Cambridge Bus Route 18: St Neots to Cambridge — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)

🚌 Cambridge Bus Route 18 — St Neots ↔ Cambridge

🚌 Route 18: St Neots ↔ Cambridge | 🏢 Whippet Coaches | ⏱️ About hourly | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday

The 18 is a bus service run by Whippet Coaches 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 18 Essential Information

• Route: 18 — St Neots ↔ Cambridge
• Operator: Whippet Coaches
• Days: Monday to Friday
• First / last (weekday): 06:35 – 20:40 from St Neots
• Frequency: about hourly (less frequent early morning and evening)
• Journey time: around 77 minutes end to end
• Stops: 74 stops in the main direction (see list below)
• Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)

🗺️ Route 18 Stops

🚏 Stops Towards St Neots — in order

1. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 3)
2. Cambridge, opp Downing College
3. Cambridge Catholic Church (near)
4. Cambridge, o/s Leys School
5. Newnham, opp Causewayside
6. Newnham Grantchester Street (near)
7. Newnham, opp Grange Road
8. Newnham Grantchester Road (near)
9. Newnham Selwyn Road (near)
10. Grantchester Burnt Close (near)
11. Grantchester Bridle Way (near)
12. Barton New Road (Westbound)
13. Barton, opp Kings Grove
14. Barton High Street (near)
15. Barton Foxcotte Farm
16. Barton, opp Woodland Burial Ground
17. Comberton Horizon Park (near)
18. Comberton Swayne Lane (near)
19. Comberton South Street (near)
20. Comberton Kentings (near)
21. Comberton, o/s Village College
22. Comberton Village College (in)
23. Toft Church Road (near)
24. Toft School Lane (near)
25. Toft Beldam's Close (near)
26. Kingston Field Road (near)
27. Bourn Toft Road (W-bound)
28. Bourn Short Street (near)
29. Bourn Kingfisher Close (near)
30. Crow End Broadway (o/s 41)
31. Cambourne, opp Little Common Farm
32. Cambourne Broadway (near)
33. Cambourne, opp Business Park
34. Cambourne De La Warr Way (near)
35. Cambourne Monkfield Park Primary School (near)
36. Cambourne, opp Oaks Wood
37. Lower Cambourne, opp Apley Way
38. Lower Cambourne, opp Woodfield Lane
39. Croxton, adj High Street
40. Caxton Brockholt Road (near)
41. Caxton, opp King's Gate
42. Caxton Bourn Road (near)
43. Longstowe Fox Road (near)
44. Longstowe Rushbrook Close (near)
45. Little Gransden Main Road (near)
46. Great Gransden, opp Eltisley Road
47. Abbotsley, opp Vicarage Farmyard
48. Abbotsley, opp High Green
49. Eynesbury, opp Howitts Gardens
50. Eynesbury Bishops Road (near)
51. Eynesbury, opp Waterloo Drive
52. Eynesbury, opp Howitts Lane
53. St Neots, opp Church View
54. Eynesbury, opp Levellers Lane
55. Eynesbury, opp Hampden Way
56. Eynesbury Duck Lane (near)
57. Eynesbury Cromwell Gardens (near)
58. Loves Way (opp)
59. St Neots, opp Longsands Road
60. Railway Station (opp)
61. St Neots Eagle Court (near)
62. St Neots, opp Heron Court
63. St Neots, opp Princes Drive
64. Cambridge Street (near)
65. St Neots Manor Farm Road (near)
66. St Neots, opp King's Lane
67. St Neots, opp Cambridge Gardens
68. Church Street (near)
69. St Neots Market Square (Stop D)

11 weekday departures from Cambridge: first 07:40, last 19:05.

🚏 Stops Towards Cambridge — in order

1. St Neots Market Square (Stop E)
2. Church Street (opp)
3. St Neots Church View (near)
4. St Neots Cambridge Gardens (near)
5. Eynesbury Howitts Lane (near)
6. St Neots King's Lane (near)
7. Eynesbury Waterloo Drive (near)
8. St Neots Longsands Road (near)
9. Eynesbury, opp Bishops Road
10. Loves Way (near)
11. Croxton, opp High Street
12. Eynesbury Howitts Gardens (near)
13. Abbotsley High Green (near)
14. Abbotsley Vicarage Farmyard (near)
15. Great Gransden Eltisley Road (near)
16. Little Gransden, opp Church Street
17. Longstowe, opp Rushbrook Close
18. Longstowe, opp Fox Road
19. Caxton, opp Bourn Road
20. Caxton King's Gate (near)
21. Caxton, opp Brockholt Road
22. Lower Cambourne Woodfield Lane (near)
23. Lower Cambourne Apley Way (near)
24. Lower Cambourne Oaks Wood (near)
25. Cambourne, opp Monkfield Park Primary School
26. Cambourne, opp De La Warr Way
27. Cambourne Business Park (near)
28. Cambourne Little Common Farm (near)
29. Crow End Broadway (o/s 24)
30. Bourn, opp Kingfisher Close
31. Bourn, opp Short Street
32. Bourn Toft Road (E-bound)
33. Kingston, opp Field Road
34. Toft, opp Beldam's Close
35. Toft, opp School Lane
36. Toft, opp Church Road
37. Comberton, opp Village College
38. Comberton Village College (in)
39. Comberton, opp Village College
40. Comberton, opp Kentings
41. Comberton, opp South Street
42. Comberton, opp Swayne Lane
43. Comberton, opp Horizon Park
44. Barton Woodland Burial Ground (near)
45. Barton Foxcotte Farm (near)
46. Barton, opp High Street
47. Barton Kings Grove (near)
48. Barton New Road (Eastbound)
49. Barton New Road (near)
50. Grantchester, opp Bridle Way
51. Grantchester, opp Burnt Close
52. Grantchester Broadway (o/s 39)
53. Trumpington, opp Alpha Terrace
54. Newnham, opp Selwyn Road
55. Newnham Gough Way (near)
56. Trumpington, opp Gazeley Road
57. Newnham, opp Grantchester Road
58. Trumpington Road (near)
59. Newnham Grange Road (near)
60. Trumpington Rutherford Road (near)
61. Newnham, opp Grantchester Street
62. Cambridge, opp Robinson Way
63. Newnham Causewayside (near)
64. Cambridge Long Road (near)
65. Cambridge, opp Leys School
66. Cambridge Perse School (near)
67. Cambridge, opp Brookside
68. Cambridge, opp Blinco Grove
69. Cambridge, o/s Hills Rd 6th Form Col
70. Cambridge, o/s Botanic Gardens
71. Cambridge Hills Road (NW-bound)
72. Cambridge, opp St Paul's Road
73. Cambridge, o/s Downing College
74. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 3)

13 weekday departures from St Neots: first 06:35, last 20:40.

🎫 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 Whippet Coaches for this route.
• Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about Whippet Coaches day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

What time is the first 18 bus from St Neots?
On weekdays the first 18 leaves St Neots at 06:35.

What time is the last 18 bus?
On weekdays the last 18 from St Neots is at 20:40 (the last bus from Cambridge is at 20:40).

How often does the 18 run?
About hourly on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.

How much is the fare on the 18?
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 Whippet Coaches before travelling. See also: buses in Cambridge on BusUpdate.