Coronavirus-related temporary timetables (and other changes)

A reasonably concise summary of the current situation; last checked and updated 21st August.

[This page is no longer being updated. Consult the main Bus service changes and updates page or follow CABU on Twitter for subsequent changes.]

Stagecoach City Centre and Railway Station stop changes: Some Stagecoach services moved to new stops in Cambridge City Centre and at the Railway Station on 14th June. Check your stop here (NB: these maps do not show the New Square Busway stops, which continue to operate as normal).

Payment & Fares: If you have to pay by cash, please note that Stagecoach and A2B are operating an “exact fare” policy. If you tender more than the required fare, the surplus will be donated to local charities (and A2B will be doubling that amount). Stagecoach offer a 15% discount on selected tickets for NHS ID card holders, for staff employed at Addenbrooke’s and Royal Papworth Hospitals – details here.

Face coverings: Unless you are legally exempt, you have been required to wear face coverings on public transport since 15th June. These do NOT need to be medical-grade, however – home-made ones will suffice. See Face coverings to become mandatory on public transport on the Gov.uk website.

Reduced capacity: In order to maintain physical distancing requirements, capacity on all buses is significantly reduced and it’s possible you may not be allowed to board at busy times.

Stagecoach: Many Stagecoach services have returned to pre-pandemic timetables. Other routes are operating a reduced service, except for the R and City Sightseeing services, which remain suspended. For details, and timetable links, consult the Stagecoach website. And don’t forget to check which city centre or railway station stop your service departs from!

Whippet: Services are operating to their pre-lockdown regular timetables EXCEPT that the U continues with a temporary timetable (which includes operating to/from the Biomedical Campus on Saturday and Sunday).

National Express and Megabus: On National Express, Cambridge is currently served by the 075 (2 services per day to/from London via Stansted Airport), the 727 (6 services per day from Norwich to Heathrow Airport and 5 per day in the opposite direction), the 737 (4 services per day to/from Luton Airport and Oxford), and the 491 (1 direct service per day to/from London and 1 to/from Norwich). Further information is available from National Express. Megabus services serving Cambridge are currently suspended.

Other operators: A2B are operating a normal service. A number of other operators (e.g., Big Green Bus, Dews) run bus services on behalf of the County Council. So far as we are aware, these continue to run to the normal timetable.