The way to Cambridge

This is to assist you coming to Cambridge from different directions.

1. Coming to GB:

You can fly in by plane, come with the train and car by Eurostar .

2. Coming to Cambridge.

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Depending on your travelling selection and first destination you can

a.) arrive at an airport closer than London (Luton or Stansted)

There are frequent trains from Stansted to London during the day. Currently there is an hourly direct train service to Cambridge during the day, with a journey time of about 40 minutes.

Some budget airlines (e.g. EasyJet) use Luton airport, which is about 35 miles from Cambridge. No intercontinental flights operate from Luton. Contact the Luton Airport web site for a list of operating companies.

There is no efficient train connection from Luton airport to Cambridge, but there is a coach service (JetLink 787) once every two hours, departing just outside the terminal building. It takes about 1.5 hours to reach Cambridge.

Using a bus:

There is more than one bus service. Try the National Express timetables.

Car: If you rent a car take the M11 North.

From there you can

b) London - Heathrow

You can get from Heathrow to Cambridge by train. Either (1) take the Underground (Piccadilly Line) to King's Cross station (about 45 minutes) or (2) take the Heathrow Express to Paddington (15 minutes) and then the Underground (Circle Line or Hammersmith & City Line) to King's Cross (another 15 minutes). From King's Cross get a train to Cambridge.

There is a frequent train service between Cambridge and London to either King's Cross station or Liverpool Street station. The trip from King's Cross takes about one hour; Liverpool Street line trains are much slower. Fast trains leave roughly every half hour during the day. However, there is a five or six hour gap between about midnight and about 6 a.m. when no trains run between the two cities.

3. Coming to your destination Plaza Hotel, Cambridge

The Hotel (at Downing Street) is close to Pembroke College.(No. 25)

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