Cambridge local area information

Railway services (Cambridge to and from London)

See National Rail's service alterations page for details of changes to published timetables.

Cambridge-London services are run by two companies: First Capital Connect (customer service phone 0845 026 4700) for King's Cross services and National Express East Anglia (customer service phone 0845 600 7245) for Liverpool Street services. The National Rail telephone enquiry number is 08457 48 49 50.

Timetables from Cambridge to London:
Timetables from London to Cambridge:

For general information and other routes, see

the National Rail Enquiries web site, which includes:
- journey planner
- full national rail timetable
- service disruptions (details of current service alterations, planned engineering works, etc.)
- live departure boards including Cambridge station (but see also notes and limitations regarding the live departure boards)
- train company contact details and maps
thetrainline.com for journey planner and tickets
Deutsche Bahn AG's European journey planner (in English and German, includes UK routes and summary timetables).
traveline public transport info gives extensive links to UK train service information

NB Their suggested routes and times may not be the only possibilities, and may not reflect timetable changes (for Bank Holidays, engineering work, etc.). Especially where services run by different companies are involved, there may be restrictions on which tickets are valid for a particular combination of services. Confirm details before travelling.

General information

Cambridge railway station is in Station Road (see map).

The National Rail telephone enquiry number is 08457 48 49 50 (BT local rate call within the UK).

There are frequent direct trains from Cambridge to London

to King's Cross via Royston, Hitchin, Stevenage, Finsbury Park, etc.
to Liverpool Street via Audley End, Bishop's Stortford, Harlow Town, etc.

(but note that many services stop at only a few of the intermediate stations).

Direct trains are also available to: Birmingham, Bury St Edmunds, Ely, Ipswich, King's Lynn, Leicester, Liverpool, Manchester, Newmarket, Nottingham, Norwich, Peterborough and Sheffield.

The title of this document is: Railway services (Cambridge to and from London)
URL: http://www.cam.ac.uk/local/trains/