Cambridge Bus Route T5: Soham to Cambridge — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)

🚌 Cambridge Bus Route T5 — Soham ↔ Cambridge

🚌 Route T5: Soham ↔ Cambridge | 🏢 A2B Bus and Coach | ⏱️ About hourly | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday

The T5 is a bus service run by A2B Bus and Coach in the Cambridge area. This page gives the stops in order, an honest summary of the timetable (first and last buses and how often they run, by day), fares and the questions riders ask most.

📋 Route T5 Essential Information

  • Route: T5 — Soham ↔ Cambridge
  • Operator: A2B Bus and Coach
  • Days: Monday to Friday
  • First / last (weekday): 06:45 – 18:15 from Soham
  • Frequency: about hourly (less frequent early morning and evening)
  • Journey time: around 57 minutes end to end
  • Stops: 42 stops in the main direction (see list below)
  • Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)

🗺️ Route T5 Stops

🚏 Stops Towards Soham — in order

  1. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 8)
  2. Cambridge, opp Fair Street
  3. Cambridge, opp Napier Street
  4. Cambridge Elizabeth Way (near)
  5. Cambridge River Lane (near)
  6. Cambridge Stanley Road (near)
  7. Cambridge Ditton Walk (near)
  8. Cambridge, opp Malden Close
  9. Cambridge Ditton Lane (near)
  10. Cambridge, opp Meadowlands Road
  11. Fen Ditton, opp Cambridge Airport
  12. Fen Ditton High Ditch Road (near)
  13. Stow cum Quy, opp St. Mary's Church
  14. Stow cum Quy, opp Herring's Close
  15. Stow cum Quy Station Road (near)
  16. Lode, o/s Anglesey Abbey
  17. Longmeadow (near)
  18. Swaffham Bulbeck, opp Pound Way
  19. Swaffham Bulbeck, opp Heath Road
  20. Swaffham Prior Vicarage Lane (near)
  21. Swaffham Prior, opp Cage Hill
  22. Swaffham Prior Orchard Close (near)
  23. Swaffham Prior Rogers Road (near)
  24. Burwell Swaffham Road (opp 29)
  25. Burwell Mandeville (near)
  26. Burwell, o/s St Mary's Church
  27. Burwell Hall Lane (near)
  28. Burwell, opp Newmarket Road
  29. Burwell, opp Bewicks Mead
  30. Burwell The Avenue (near)
  31. Burwell Toyse Lane (near)
  32. Fordham Cockpen Road (near)
  33. Fordham, opp Murfitts Lane
  34. Soham BP Filling Station (near)
  35. Down Field Centre Road (near)
  36. Down Field, opp Regal Lane
  37. Soham, opp Staples Lane
  38. Soham, opp Brook Dam Lane
  39. Soham, opp White Hart Lane
  40. Soham Railway Station (in)

12 weekday departures from Cambridge: first 06:35, last 18:15.

🚏 Stops Towards Cambridge — in order

  1. Soham Railway Station (in)
  2. Soham White Hart Lane (near)
  3. Soham Brook Dam Lane (near)
  4. Soham Staples Lane (near)
  5. Down Field Regal Lane (near)
  6. Down Field, opp Centre Road
  7. Soham, opp BP Filling Station
  8. Fordham Murfitts Lane (near)
  9. Fordham, opp Cockpen Road
  10. Burwell, opp Toyse Lane
  11. Burwell, opp The Avenue
  12. Burwell Bewicks Mead (near)
  13. Burwell Newmarket Road (near)
  14. Burwell, opp Hall Lane
  15. Burwell, opp St Mary's Church
  16. Burwell, opp Mandeville
  17. Burwell Swaffham Road (o/s 29)
  18. Swaffham Prior, opp Rogers Road
  19. Swaffham Prior, opp Orchard Close
  20. Swaffham Prior Cage Hill (near)
  21. Swaffham Prior, opp Vicarage Lane
  22. Swaffham Bulbeck Heath Road (near)
  23. Swaffham Bulbeck Pound Way (near)
  24. Longmeadow (opp)
  25. Lode, opp Anglesey Abbey
  26. Stow cum Quy, opp Station Road
  27. Stow cum Quy Herring's Close (near)
  28. Stow cum Quy, o/s St. Mary's Church
  29. Fen Ditton, opp High Ditch Road
  30. Fen Ditton Cambridge Airport (near)
  31. Cambridge Meadowlands Road (near)
  32. Cambridge, opp Ditton Lane
  33. Cambridge Malden Close (near)
  34. Cambridge, opp Ditton Walk
  35. Cambridge, opp Stanley Road
  36. Cambridge, o/s Retail Park
  37. Cambridge, opp River Lane
  38. Cambridge, opp Elizabeth Way
  39. Cambridge Napier Street (near)
  40. Cambridge Fair Street (near)
  41. Cambridge Drummer Street (Stop D3)
  42. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 8)

12 weekday departures from Soham: first 06:45, last 18:15.

🎫 Fares & Payment

  • Fare cap: single fares on this service are capped at £3 under the England national fare cap — the cap falls to £2 from 1 January 2027. See BusUpdate’s fare cap guide.
  • Paying: most operators in this area accept contactless bank cards and mobile payment as well as cash; smaller community operators may differ — check with A2B Bus and Coach for this route.
  • Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about A2B Bus and Coach day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What time is the first T5 bus from Soham?
On weekdays the first T5 leaves Soham at 06:45.

What time is the last T5 bus?
On weekdays the last T5 from Soham is at 18:15 (the last bus from Cambridge is at 18:15).

How often does the T5 run?
About hourly on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.

How much is the fare on the T5?
Single fares are capped at £3 under the England fare cap (£2 from 1 January 2027).

Timetable & stop data: bustimes.org (open data — Bus Open Data Service / Traveline / NaPTAN), extracted and verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with A2B Bus and Coach before travelling. See also: buses in Cambridge on BusUpdate.

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