There are 7 ways to get from China to Cambridge by plane, train, or subway
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Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PEK - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
16h 18m£318–859Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PEK - STN
16h 50m£202–622Train to Beijing Daxing International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airporttrain
- Fly from Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane PKX - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
16h 29m£240–710Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane PEK - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Cambridgetrain
16h 13m£297–3,964Subway to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport Northsubway
- Fly from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport (TFU) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane TFU - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
17h 25m£277–808Fly Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CAN - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
18h 4m£297–806Fly Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane PEK - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
17h 57m£391–1,055
Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from China to Cambridge is to fly which costs £200 - £650 and takes 16h 50m.
The fastest way to get from China to Cambridge is to fly and train which takes 16h 13m and costs £290 - £4,000.
The distance between China and Cambridge is 5189 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 18m to get from China to Cambridge, including transfers.
There are 902+ hotels available in Cambridge.
What companies run services between China and Cambridge, England?
Air China, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) to London Stansted Airport (STN) twice daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £220–750
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–600
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £290–950
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £450–850
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £180–600
Flights from Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £240–750
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Beijing Daxing International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £200–700
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £350–900
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £210–700
- Website
- hainanairlines.com
Flights from Beijing Capital International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +86-010-96165
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
Train from Caoqiao to Beijing Daxing International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–4
- Website
- Beijing International Airport
- Phone
- 028-61638000
- Website
- cdmetro.cn
Subway from Century City to Tianfu International Airport North
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Schedules at
- travelchinaguide.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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