🎓 Buses to University of Cambridge

29 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

• U1 Girton Corner → Hospital Outpatients Mon–Fri 06:00–23:03 Sun 08:20–20:45 Whippet Coaches
• U2 Sainsburys → Hospital Outpatients Mon–Fri 06:00–22:26 Sun 07:22–19:46 Whippet Coaches
• A Trumpington The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride → St Ives Burrel Road Mon–Fri 05:50–23:43 Sun 08:08–22:43 🌙 Sunday–Friday nights Stagecoach East
• X3 Huntingdon bus station → Hospital Outpatients Mon–Fri 06:13–23:00 Sun 06:10–20:45 Whippet Coaches
• X2 Huntingdon bus station → Emmanuel Street Mon–Fri 08:37–19:06 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• 16A Cambridge → Great Thurlow Mon–Fri 08:04–17:10 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• PR3 Downing Street → Trumpington Trumpington Park-and-Ride Mon–Fri 07:07–20:34 Sun 08:37–18:49 Stagecoach East
• 75 Wrestlingworth → Cambridge Mon–Fri 08:05–17:51 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 5 Emmanuel Street E4 → Longstanton Longstanton Park and Ride Mon–Fri 05:21–23:43 Sun 08:31–18:03 Stagecoach East
• 6 Emmanuel Street E4 → Oakington Manor Farm Cl Mon–Fri 06:38–19:06 Sun 08:03–18:31 Stagecoach East
• Tour Cambridge → Silver Street Mon–Fri 10:10–18:30 Sun 10:08–18:48 Stagecoach East
• 18 Drummer St bus station → St Neots, Market Square Mon–Fri 07:16–19:10 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• 26 Royston → Cambridge Mon–Fri 06:22–19:20 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• X75 Cambridge → Biggleswade Mon–Fri 07:33–17:22 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 18A Drummer St bus station → Woodfield Lane Mon–Fri 09:20–18:06 no Sunday service Whippet Coaches
• 132 Cambridge → Saffron Walden Sun 10:05–18:35 A2B Bus and Coach
• 1 Arbury Campkin Road → Fulbourn Hat & Rabbit Mon–Fri 05:39–00:44 Sun 08:07–00:48 🌙 Tuesday–Sunday nights Stagecoach East
• PR4 Drummer Street D2 → Babraham Rd P and R Mon–Fri 07:27–20:29 Sun 09:33–18:33 Stagecoach East
• T2 Fen Ditton Newmarket Park-and-Ride → Madingley Rd P and R Mon–Fri 06:06–21:38 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• 7 Saffron Walden Station Street → Emmanuel Street E1 Mon–Fri 06:47–23:37 Sun 09:04–18:10 Stagecoach East
• T4 Addenbrooke's Hospital Bus Station → Newmarket Bus Stn Mon–Fri 06:31–18:11 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• 199 Bene't Street → Dane Drive Mon–Fri 10:27–13:00 no Sunday service C G Myall & Son
• 3 Thorpe Way 1St Stop → Fulbourn Superstore Mon–Fri 06:34–23:42 Sun 09:40–23:22 Stagecoach East
• 13A Drummer St Bus Station Bay 6 → Millfields Way no Sunday service 🌙 Monday–Friday nights Stagecoach East
• T3 Fulbourn Ida Darwin Hospital → Grantchester Bus Shelter no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• X13 Drummer St Bay 5 → Haverhill Bus Station Stop 2 no Sunday service Stagecoach East
• 13 Drummer St Bus Station Bay 6 → Millfields Way no Sunday service 🌙 Tuesday–Saturday nights Stagecoach East
• 17 Guilden Morden → Cambridge Mon–Fri 10:15–17:00 no Sunday service A2B Bus and Coach
• 8 Hilton → Cambridge 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 The Busway Trumpington Park-and-Ride → St Ives Burrel Road Sunday–Friday nights 04:06–07:00 runs tonight
• 1 Arbury Campkin Road → Fulbourn Hat & Rabbit Tuesday–Sunday nights 22:00–01:08
• 13A Drummer St Bus Station Bay 6 → Millfields Way Monday–Friday nights 04:20–07:00 runs tonight
• 13 Drummer St Bus Station Bay 6 → Millfields Way Tuesday–Saturday nights 22:00–01:06

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?

29 routes serve the campus: the U1 (towards Hospital Outpatients), 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 Trumpington Park-and-Ride), the 75 (towards Cambridge), the 5 (towards Longstanton Longstanton Park and Ride), the 6 (towards Oakington Manor Farm Cl), the Tour (towards Silver Street), 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 — 29 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 29 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.