How To Get To Cambridge

Travelling to Cambridge

The city of Cambridge lies in the south-east of England – in the county of Cambridgeshire, strangely enough – and is around 1hr 30mins drive (north-east) of London. It is connected by both road and rail, and, though its airport does not currently host any UK or Ireland connections, London Stansted is only a short distance away.

By train, it takes around 1hr 15mins to get to Cambridge from London, 3hrs 45mins (with at least 1 change) from Manchester or 4hrs 45mins (with at least 1 change) from Edinburgh.
Getting to Cambridge by road is very straightforward. From London you take the M11, from Norwich you take the A11, from Birmingham it’s the A14 and from the north it’s the A1 to the A14.
London Stansted (STN) is an international airport with frequent connections to and from all of the main UK and Irish airports. The rail link to Cambridge from Stansted is 30mins.

Check our carefully-researched travel planning guide below

To help you out, we have compiled some information to help you get to Cambridge. Of course, you can always give us a call at anytime for help or advice - 0845 260 2800!

Which airlines fly into Cambridge?

Where are you flying from?:

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London Luton Airport - LTN

42 miles from Cambridge

Can we provide airport transfers? No

London Luton Airport, Navigation House, Airport Way , Luton, LU2 9LY, United Kingdom

+44 (0)1582 405 100

London Stansted - STN

34 miles from Cambridge

Can we provide airport transfers? No

Stansted Airport, Enterprise House, Bassingbourne Road, Essex, CM24 1QW, United Kingdom

+44 (0)870 000 0303

How far is Cambridge from you?

Please check the grid below for your nearest local town. This will give you a rough idea of how long it will take you and your mates to get to Cambridge by road.

Local Town	Distance (miles)	Time (hours/mins)
Aberdeen	485	7:52
Birmingham	97	1:38
Brighton	122	2:12
Bristol	167	2:57
Cardiff	202	3:30
Edinburgh	350	6:00
Glasgow	352	5:45
Inverness	509	8:34
Leeds	146	2:31
Leicester	69	1:27
Liverpool	192	3:09
London	61	1:26
Manchester	160	3:01
Newcastle	229	3:44
Norwich	63	1:22
Nottingham	87	1:42
Plymouth	276	4:48
Southampton	149	2:36

Are you travelling by rail?

If so, you can get your tickets from thetrainline.com. Please remember, the earlier you buy your train tickets, the cheaper they will be (we think - we can never figure out how those bloody APEX tickets work)!

Cambridge is serviced by the following train station(s):