There are 9 ways to get from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Chestertrain
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
5h 12m£101–202Train, bus via Birmingham
cheapest- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Shottontrain
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18bus
7h 42m£34–60Drive 209.1 mi
- Drive from Colwyn Bay to Cambridgecar 209.1 mi
3h 38m£51–74Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
7h 6m£82–197Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Streettrain Llandudno Junction - Birmingham International / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridgetrain Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
6h 29m£120–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the bus from Huntingdon station to Drummer St Bus Stationbus T1
8h 14mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
6h 12m£132–426Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
7h 12m£87–253Train to Liverpool, fly to Luton Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LPL - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Parksidebus
7h 47m£83–232
Colwyn Bay to Cambridge by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge is to train and bus via Birmingham which costs £30 - £60 and takes 7h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge is to drive which takes 3h 38m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct train from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Colwyn Bay and arriving at Cambridge via Chester and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 12m.
The distance between Colwyn Bay and Cambridge is 276 miles. The road distance is 210.3 miles.
The best way to get from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge without a car is to train which takes 5h 12m and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 12m to get from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge, including transfers.
Colwyn Bay to Cambridge train services, operated by Transport for Wales, depart from Colwyn Bay station.
Colwyn Bay to Cambridge train services, operated by Transport for Wales, arrive at Chester station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colwyn Bay to Cambridge is 210 miles. It takes approximately 3h 38m to drive from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge.
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What companies run services between Colwyn Bay, Wales and Cambridge, England?
You can take a train from Colwyn Bay to Cambridge via Chester, London Euston, and King's Cross in around 5h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Shotton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Colwyn Bay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Colwyn Bay to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- [email protected]
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01954 230011
- Website
- go-whippet.co.uk
Bus from Huntingdon station to Drummer St Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.go-whippet.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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