There are 9 ways to get from Cornwall to Cambridge by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Par
best- Take the train from Par to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain London Kings Cross - Kings Lynn / ...
6h 37m£130–250Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 805
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Parksidebus 727 / ...
10h 43m£52–92Drive 289.9 mi
- Drive from Cornwall to Cambridgecar 289.9 mi
5h 6m£72–103Bus, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Community Hospital to Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NQY - STN
5h 29m£58–237Train
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington / ...
- Take the train from Farringdon to Cambridgetrain Brighton - Cambridge / ...
7h 13m£135–244Train via Bristol
- Take the train from Bodmin Parkway to Bristol Parkwaytrain Penzance - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cambridgetrain Bristol Temple Meads - Stansted Airport
10h£168–263Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NQY - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
8h 42m£164–444Fly to Luton Airport, bus
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NQY - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Parksidebus
10h 10m£83–289Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NQY - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
9h£269–713
Cornwall to Cambridge by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cornwall to Cambridge is to bus which costs £50 - £95 and takes 10h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cornwall to Cambridge is to drive which takes 5h 6m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Cornwall to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Roundabout and arriving at Parkside via Dennison Road Car Park and Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Cornwall to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Luxulyan and arriving at Cambridge via Par, Paddington and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Cornwall and Cambridge is 322 miles. The road distance is 291.6 miles.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Cambridge without a car is to train via Par which takes 6h 37m and costs £130 - £250.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Cornwall to Cambridge, including transfers.
Cornwall to Cambridge bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Dennison Road Car Park station.
Cornwall to Cambridge train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Par station.
The best way to get from Cornwall to Cambridge is to train via Par which takes 6h 37m and costs £130 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £95 and takes 10h 43m.
What companies run services between Cornwall, England and Cambridge, England?
You can take a train from Luxulyan to Cambridge via Par, London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Roundabout to Parkside via Mount Folly, Dennison Road Car Park, and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 10h 43m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £220–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £170–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bodmin Parkway to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- 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
- 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 Farringdon to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- 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
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bodmin Parkway to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Dennison Road Car Park to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- [email protected]
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
Bus from Community Hospital to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
- Phone
- +44 345 241 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
Bus from Community Hospital to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Stagecoach South West
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Booking & Getting There
Cornwall to Cambridge bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Cornwall to Cambridge train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cornwall to Cambridge is 292 miles. It takes approximately 5h 6m to drive from Cornwall to Cambridge.
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