There are 6 ways to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross by train, bus, car, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain Kings Lynn - London Kings Cross / ...
59 min£28–45Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Cambridge to London58 mi
1h 55m£4–11Bus
- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to London Stratford - Montfichet Roadbus Uk066
- Take the bus from Stratford Bus Station to New Oxford Street / High Holbornbus N25 / ...
2h 43m£8–16Drive 57.9 mi
- Drive from Cambridge Station to Charing Crosscar 57.9 mi
1h 17m£15–21Train, line 29 bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to Finsbury Parktrain Cambridge - Brighton / ...
- Take the bus from Finsbury Park /Blackstock Road to Trafalgar Squarebus 29 / ...
1h 53m£27–47Train, line 26 bus
- Take the train from Cambridge to London Liverpool Streettrain Cambridge North - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the bus from Liverpool Street Station to Trafalgar Square/Charing Crossbus 26 / ...
1h 57m£28–42
Cambridge Station to Charing Cross by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross is to rideshare which costs £4 - £11 and takes 1h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross is to train which takes 59 min and costs £27 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross. However, there are services departing from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 and arriving at New Oxford Street / High Holborn via Stratford Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross station. However, there are services departing from Cambridge and arriving at Covent Garden station via King's Cross St. Pancras station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 59 min.
The distance between Cambridge Station and Charing Cross is 57 miles. The road distance is 58.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross without a car is to train which takes 59 min and costs £27 - £50.
It takes approximately 59 min to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross, including transfers.
Cambridge Station to Charing Cross bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 station.
Cambridge Station to Charing Cross train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Cambridge station.
The best way to get from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross is to train which takes 59 min and costs £27 - £50. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £8 - £16 and takes 2h 43m.
What companies run services between Cambridge Station, England and Charing Cross, Greater London, England?
Great Northern operates a train from Cambridge to King's Cross every 30 minutes. Tickets cost £26–45 and the journey takes 53 min. Thameslink also services this route 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Cambridge Station to New Oxford Street / High Holborn via Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18, London Stratford - Montfichet Road, and Stratford Bus Station in around 2h 43m.
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Finsbury Park
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £37
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Cambridge to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to London Stratford - Montfichet Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to London Stratford - Montfichet Road
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Stratford Bus Station to New Oxford Street / High Holborn
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
Bus from Liverpool Street Station to Trafalgar Square/Charing Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach London
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Finsbury Park /Blackstock Road to Trafalgar Square
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Cambridge to London
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–11
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Cambridge Station to Charing Cross bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Stratford - Montfichet Road station.
Cambridge Station to Charing Cross train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambridge Station to Charing Cross is 58 miles. It takes approximately 1h 17m to drive from Cambridge Station to Charing Cross.
There are 21185+ hotels available in Charing Cross.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Cambridge Station and Charing Cross. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.




















