Buses to University of Cambridge

28 bus routes serve University of Cambridge. 4 run through the night.

Times are departures from the campus's own stops. Buses towards the campus run earlier and later at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your stop.

Every route serving University of Cambridge

• U2 Girton → Addenbrookes via Cambridge, Newnham Mon–Fri 06:00–22:26 Sun 07:22–19:46 Whippet Coaches
• A Trumpington → St Ives via Histon, Swavesey Mon–Fri 05:58–23:43 Sun 08:12–22:43 Sunday–Friday nights Stagecoach East
• X3 Fenstanton → Addenbrookes via Huntingdon, Godmanchester Mon–Fri 06:13–23:00 Sun 06:10–20:45 Whippet Coaches
• X2 Huntingdon → Cambridge via Godmanchester, Trumpington Mon–Fri 08:28–19:06 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• 16A Cambridge → Great Thurlow via Cherry Hinton, Fulbourn Mon–Fri 08:04–17:10 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• PR3 Cambridge → Trumpington Mon–Fri 07:07–20:34 Sun 08:37–18:49 Stagecoach East
• 75 Wrestlingworth → Cambridge via Croydon, Newnham Mon–Fri 08:05–17:51 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 5 Cambridge → Longstanton via Girton, Bar Hill Mon–Fri 05:21–23:43 Sun 08:31–18:03 Stagecoach East
• 6 Cambridge → Oakington via Girton Mon–Fri 06:38–19:06 Sun 08:03–18:31 Stagecoach East
• Tour Cambridge circular via Coton, Newnham Mon–Fri 10:10–18:30 Sun 10:08–18:48 Stagecoach East
• 7 Saffron Walden → Cambridge via Great Shelford, Trumpington Mon–Fri 06:47–23:37 Sun 09:04–18:10 Stagecoach East
• 18 Cambridge → St Neots via Cambourne, Eynesbury Mon–Fri 07:16–19:10 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• 26 Royston → Cambridge via Melbourn, Trumpington Mon–Fri 06:22–19:20 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 18A Cambridge → Lower Cambourne via Newnham, Barton Mon–Fri 08:42–18:06 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• X75 Melbourn → Biggleswade via Potton, Beeston Mon–Fri 07:33–17:22 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 132 Cambridge → Saffron Walden via Trumpington, Great Shelford Sun 10:05–18:35 A2B Bus and Coach
• 1 Kings Hedges → Fulbourn via Chesterton, Cherry Hinton Mon–Fri 05:39–00:44 Sun 08:07–00:48 Every night Stagecoach East
• PR4 Drummer Street D2 → Babraham Rd P and R via Addenbrookes Mon–Fri 06:46–20:29 Sun 08:54–18:33 Stagecoach East
• T2 Fen Ditton → Cambridge via Chesterton, Girton Mon–Fri 06:06–21:38 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• T4 Addenbrookes → Newmarket via Cherry Hinton, Burwell Mon–Fri 06:25–18:11 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• 199 Cambridge → Newnham Mon–Fri 10:27–13:00 no Sunday service C G Myall & Son
• 3 Cambridge → Fulbourn via Cherry Hinton Mon–Fri 06:34–23:42 Sun 09:40–23:22 Stagecoach East
• 13A Cambridge → Haverhill via Addenbrookes, Great Abington Mon–Fri 05:51–19:13 no Sunday service Sunday–Friday nights Stagecoach East
• T3 Fulbourn → Grantchester via Cherry Hinton, Trumpington Mon–Fri 06:11–21:34 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• X13 Cambridge → Kedington via Addenbrookes, Haverhill Mon–Fri 07:48–17:40 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• 13 Cambridge → Little Wratting via Addenbrookes, Haverhill Mon–Fri 06:42–23:21 Sun 08:20–23:20 Monday–Saturday nights Stagecoach East
• 17 Barley → Cambridge via Royston, Great Shelford Mon–Fri 10:15–17:00 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 8 Hilton → Cambridge via Bar Hill, Coton Mon–Fri 10:30–16:30 no Sunday service Stephensons of Essex

Live times at the campus stops

Night buses to University of Cambridge

For getting back to halls. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• A Trumpington → St Ives via Histon, Swavesey Sunday–Friday nights 04:06–07:00 runs tonight
• 1 Kings Hedges → Fulbourn via Chesterton, Cherry Hinton Every night 22:00–01:09 runs tonight
• 13A Cambridge → Haverhill via Addenbrookes, Great Abington Sunday–Friday nights 04:20–07:00 runs tonight
• 13 Cambridge → Little Wratting via Addenbrookes, Haverhill Monday–Saturday nights 22:00–01:09 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to University of Cambridge from

Places on a route that reaches the campus without changing — worth checking before you sign a housing contract. The bus may take a long way round, so open the route for the time from your own stop.

Frequently asked questions

Which buses go to University of Cambridge?

28 routes serve the campus: the U2 (towards Hospital Outpatients), the A (towards St Ives Burrel Road), the X3 (towards Hospital Outpatients), the X2 (towards Emmanuel Street), the 16A (towards Great Thurlow), the PR3 (towards Trumpington Park-and-Ride), the 75 (towards Cambridge), the 5 (towards Longstanton Park and Ride), the 6 (towards Oakington Manor Farm Cl), the Tour (towards Silver Street), the 7 (towards Emmanuel Street E1), the 18 (towards St Neots, Market Square) and more. Each route page has the full timetable and a live map.

Is there a campus or university bus at University of Cambridge?

No route here is branded as a university service, so campus travel is on the ordinary local network — 28 routes call at the campus stops, listed above with their first and last times.

What time is the first bus to University of Cambridge?

The earliest weekday departure from the campus's own stops is 05:21, on the 5. Buses towards the campus start earlier at stops along the way — check the route timetable for your own stop if you have a 9am lecture.

Can I get a bus back to campus at night?

4 of the 28 routes run in the small hours. Which nights each one runs is listed above — most night services are Friday and Saturday only.

Do buses run to University of Cambridge outside term time?

The timetables here are the operators' own published data, so they show what is running now, including any current holiday timetable. Dedicated university services are the ones most likely to stop or thin out in the vacation. Ordinary local routes generally run all year.

How much is the bus to University of Cambridge, and is there a student fare?

Single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, dropping to £2 from 1 January 2027. Most operators also sell a student term or year pass, which usually beats the cap if you travel in every day — check the operator pages linked against each route.

Other universities nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. Campus locations from OpenStreetMap. See all universities by bus, or every stop and route in Cambridge.