Ely Bus Route ZIP: Market Street to Market Street — Stops, Timetable & Fares (2026)
🚌 Ely Bus Route ZIP — Market Street ↔ Market Street
🚌 Route ZIP: Market Street ↔ Market Street | 🏢 Dews Coaches | ⏱️ About hourly | 💳 £3 fare cap · £2 from Jan 2027 | 📅 Monday to Friday
The ZIP is a bus service run by Dews Coaches in the Ely 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 ZIP Essential Information
- Route: ZIP — Market Street ↔ Market Street
- Operator: Dews Coaches
- Days: Monday to Friday
- First / last (weekday): 13:25 – 18:55 from Market Street
- Frequency: about hourly (less frequent early morning and evening)
- Journey time: around 55 minutes end to end
- Stops: 29 stops in the main direction (see list below)
- Fare: single fares capped at £3 (see Fares & Payment)
🗺️ Route ZIP Stops
🚏 Stops Towards Market Street — in order
- Ely Market Street (Stop C)
- Ely King's School (near)
- Ely, o/s Tesco
- Little Thetford, o/s Ely Road
- Little Thetford The Wyches (near)
- Stretham Walnut Tree Close (near)
- Stretham Chapel Street (near)
- Stretham Short Road (near)
- Wilburton Millfield Place (near)
- Wilburton, opp Station Road
- Wilburton, opp Carpond Lane
- Wilburton High Street (o/s 57)
- Haddenham Orchard Way (near)
- Haddenham Cherry Orchard (near)
- Haddenham, opp Linden End
- Haddenham, opp Hop Row
- Haddenham Northumbria Close (near)
- Witcham, opp Manor Farm
- Witcham Toll, opp Haddenham Road
- Wentworth, opp Church Road
- Ely, o/s Ellutia Chromatography
- Ely, o/s Cambridge Commodities
- Ely, o/s Tesco
- Ely Back Hill (near)
- Ely, opp Cardinals Way
- Ely Bell Holt (near)
- Ely, opp Beech Lane
- Ely Springhead Lane (near)
- Ely Market Street (Stop C)
6 weekday departures from Market Street: first 13:25, last 18:55.
🚏 Stops Towards Market Street — in order
- Ely Market Street (Stop C)
- Ely King's School (near)
- Ely, o/s Tesco
- Ely, o/s Ellutia Chromatography
- Ely, o/s Cambridge Commodities
- Wentworth Church Road (near)
- Witcham Toll Haddenham Road (near)
- Witcham, opp Manor Farm
- Haddenham, opp Northumbria Close
- Haddenham Hop Row (near)
- Haddenham Linden End (near)
- Haddenham, opp Cherry Orchard
- Haddenham, opp Orchard Way
- Wilburton High Street (near)
- Wilburton Carpond Lane (near)
- Wilburton Station Road (near)
- Wilburton, opp Millfield Place
- Stretham, opp Short Road
- Stretham, opp Chapel Street
- Stretham, opp Walnut Tree Close
- Little Thetford The Wyches (near)
- Little Thetford, opp Ely Road
- Ely, o/s Tesco
- Ely Back Hill (near)
- Ely, opp Cardinals Way
- Ely Bell Holt (near)
- Ely, opp Beech Lane
- Ely Springhead Lane (near)
- Ely Market Street (Stop C)
6 weekday departures from Market Street: first 07:25, last 12:25.
🎫 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 Dews Coaches for this route.
- Day tickets: if you make several journeys, ask the driver about Dews Coaches day tickets, which can beat paying capped singles.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
What time is the first ZIP bus from Market Street?
On weekdays the first ZIP leaves Market Street at 13:25.
What time is the last ZIP bus?
On weekdays the last ZIP from Market Street is at 18:55 (the last bus from Market Street is at 12:25).
How often does the ZIP run?
About hourly on weekdays; the service runs monday to friday.
How much is the fare on the ZIP?
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 Dews Coaches before travelling. See also: buses in Ely on BusUpdate.