There are 8 ways to get from Penzance 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 Penzance to London Paddingtontrain Penzance - London Paddington
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain London Kings Cross - Kings Lynn / ...
6h 31m£155–273Bus #2
cheapest- Take the bus from Penzance Bus Station to London Heathrow Airportbus Ukn49
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Parksidebus 727 / ...
11h 30m£50–77Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5bus 805
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Parksidebus 727 / ...
11h 30m£61–100Drive 330.4 mi
- Drive from Penzance to Cambridgecar 330.4 mi
5h 48m£82–118Train, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NQY - STN
5h 58m£67–253Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NQY - LHR
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
9h 11m£173–460Train, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NQY - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
9h 4m£131–365Train, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Penzance to Trurotrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NQY - LCY
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridgetrain
9h 34m£278–729
Penzance to Cambridge by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Penzance to Cambridge is to bus which costs £45 - £80 and takes 11h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Penzance to Cambridge is to drive which takes 5h 48m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Penzance station to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Parkside via Heathrow Terminal 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Penzance to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Penzance and arriving at Cambridge via Paddington and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 31m.
The distance between Penzance and Cambridge is 363 miles. The road distance is 332.3 miles.
The best way to get from Penzance to Cambridge without a car is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £150 - £280.
It takes approximately 6h 31m to get from Penzance to Cambridge, including transfers.
Penzance to Cambridge bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Penzance to Cambridge train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Penzance station.
The best way to get from Penzance to Cambridge is to train which takes 6h 31m and costs £150 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £60 - £100 and takes 11h 30m.
What companies run services between Penzance, England and Cambridge, England?
You can take a train from Penzance to Cambridge via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, and King's Cross in around 6h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Parkside via Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 11h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- 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
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- 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
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- 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
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £310–600
- 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 Penzance to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–230
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- 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
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 Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- 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 Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Penzance to Truro
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Penzance Bus Station to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Penzance to Cambridge bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Penzance to Cambridge train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Penzance to Cambridge is 332 miles. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Penzance to Cambridge.
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