Cambridge Bus Route 16A: Cambridge to Gt Thurlow — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)

🚌 Cambridge Bus Route 16A — Cambridge ↔ Gt Thurlow

🚌 Route 16A: Cambridge ↔ Gt Thurlow | 🏢 A2B Bus and Coach | ⏱️ Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Saturday

The 16A 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 16A Essential Information

  • Route: 16A — Cambridge ↔ Gt Thurlow
  • Operator: A2B Bus and Coach
  • Days: Monday to Saturday
  • First / last (weekday): 16:42 – 16:42 from Cambridge
  • Frequency: limited service — 1 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
  • Journey time: around 97 minutes end to end
  • Stops: 55 stops in the main direction (see list below)
  • Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)

🗺️ Route 16A Stops

🚏 Stops Towards Gt Thurlow — in order

  1. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 4)
  2. Cambridge Parkside (SE-bound)
  3. Cambridge Gonville Place (SW-bound)
  4. Cambridge, adj St Paul's Road
  5. Cambridge, opp Botanic Gardens
  6. Cambridge, opp Hills Rd 6th Form Col
  7. Cambridge Blinco Grove (near)
  8. Cambridge, opp Perse School
  9. Cambridge, opp Long Rd 6th Form Coll
  10. Addenbrooke’s Rosie Maternity Unit (Stop F)
  11. Addenbrooke’s Hospital Bus Station (Bay B)
  12. Cambridge, opp Almoners' Avenue
  13. Cambridge Strangeways Road (near)
  14. Cambridge, opp Netherhall School
  15. Cambridge, opp Limekiln Road
  16. Cherry Hinton, opp Queen Edith's Way
  17. Cherry Hinton, opp Limedale Close
  18. Cherry Hinton Yarrow Road (near)
  19. Cherry Hinton Tamarin Gardens (near)
  20. Cherry Hinton Impala Drive Walkway (near)
  21. Cherry Hinton Eland Way (near)
  22. Teversham Marshall's Close (near)
  23. Teversham, opp Sheppard Way
  24. Teversham High Street (o/s 77)
  25. Teversham Ferndale (near)
  26. Fulbourn, opp Bakers Arms
  27. Fulbourn, opp Bird Farm Road
  28. Fulbourn, opp Haggis Gap
  29. Fulbourn, opp Six Bells
  30. Fulbourn Impetts Lane (near) s
  31. Fulbourn, o/s Fleam Dyke Cottages s
  32. Balsham Fox Road (near) s
  33. Balsham, opp May's Avenue s
  34. Balsham West Wratting Road (near) s
  35. West Wratting Bull Lane (near) s
  36. West Wratting Spicer's Close (near) s
  37. West Wickham Church (near) s
  38. West Wickham, o/s White Horse PH s
  39. West Wickham Home Close (near) s
  40. West Wickham Burton End (o/s 29) s
  41. Weston Woods Cottages (near) s
  42. Weston Green Common Road (N-bound) s
  43. Weston Green Chapel Road (near) s
  44. Weston Colville Church End (near) s
  45. Brinkley, opp Old School Lane s
  46. Brinkley Beechcroft (near) s
  47. Brinkley Weston Colville Road (near) s
  48. Burrough End, opp Hartfield Road s
  49. Burrough Green, opp Primary School s
  50. Burrough Green, opp Church Lane s
  51. Great Bradley, opp Old Post Office s
  52. Great Bradley, opp Fox Green s
  53. Little Thurlow Pound Green (S-bound) s
  54. Great Thurlow, adj Garage s
  55. Great Thurlow, adj The Old Rose & Crown

1 weekday departures from Cambridge: first 16:42, last 16:42.

🚏 Stops Towards Cambridge — in order

  1. Great Thurlow, opp The Old Rose & Crown
  2. Great Thurlow, opp Garage
  3. Little Thurlow Pound Green (N-bound)
  4. Great Bradley, adj Fox Green
  5. Great Bradley, adj Old Post Office
  6. Burrough Green Church Lane (near)
  7. Burrough Green, o/s Primary School
  8. Burrough End Hartfield Road (near)
  9. Brinkley, opp Weston Colville Road
  10. Brinkley, opp Beechcroft
  11. Brinkley Old School Lane (near)
  12. Weston Colville, opp Church End
  13. Weston Green, opp Chapel Road
  14. Weston Green Common Road (S-bound)
  15. Weston Wood Cottages (opp)
  16. West Wickham Burton End (opp 29)
  17. West Wickham, opp Home Close
  18. West Wickham, opp White Horse PH
  19. West Wickham, opp Church
  20. West Wratting, opp Spicer's Close
  21. West Wratting, opp Bull Lane
  22. Balsham, opp West Wratting Road
  23. Balsham May's Avenue (near)
  24. Balsham, opp Fox Road
  25. Fulbourn, opp Fleam Dyke Cottages
  26. Fulbourn, opp Impetts Lane
  27. Fulbourn, o/s Six Bells
  28. Fulbourn Haggis Gap (near)
  29. Fulbourn Bird Farm Road (near)
  30. Fulbourn Bakers Arms (near)
  31. Teversham, opp Ferndale
  32. Teversham High Street (o/s 70)
  33. Teversham Sheppard Way (near)
  34. Teversham, opp Marshall's Close
  35. Cherry Hinton, opp Eland Way
  36. Cherry Hinton, opp Impala Drive Walkway
  37. Cherry Hinton, opp Tamarin Gardens
  38. Cherry Hinton, opp Yarrow Road
  39. Cherry Hinton Limedale Close (near)
  40. Cherry Hinton Queen Edith's Way (near)
  41. Cambridge Limekiln Road (near)
  42. Cambridge, o/s Netherhall School
  43. Cambridge, opp Strangeways Road
  44. Cambridge Almoners' Avenue (near)
  45. Cambridge, opp Fendon Close
  46. Addenbrooke’s Hospital Bus Station (Bay A)
  47. Cambridge Long Road (near)
  48. Cambridge Perse School (near)
  49. Cambridge, opp Blinco Grove
  50. Cambridge, o/s Hills Rd 6th Form Col
  51. Cambridge, o/s Botanic Gardens
  52. Cambridge Hills Road (NW-bound)
  53. Cambridge, opp St Paul's Road
  54. Cambridge, o/s Downing College
  55. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 8)

1 weekday departures from Gt Thurlow: first 06:47, last 06:47.

🎫 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 16A bus from Cambridge?
On weekdays the first 16A leaves Cambridge at 16:42.

What time is the last 16A bus?
On weekdays the last 16A from Cambridge is at 16:42 (the last bus from Gt Thurlow is at 06:47).

How often does the 16A run?
Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to saturday.

How much is the fare on the 16A?
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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