By Train: Travelling to Cambridge is most easily done by rail. Trains directly from London's King's Cross Station to Cambridge Station run every half hour at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour. There are excellent connections from Scotland & the North via Peterborough, and regional services from Birmingham & the Midlands, East Anglia & the Northwest. Further timetable information is available from National Rail or www.thetrainline.com. Buses run from the main train station to the city bus station on Drummer Street every ten minutes and there is a taxi rank outside the station. Walking from the train station to the centre of town take 15-20 minutes.
By Coach: The central drop-off point for bus services is at the city bus station on Drummer Street. Full information about bus routes and timetables is available here. National Express operates coach services to Cambridge from major towns & cities throughout the U.K. There are frequent coach services from both Central London, and London Stansted Airport through to the city. The X5 cross county Stagecoach service links Oxford to Cambridge.
Cambridge is 50 miles north of London.
Click here for a map of transport links in and around Cambridge.
By Air: The nearest airport to Cambridge is Stansted Airport, served by American Airlines directly from JFK. Easyjet, Ryanair and other low-cost European airlines also fly into Stansted from all over Europe. A regular bus service and a direct train service run from Stansted to the city. One can also fly into Heathrow, serviced by every major airline from many cities throughout the US. A coach/bus service is available between Heathrow and Cambridge or one can go by train via London.
By Car from London: Take the M11 motorway north from the M25 Ring Road. Follow the signs for Cambridge.
By Car from the North: The A1 and M1 link to the A14 dual carriageway straight to the city.
For those travelling from outside the UK, car travel is not recommended, in part because driving in Cambridge is not easy and parking is difficult or expensive.