Cambridge Bus Route W6: Polehanger Farm to St Andrew's Street — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Cambridge Bus Route W6 — Polehanger Farm ↔ St Andrew's Street
🚌 Route W6: Polehanger Farm ↔ St Andrew's Street | 🏢 Wanderbus | ⏱️ Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The W6 is a bus service run by Wanderbus 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 W6 Essential Information
- Route: W6 — Polehanger Farm ↔ St Andrew's Street
- Operator: Wanderbus
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 08:30 – 08:30 from Polehanger Farm
- Frequency: limited service — 1 departures on weekdays (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 105 minutes end to end
- Stops: 28 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route W6 Stops
🚏 Stops Towards St Andrew's Street — in order
- Meppershall, adj Polehanger Farm
- Upper Gravenhurst, opp Parkside
- Upper Gravenhurst, opp Lower School
- Upper Gravenhurst, o/s St Giles' Church
- Upper Gravenhurst, opp Methodist Chapel
- Upper Gravenhurst, adj The Glebe
- Campton Gravenhurst Road (SE-bound)
- Campton, outside All Saints Church
- Shefford, adj Priory Gate
- Shefford, opp School Lane
- Shefford, adj Scotgrange Meadow
- Shefford High Street (NE-bound)
- Shefford, opp Ivel Road
- Shefford, adj Purcell Way
- Shefford, opp The Steamer
- Shefford, opp Samuel Whitbread School
- Clifton, opp Knolls Way
- Clifton, opp The Post Office
- Clifton Park (adj)
- Clifton, adj Miles Drive
- Clifton, adj Bilberry Road
- Henlow, opp Mill Close
- Henlow Newtown (S-bound)
- Henlow, opp The Five Bells
- Henlow, opp War Memorial
- Henlow, adj Park Lane
- Henlow, o/s The Crown – North
- Cambridge St Andrew's Street (near)
1 weekday departures from Polehanger Farm: first 08:30, last 08:30.
🚏 Stops Towards Polehanger Farm — in order
- Cambridge St Andrew's Street (near)
- Henlow, opp The Crown – North s
- Henlow, opp Park Lane s
- Henlow, adj War Memorial s
- Henlow, o/s The Five Bells s
- Henlow, adj Mill Close s
- Clifton, opp Miles Drive s
- Clifton Park (adj) s
- Clifton, o/s The Post Office s
- Clifton, adj Knolls Way s
- Shefford, o/s Samuel Whitbread School s
- Shefford, o/s The Steamer s
- Shefford, opp Purcell Way s
- Shefford, adj Ivel Road s
- Shefford High Street (SW-bound) s
- Shefford, opp Scotgrange Meadow s
- Shefford, adj School Lane s
- Shefford, opp Priory Gate s
- Campton, opposite All Saints Church s
- Campton Gravenhurst Road (NW-bound) s
- Upper Gravenhurst, opp The Glebe s
- Upper Gravenhurst, o/s Methodist Chapel s
- Upper Gravenhurst, opp St Giles' Church s
- Upper Gravenhurst, o/s Lower School s
- Upper Gravenhurst, adj Parkside s
- Meppershall, opp Polehanger Farm
1 weekday departures from St Andrew's Street: first 14:05, last 14:05.
🎫 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 Wanderbus for this route.
- Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about Wanderbus day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first W6 bus from Polehanger Farm?
On weekdays the first W6 leaves Polehanger Farm at 08:30.
What time is the last W6 bus?
On weekdays the last W6 from Polehanger Farm is at 08:30 (the last bus from St Andrew's Street is at 14:05).
How often does the W6 run?
Limited service — 1 departures on weekdays on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the W6?
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 Wanderbus before travelling. See also: buses in Cambridge on BusUpdate.