Travel by Bus
Taking the bus can be convenient, quicker, and cheaper than travelling via car to Cambridge, and provides environmental benefits too. Car journeys contribute a significant amount towards our overall carbon footprint, and Public Transport allows you to reach a central point such as Cambridge directly rather than diverting via a car park.
If you regularly travel the same journey, or you're planning in advance, you can make cost savings as the cost of running a car is more than just the cost of petrol. Public transport means no car insurance, tax, MOT or car maintenance.
There are a number of buses that stop close to the site. Local bus stops are shown on the map below. The bus stop map has been extracted from the www.cambridgeshirebus.info site, which can also be used to access real-time bus information by clicking on the bus stop of interest.
Timetables, maps and ticket information for local services can be found at the below sites:
- https://transport.cambridgeshirepeterborough-ca.gov.uk/buses/bus-timetables/
- Plan Your Journey | Traveline
A summary of the services within the vicinity of the site is shown below:
Updated January 2023.
Service |
Stops |
Provider |
Route |
Frequency |
X3
|
Cambourne
|
Whippet Coaches Ltd
|
Cambridge - Papworth Everard - Huntingdon
Runs Every Day |
Approximately hourly
|
4
|
Cambourne
|
Stagecoach
|
Cambridge - Cambourne
Runs Every Day |
Approximately every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday, and hourly on a Sunday
|
18
|
Cambourne
|
Stagecoach
|
Cambridge - Longstowe
Runs Monday to Saturday |
Approximately hourly
|
905
|
Cambourne
|
Stagecoach
|
Bedford - St Neots - Cambridge
Runs Every Day |
Approximately every 30 minutes, Monday to Saturday, and hourly on a Sunday
|
The route of the Citi4 bus service is shown below
Wheelchair Accessible Buses
All Stagecoach buses in Cambridgeshire, including the 4, 18 and 905 services, operate with wheelchair accessible buses which have ramps, an official space for wheelchairs and a low floor capability which enables the bus platform to lower to the kerb level for easier boarding.
Whippet Coaches are also wheelchair accessible for the X3 service.
Concessionary Fare Scheme
As part of a governmental scheme initiated by the Department for Transport free off-peak local bus travel is provided to eligible older and disabled people anywhere in England. You can qualify for a Concessionary Bus Pass if you are the state pension age of a female or if you satisfy the disability eligibility criteria.
Within Cambridgeshire the pass means free travel Monday to Fridays after 9.30am until the last bus and all day on weekends and bank holidays. More information regarding eligibility and applying for a Concessionary Bus Pass can be found at the below sites:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20017/buses/124/free_bus_pass
All Stagecoach buses in Cambridgeshire, including the 4, 18 and 905 services, operate with wheelchair accessible buses which have ramps, an official space for wheelchairs and a low floor capability which enables the bus platform to lower to the kerb level for easier boarding.
Whippet Coaches are also wheelchair accessible for the X3 service.
Concessionary Fare Scheme
As part of a governmental scheme initiated by the Department for Transport free off-peak local bus travel is provided to eligible older and disabled people anywhere in England. You can qualify for a Concessionary Bus Pass if you are the state pension age of a female or if you satisfy the disability eligibility criteria.
Within Cambridgeshire the pass means free travel Monday to Fridays after 9.30am until the last bus and all day on weekends and bank holidays. More information regarding eligibility and applying for a Concessionary Bus Pass can be found at the below sites:
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20017/buses/124/free_bus_pass