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

🚌 Cambridge Bus Route 18A — St Neots ↔ Cambridge

🚌 Route 18A: St Neots ↔ Cambridge | 🏢 Whippet Coaches | ⏱️ Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday

The 18A 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 18A Essential Information

  • Route: 18A — St Neots ↔ Cambridge
  • Operator: Whippet Coaches
  • Days: Monday to Friday
  • First / last (weekday): 07:15 – 07:15 from St Neots
  • Frequency: limited service — 1 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
  • Journey time: around 97 minutes end to end
  • Stops: 48 stops in the main direction (see list below)
  • Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)

🗺️ Route 18A 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, opp Gough Way
  10. Barton New Road (Westbound)
  11. Barton, opp Kings Grove
  12. Barton High Street (near)
  13. Barton Foxcotte Farm
  14. Barton, opp Woodland Burial Ground
  15. Comberton Horizon Park (near)
  16. Comberton Swayne Lane (near)
  17. Comberton South Street (near)
  18. Comberton Kentings (near)
  19. Comberton, o/s Village College
  20. Comberton Village College (in)
  21. Toft Church Road (near)
  22. Toft School Lane (near)
  23. Toft Beldam's Close (near)
  24. Bourn Toft Road (W-bound)
  25. Bourn Short Street (near)
  26. Bourn Kingfisher Close (near)
  27. Crow End Broadway (o/s 41)
  28. Cambourne, opp Little Common Farm
  29. Cambourne Broadway (near)
  30. Cambourne, opp Business Park
  31. Cambourne De La Warr Way (near)
  32. Cambourne Monkfield Park Primary School (near)
  33. Cambourne, opp Oaks Wood
  34. Lower Cambourne, opp Apley Way
  35. Lower Cambourne, opp Woodfield Lane

5 weekday departures from Cambridge: first 09:20, last 18:00.

🚏 Stops Towards Cambridge — in order

  1. St Neots Market Square (Stop E)
  2. Church Street (opp)
  3. St Neots Church View (near)
  4. Eynesbury Howitts Lane (near)
  5. Eynesbury Waterloo Drive (near)
  6. Eynesbury, opp Bishops Road
  7. Eynesbury Howitts Gardens (near)
  8. Abbotsley High Green (near)
  9. Abbotsley Vicarage Farmyard (near)
  10. Great Gransden Eltisley Road (near)
  11. Caxton King's Gate (near)
  12. Caxton, opp Brockholt Road
  13. Lower Cambourne Woodfield Lane (near)
  14. Lower Cambourne Apley Way (near)
  15. Lower Cambourne Oaks Wood (near)
  16. Cambourne, opp Monkfield Park Primary School
  17. Cambourne, opp De La Warr Way
  18. Cambourne Business Park (near)
  19. Cambourne Little Common Farm (near)
  20. Crow End Broadway (o/s 24)
  21. Bourn, opp Kingfisher Close
  22. Bourn, opp Short Street
  23. Bourn Toft Road (E-bound)
  24. Toft, opp Beldam's Close
  25. Toft, opp School Lane
  26. Toft, opp Church Road
  27. Comberton, opp Village College
  28. Comberton Village College (in)
  29. Comberton, opp Village College
  30. Comberton, opp Kentings
  31. Comberton, opp South Street
  32. Comberton, opp Swayne Lane
  33. Comberton, opp Horizon Park
  34. Barton Woodland Burial Ground (near)
  35. Barton Foxcotte Farm (near)
  36. Barton, opp High Street
  37. Barton Kings Grove (near)
  38. Barton New Road (Eastbound)
  39. Barton New Road (near)
  40. Newnham Gough Way (near)
  41. Newnham, opp Grantchester Road
  42. Newnham Grange Road (near)
  43. Newnham, opp Grantchester Street
  44. Newnham Causewayside (near)
  45. Cambridge, opp Leys School
  46. Cambridge, opp Brookside
  47. Cambridge, o/s Downing College
  48. Cambridge Drummer St Bus Station (Bay 3)

1 weekday departures from St Neots: first 07:15, last 07:15.

🎫 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 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 18A bus from St Neots?
On weekdays the first 18A leaves St Neots at 07:15.

What time is the last 18A bus?
On weekdays the last 18A from St Neots is at 07:15 (the last bus from Cambridge is at 07:15).

How often does the 18A run?
Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.

How much is the fare on the 18A?
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.

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