5 Tower Ramparts Bus Station ↔ Ipswich Hospital
Operated by Ipswich Buses. First bus 06:00, last bus 19:18. 234 journeys on weekdays.
⚠️ This route is listed as NOT included in the £3 national fare cap (per GOV.UK) —
Ipswich Buses sets its own fares here, though local discounts may apply.
How the cap works →
Timetable
Times are shown at the route's main timing stops — buses serve all stops in between. For times at your exact stop, open the stop's own page.
towards Ipswich Hospital · Monday to Friday towards Ipswich Hospital · Saturday towards Ipswich Hospital · Sunday towards Tower Ramparts Bus Station · Monday to Friday towards Tower Ramparts Bus Station · Saturday towards Tower Ramparts Bus Station · Sunday
| Tower Ramparts Bus Station (Stand NN) | 06:00 | 06:00 | 06:30 | 06:30 | 06:45 | 06:45 | 07:00 | 07:00 | 07:15 | 07:15 | 07:30 | 07:30 | 07:45 | 07:45 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 08:00 | 08:15 | 08:15 | 08:30 | 08:30 | 08:45 | 08:45 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:00 | 09:12 | 09:12 | 09:24 | 09:24 | 09:30 | 09:30 | 09:36 | 09:36 | 09:48 | 09:48 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:00 | 10:12 | 10:12 | 10:24 | 10:24 | 10:30 | 10:30 | 10:36 | 10:36 | 10:48 | 10:48 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:00 | 11:12 | 11:12 | 11:24 | 11:24 | 11:30 | 11:30 | 11:36 | 11:36 | 11:48 | 11:48 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:00 | 12:12 | 12:12 | 12:24 | 12:24 | 12:30 | 12:30 | 12:36 | 12:36 | 12:48 | 12:48 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:00 | 13:12 | 13:12 | 13:24 | 13:24 | 13:30 | 13:30 | 13:36 | 13:36 | 13:48 | 13:48 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:00 | 14:12 | 14:12 | 14:24 | 14:24 | 14:30 | 14:30 | 14:36 | 14:36 | 14:48 | 14:48 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:15 | 15:15 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:30 | 15:45 | 15:45 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:00 | 16:15 | 16:15 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:30 | 16:45 | 16:45 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:00 | 17:15 | 17:15 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:30 | 17:45 | 17:45 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:00 | 18:15 | 18:15 |
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| Grange Road (adj) | 06:04 | 06:04 | 06:34 | 06:34 | 06:49 | 06:49 | 07:05 | 07:05 | 07:20 | 07:20 | 07:35 | 07:35 | 07:50 | 07:50 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:05 | 08:20 | 08:20 | 08:36 | 08:36 | 08:51 | 08:51 | 09:05 | 09:05 | 09:04 | 09:04 | 09:16 | 09:16 | 09:28 | 09:28 | 09:35 | 09:35 | 09:40 | 09:40 | 09:52 | 09:52 | 10:04 | 10:04 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 10:16 | 10:16 | 10:28 | 10:28 | 10:35 | 10:35 | 10:40 | 10:40 | 10:52 | 10:52 | 11:04 | 11:05 | 11:05 | 11:04 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 11:28 | 11:28 | 11:35 | 11:35 | 11:40 | 11:40 | 11:52 | 11:52 | 12:05 | 12:05 | 12:04 | 12:04 | 12:16 | 12:16 | 12:28 | 12:28 | 12:35 | 12:35 | 12:40 | 12:40 | 12:52 | 12:52 | 13:05 | 13:04 | 13:05 | 13:04 | 13:16 | 13:16 | 13:28 | 13:28 | 13:35 | 13:35 | 13:40 | 13:40 | 13:52 | 13:52 | 14:05 | 14:04 | 14:05 | 14:04 | 14:16 | 14:16 | 14:28 | 14:28 | 14:35 | 14:35 | 14:40 | 14:40 | 14:52 | 14:52 | 15:06 | 15:05 | 15:06 | 15:05 | 15:21 | 15:21 | 15:36 | 15:35 | 15:36 | 15:35 | 15:51 | 15:51 | 16:05 | 16:05 | 16:06 | 16:06 | 16:21 | 16:21 | 16:35 | 16:35 | 16:36 | 16:36 | 16:51 | 16:51 | 17:05 | 17:06 | 17:06 | 17:05 | 17:21 | 17:21 | 17:36 | 17:36 | 17:35 | 17:35 | 17:51 | 17:51 | 18:06 | 18:06 | 18:05 | 18:05 | 18:21 | 18:21 |
| The Railway (adj) | 06:07 | 06:07 | 06:37 | 06:37 | 06:52 | 06:52 | 07:08 | 07:08 | 07:23 | 07:23 | 07:38 | 07:38 | 07:53 | 07:53 | 08:10 | 08:10 | 08:09 | 08:09 | 08:25 | 08:25 | 08:40 | 08:40 | 08:55 | 08:55 | 09:09 | 09:09 | 09:09 | 09:09 | 09:21 | 09:21 | 09:33 | 09:33 | 09:39 | 09:39 | 09:45 | 09:45 | 09:57 | 09:57 | 10:09 | 10:09 | 10:09 | 10:09 | 10:21 | 10:21 | 10:33 | 10:33 | 10:39 | 10:39 | 10:45 | 10:45 | 10:57 | 10:57 | 11:09 | 11:09 | 11:09 | 11:09 | 11:21 | 11:21 | 11:33 | 11:33 | 11:39 | 11:39 | 11:45 | 11:45 | 11:57 | 11:57 | 12:09 | 12:09 | 12:09 | 12:09 | 12:21 | 12:21 | 12:33 | 12:33 | 12:39 | 12:39 | 12:45 | 12:45 | 12:57 | 12:57 | 13:09 | 13:09 | 13:09 | 13:09 | 13:21 | 13:21 | 13:33 | 13:33 | 13:39 | 13:39 | 13:45 | 13:45 | 13:57 | 13:57 | 14:09 | 14:09 | 14:09 | 14:09 | 14:21 | 14:21 | 14:33 | 14:33 | 14:39 | 14:39 | 14:45 | 14:45 | 14:57 | 14:57 | 15:11 | 15:09 | 15:11 | 15:09 | 15:26 | 15:26 | 15:41 | 15:39 | 15:41 | 15:39 | 15:56 | 15:56 | 16:09 | 16:09 | 16:11 | 16:11 | 16:26 | 16:26 | 16:39 | 16:39 | 16:41 | 16:41 | 16:56 | 16:56 | 17:09 | 17:11 | 17:11 | 17:09 | 17:26 | 17:26 | 17:41 | 17:41 | 17:39 | 17:39 | 17:56 | 17:56 | 18:11 | 18:11 | 18:09 | 18:09 | 18:25 | 18:25 |
| Ipswich Hospital (Stand D) | 06:12 | 06:12 | 06:42 | 06:42 | 06:57 | 06:57 | 07:14 | 07:14 | 07:29 | 07:29 | 07:44 | 07:44 | 07:59 | 07:59 | 08:24 | 08:24 | 08:16 | 08:16 | 08:39 | 08:39 | 08:48 | 08:48 | 09:03 | 09:03 | 09:16 | 09:16 | 09:17 | 09:17 | 09:29 | 09:29 | 09:41 | 09:41 | 09:46 | 09:46 | 09:53 | 09:53 | 10:05 | 10:05 | 10:17 | 10:17 | 10:16 | 10:16 | 10:29 | 10:29 | 10:41 | 10:41 | 10:46 | 10:46 | 10:53 | 10:53 | 11:05 | 11:05 | 11:17 | 11:16 | 11:16 | 11:17 | 11:29 | 11:29 | 11:41 | 11:41 | 11:46 | 11:46 | 11:53 | 11:53 | 12:05 | 12:05 | 12:16 | 12:16 | 12:17 | 12:17 | 12:29 | 12:29 | 12:41 | 12:41 | 12:46 | 12:46 | 12:53 | 12:53 | 13:05 | 13:05 | 13:16 | 13:17 | 13:16 | 13:17 | 13:29 | 13:29 | 13:41 | 13:41 | 13:46 | 13:46 | 13:53 | 13:53 | 14:05 | 14:05 | 14:16 | 14:17 | 14:16 | 14:17 | 14:29 | 14:29 | 14:41 | 14:41 | 14:46 | 14:46 | 14:53 | 14:53 | 15:05 | 15:05 | 15:19 | 15:16 | 15:19 | 15:16 | 15:34 | 15:34 | 15:49 | 15:46 | 15:49 | 15:46 | 16:04 | 16:04 | 16:16 | 16:16 | 16:19 | 16:19 | 16:34 | 16:34 | 16:46 | 16:46 | 16:49 | 16:49 | 17:04 | 17:04 | 17:16 | 17:19 | 17:19 | 17:16 | 17:34 | 17:34 | 17:49 | 17:49 | 17:46 | 17:46 | 18:04 | 18:04 | 18:19 | 18:19 | 18:16 | 18:16 | 18:33 | 18:33 |
Route map
All stops on route 5
5 towards Ipswich Hospital
- Tower Ramparts Bus Station (Stand NN) Ipswich
- Cobden Place (adj) Ipswich
- Dove Street (opp) Ipswich
- Grange Road (adj) Ipswich
- Back Hamlet (opp) Rose Hill
- Wellesley Road (adj) Rose Hill
- Fuschia Lane (adj) Rose Hill
- The Railway (adj) Copleston
- Orwell Road (opp) Copleston
- Camden Road (opp) Copleston
- St Clements Hospital (opp) Copleston
- Chilton Road (opp) Copleston
- Heath Lane (adj) Copleston
- Bridge School (adj) Copleston
- Ipswich Hospital (Stand D) Copleston
5 towards Tower Ramparts Bus Station
- Ipswich Hospital (Stand D) Copleston
- Bridge School (opp) Copleston
- Adelaide Road (adj) Copleston
- Heath Lane (opp) Copleston
- St Clements Hospital (adj) Copleston
- Chilton Road (adj) Copleston
- Camden Road (adj) Copleston
- Orwell Road (adj) Copleston
- The Railway (opp) Copleston
- Fuschia Lane (opp) Rose Hill
- Gladstone Road (adj) Rose Hill
- Alexandra Park (adj) Rose Hill
- Grove Lane (adj) Ipswich
- Dove Street (adj) Ipswich
- Majors Corner (o/s) Ipswich
- Tower Ramparts Bus Station (Stand NN) Ipswich
Service history & registered changes
- ✏️ Changed effective 1 Sept 2026 Wolverhampton Bus Station → Bakers Way, Codsall, Staffordshire
- ✏️ Changed effective 24 Aug 2026 Perth → Craigie and Moncrieffe
- 🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026 Operating between Perth and Craigie and Moncrieffe given service number 5 / 6 effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Route.
- 🆕 Registered effective 17 Aug 2026 Operating between Perth and Craigie and Moncrieffe given service number 5 / 6 effective from 17 August 2026. To amend Route.
From official Traffic Commissioner registrations. 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 06:00 (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 19:18. Always check the timetable for your specific stop — later stops are reached after this time.
How much does the 5 bus cost?
GOV.UK lists this route as not included in the £3 national fare cap, so Ipswich Buses sets its own single fares — check their website for prices. Local discounted fares may still apply.
Who runs the 5 bus?
The 5 is operated by Ipswich Buses.
Timetable data from the operator via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Check before you travel — services can change at short notice.