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Cambridge to London by train or bus

About 95 km. The train is fastest at 1.2 h; the bus is cheapest, from ₹1,010 per person.

London to Cambridge

Fastest

Train

Great Northern / Thameslink from King's Cross, or Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street

1.2 h door to door

Cheapest

Bus

National Express coach from Victoria

from ₹1,010 per person

Best value

Train

Great Northern / Thameslink from King's Cross, or Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
TrainGreat Northern / Thameslink from King's Cross, or Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street1.2 h₹1,890–₹5,040per personDailyRome2Rio ↗
BusNational Express coach from Victoria2.3 h₹1,010–₹2,270per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Train · Great Northern / Thameslink from King's Cross, or Greater Anglia from Liverpool Street₹3,780–₹10,080₹7,560–₹20,160
Bus · National Express coach from Victoria₹2,020–₹4,540₹4,040–₹9,080

Once you’re in London

  • Best time: April – September
  • Typical stay: 4 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (April – September). Diwali on Trafalgar Square and Bonfire Night and Christmas markets and lights can fall this month. Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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