Public Transport

Looking for nearby bus stops, bus services or travel vouchers can be overwhelming when you first settle in your new home. However, there are various public transport options accessible for residents of Cavendish View, Thurston.

Buses

Your closest bus stop is Cloverfields, located along Sandpit Lane, approximately a 3-minute walk from Cavendish View. Alternatively, Rylands Close bus stops on Norton Road are 4-minute walk away, both marked with poles. Locations such as Stowmarket, Woolpit, Thurston and Bury St Edmunds can be accessed directly from these stops.

You can get the DB1 service operated by Dan’s Coach Travel between Stowmarket – Bury St Edmunds, approximately twice per day, Monday-Friday (except bank holidays). See the latest DB1 timetable here. Alternatively, you could get the DB2, which operates on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (excluding bank holidays), departing for Bury St Edmunds at around 10:35am and leaving for Stowmarket at approximately 14:05pm. View the latest timetable here.

Simonds operates the 73 bus between Garboldisham – Bury St Edmunds on weekdays (excluding bank holidays), which stops at Thurston Community College bus stop on Ixworth Road, approximately 450m from Cavendish View. The 73 stops approximately every 2 hours, click here to view the current timetable. Also stopping here is the 70A Simonds service between Bury St Edmunds – Diss, departing for Diss at around 8:31am, 15:51pm and 16:51pm, Monday-Friday (except bank holidays). Click here to view the 70A timetable.

To check whether you are eligible for various concessionary travel options, please go to the Cavendish View Community Travel page for details.

If you would like to try out local bus services, don’t forget to claim your local travel incentives, either a £150 Active Travel voucher or a 2 x one month bus ticket. Just scan the QR code that’s inside the Travel Information pack that’s been delivered to you, or click here. T&Cs apply.

For up to date services, please have a look at the apps and websites:

Train

Your closest train station is Thurston Train Station, which is a 7-minute walk and a 2-minute bike ride away. Services to Bury St Edmunds run hourly throughout the day. Journey time between Thurston and Bury St Edmunds is approximately 7 minutes. Connections to Norwich, Thetford, and Cambridge are available.

For service updates in place on Greater Anglia services, please visit their website. Or you can also download their app on your mobile so you will never miss an update.

Save on travel

Are you a regular train traveller? Why not check out Advance Tickets, GroupSave and Duo, as well as Railcard to discover great value fares? Trainspilt is also another way to help you save money.

Flexi-season tickets: Are you spending fewer days at the office and only want to pay for the days you need to commute? Check out the Flexi-ticket option.

Railcard options:

You can save up to 1/3 off most rail fares for all ages. It includes a 16-25 option, 26-30, Disabled Persons, Family & Friends, Network, Senior and Two Together Railcards.

16-25 Railcard: If you are aged between 16-25, or 26 and over and in full time education, this is the option for you. You can save 1/3 off most rail fares for just £30 per year.

26-30 Railcard: Other than getting 1/3 off most rail fares, bus operators in Britain are also giving holders of the new 26-30 Railcard a 1/3 off the price of PlusBus day tickets too. Learn more.

Disabled Persons: You can save 1/3 off most rail fares with a Disabled Persons Railcard by paying £20 per year.

Family & Friends Railcard: a 1 year railcard that costs £30 and allows you to save 1/3 off most rail fare with a Family & Friends Railcard.