14:29 | 15:02 | 15:43 | 16:08 | 16:43 | 17:13 | 17:39 | 18:09 | 18:59 | 20:16 | 22:16 |
| Broadway West (SE-bound) | 05:30 | 06:28 | 07:00 | 07:40 | 08:08 | 08:40 | 09:10 | 09:35 | 10:05 | 10:35 | 11:05 | 11:35 | 12:05 | 12:35 | 13:05 | 13:35 | 14:05 | 14:35 | 15:07 | 15:49 | 16:14 | 16:49 | 17:19 | 17:45 | 18:15 | 19:05 | 20:20 | 22:20 |
| Oakdene Rise (NE-bound) | 05:32 | 06:30 | 07:02 | 07:42 | 08:10 | 08:42 | 09:12 | 09:37 | 10:07 | 10:37 | 11:07 | 11:37 | 12:07 | 12:37 | 13:07 | 13:37 | 14:07 | 14:37 | 15:09 | 15:51 | 16:16 | 16:51 | 17:21 | 17:47 | 18:17 | 19:07 | 20:22 | 22:22 |
| Blackstone Close (S-bound) | 05:38 | 06:37 | 07:09 | 07:50 | 08:19 | 08:50 | 09:20 | 09:45 | 10:15 | 10:45 | 11:15 | 11:45 | 12:15 | 12:45 | 13:15 | 13:45 | 14:15 | 14:45 | 15:20 | 16:00 | 16:25 | 17:00 | 17:30 | 17:55 | 18:25 | 19:15 | 20:29 | 22:29 |
Each column is one journey, headed by the time it sets off. A · means that journey does not stop there. Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. Switch a table to All stops for every stop it calls at, or open a stop's own page for live departures there.
Fares on the 5
Adult single £2.50 to £3.00 · Adult return £5.00 to £6.00 · Child single £2.00 to £3.00 · Child return £4.00 to £5.50
Adult single fare table, stage to stage
| £2.50 | Exeter St, Charles Church | ||||||||||||||||||
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| – | £2.50 | Astor Field | |||||||||||||||||
| – | £2.50 | £2.50 | Plymouth Gate | ||||||||||||||||
| – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Morley Arms | |||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Pomphlett/Rock Gardens | ||||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | Plymstock Broadway | |||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Billacombe Roundabout | ||||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Plymstock School | |||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Dolphin Court Road | ||||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.80 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Stanborough Road | |||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | Sherford | ||||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | Elburton Village | |||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Blackstone Cl/Charnhill Way | ||||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | – | £2.80 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | £2.50 | – | £2.50 | Shapley Gardens/Staddisc | |||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | £2.50 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | Social Club/Staddiscombe | ||||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £2.80 | £2.80 | – | – | £2.80 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Green Park Road | |||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | £2.50 | £3.00 | £3.00 | – | – | £2.50 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Holmwood Av/Green Park Rd | ||
| £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.80 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | – | £3.00 | – | £2.80 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | Goosewell School | |
| £3.00 | £2.80 | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | £2.50 | £2.50 | £2.50 | – | – | £3.00 | – | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £3.00 | £2.50 | Morrisons Pomphlett |
Read along the row of the stage you travel to, to the column below the stage you board at; the first stage is Royal Parade.
Go-Ahead's published fares on the Bus Open Data Service, in force from 1 October 2026. A fare stage is a group of neighbouring stops that are priced the same. Fares change — check with Plymouth Citybus before you travel.
Tickets on the 5
Plymouth Citybus publishes singles and day returns on this route for adults and children.
Adult Return · Young Person Return
…and 2 more tickets on this route.
Ticket types come from Plymouth Citybus's own fares data on the Bus Open Data Service, last updated 1 October 2026. Prices for singles and returns are under Fares above; for the others, check with Plymouth Citybus.
Christmas & bank holidays
These dates are not the usual timetable for the day they fall on. They come from the operator’s published data, which for Christmas and New Year is often late or incomplete, so check with Plymouth Citybus before you travel. Everything above is an ordinary week.
- Christmas Eve — Thursday, 24 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Thursday (123 journeys in both directions together, against 58), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Plymouth Citybus before you travel.
- Christmas Day — Friday, 25 December 2026 towards Plymouth: 1 journey, first 08:55 Few buses run on Christmas Day, so check with Plymouth Citybus before relying on this.
- Boxing Day — Saturday, 26 December 2026 towards Plymouth: 1 journey, first 08:55
- Monday, 28 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Monday (123 journeys in both directions together, against 58), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Plymouth Citybus before you travel.
- Tuesday, 29 December 2026 towards Elburton: 26 journeys, first 05:20 towards Plymouth: 25 journeys, first 05:39
- Wednesday, 30 December 2026 towards Elburton: 26 journeys, first 05:20 towards Plymouth: 25 journeys, first 05:39
- New Year's Eve — Thursday, 31 December 2026 The operator’s data lists more buses on this date than on an ordinary Thursday (123 journeys in both directions together, against 58), which usually means two timetables have been added together by mistake. Check with Plymouth Citybus before you travel.
- New Year's Day — Friday, 1 January 2027 towards Plymouth: 1 journey, first 08:55
Route map
All stops on route 5
5 towards Elburton
All 35 stops
- Royal Parade (Stop A12) Plymouth City Centre
- Viaduct (Stop B2) Plymouth City Centre
- Exeter Street (opp) Plymouth City Centre
- Friary Park (E-bound) Cattedown
- Cattedown Roundabout (E-bound) Cattedown
- Higher Stert Terrace (NE-bound) Cattedown
- Prince Rock School (SE-bound) Prince Rock
- Plymouth Gate (SE-bound) Prince Rock
- Sugar Mill (SE-bound) Pomphlett
- Morrisons (SE-bound) Pomphlett
- Howard Road (SE-bound) Pomphlett
- Rockville Park (SE-bound) Pomphlett
- Horn Cross (SE-bound) Plymstock
- Rock Gardens (NE-bound) Pomphlett
- Billacombe Green (SE-bound) Pomphlett
- Boringdon Terrace (SE-bound) Billacombe
- Broadland Lane (SW-bound) Billacombe
- Campbell Road (SW-bound) Billacombe
- Plymstock School (W-bound) Plymstock
- Dean Cross Road (opp) Plymstock
- Broadway West (SE-bound) Plymstock
- Church Road (SE-bound) Plymstock
- Oakdene Rise (NE-bound) Plymstock
- Dunstone Road (N-bound) Plymstock
- Dunstone Drive (N-bound) Plymstock
- Southernway (NE-bound) Plymstock
- Moorcroft Close (E-bound) Plymstock
- Russell Close (E-bound) Plymstock
- Reservoir Road (E-bound) Elburton
- Stanborough Cross (E-bound) Elburton
- Elburton Hotel (SE-bound) Elburton
- Doreena Road (SW-bound) Elburton
- Elburton Village (SW-bound) Elburton
- James Close (W-bound) Elburton
- Blackstone Close (S-bound) Elburton
5 towards Plymouth
All 47 stops
- Charnhill Way (N-bound) Elburton
- Coach House Mews (W-bound) Elburton
- Great Churchway (NW-bound) Elburton
- Dunstone Road (W-bound) Plymstock
- Dolphin Court Road (SW-bound) Plymstock
- Plymstock Bowling Club (W-bound) Plymstock
- Sherford Vale School (SW-bound) Sherford
- Hercules Road West (W-bound) Sherford
- Elburton Hotel (SE-bound) Elburton
- Doreena Road (SW-bound) Elburton
- Elburton Village (SW-bound) Elburton
- James Close (W-bound) Elburton
- Blackstone Close (S-bound) Elburton
- Coltness Road (S-bound) Elburton
- Shapleys Gardens (SW-bound) Elburton
- Coleman Drive (SW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Social Club (SW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Lower Park Drive (NW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Goswela Gardens (NW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Holmwood Avenue (SW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Southgate Avenue (NW-bound) Staddiscombe
- Challgood Rise (NE-bound) Plymstock
- Greenhill Close (N-bound) Plymstock
- Orchardton Terrace (NW-bound) Plymstock
- Goosewell Primary (NE-bound) Plymstock
- Church Road (NW-bound) Plymstock
- Berry Park Road (NW-bound) Plymstock
- Plymstock Fire Station (W-bound) Plymstock
- Dean Cross Road (NE-bound) Plymstock
- Rocky Park Road (NW-bound) Pomphlett
- Blue Peter (W-bound) Pomphlett
- Pomphlett Roundabout (NW-bound) Pomphlett
- Plymstock School (SE-bound) Plymstock
- Campbell Road (NE-bound) Billacombe
- Billacombe Roundabout (NE-bound) Billacombe
- Pleasure Hill (W-bound) Billacombe
- Billacombe Road (W-bound) Pomphlett
- Billacombe Road (W-bound) Pomphlett
- Pomphlett Superstore (W-bound) Pomphlett
- Morley Arms (NW-bound) Pomphlett
- Laira Bridge (NW-bound) Prince Rock
- Elliott Road (W-bound) Prince Rock
- Astor Fields (W-bound) Cattedown
- St Johns Church (W-bound) Cattedown
- Charles Church (o/s) Plymouth City Centre
- Viaduct (Stop B4) Plymouth City Centre
- Royal Parade (Stop A12) Plymouth City Centre
Service registration & registered changes
- Service change effective 30 August 2026 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 23 February 2026 To amend Stopping Places and Timetable.
- Expired effective 1 September 2025 To amend Timetable.
- Service change effective 7 July 2025 To amend Start & Finish Point.
- Service change effective 1 September 2024 To amend Timetable.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. Registration PH0000135/94 · Changes in Plymouth City Council · All service changes →
Towns & areas on this route
Frequently asked questions
What time is the first 5 bus?
The first 5 departure on weekdays leaves at 05:20 (check the full timetable below for your stop, as times vary along the route — weekend times can differ).
What time is the last 5 bus?
The last 5 on weekdays leaves its first stop at 22:30. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 5 bus cost?
Plymouth Citybus's published fares on the 5: adult single £2.50 to £3.00, adult return £5.00 to £6.00, child single £2.00 to £3.00, child return £4.00 to £5.50. The 5 is confirmed by GOV.UK as part of the national fare cap, so a single costs at most £3 until 31 December 2026, then £2 from 1 January 2027. Plymouth Citybus day and weekly tickets can work out cheaper if you travel more than twice a day.
Who runs the 5 bus?
The 5 is operated by Plymouth Citybus.
Timetable data from Plymouth Citybus via the DfT Bus Open Data Service (South West England feed). Registered with the Traffic Commissioner as PH0000135/94. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.