How to find the Cavendish Laboratory

As well as the (clickable) map to the right, Cambridge City Council also has a map of central Cambridge, and a list of other maps of Cambridge can be found at this site.

By Train

The timetable for Cambridge-London trains can be found here. Trains run from both King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations in London. A more extensive information service for train timetables over the whole country is now provided by National Rail at this location . Cambridge station is about 5 km from King's - it is best to take a taxi.

By Bus/Coach

Most national coach companies visit Cambridge and in all cases arrive at the main bus station in Drummer Street, in the centre of Cambridge.

By Air

The closest of the London airports is Stansted. There are a limited number of cities with flights to Stansted, which AT THE MOMENT does NOT include any flights to or from Geneva with EasyJet (Until recently there was a single flight a day, which may possibly resume at some stage. Interested parties should check the current status). Buses run approximately hourly to Cambridge, taking about 45 minutes. There is also a train service from Stansted Airport Station to Cambridge, taking about 30 minutes.

There are also a limited number of cities with flights to London City Airport, on the eastern side of London. A direct scheduled service from Geneva is operated by the Swiss airline. There is a shuttlebus service running every 20 minutes between City Airport and Liverpool Street station (about 25 minutes journey time) from where there are trains to Cambridge. There is also a shuttlebus service to Canning Town every 5 minutes (journey time 5 minutes) from where you can take the Underground or the Docklands Light Railway into central London (this can be quicker than the Liverpool Street bus service during rush hours).

London Luton Airport also has services from a limited range of cities. However, it is especially well served by EasyJet from Geneva. There is a bus service every two hours from the airport to Cambridge.

London Heathrow and Gatwick airports are both served by hourly buses to Cambridge. The scheduled journey time is about two hours from Heathrow and three hours from Gatwick. Because of heavy traffic around London, the actual departure times of these buses are sometimes very different to the times listed in the timetable. You just have to locate the correct bus stop and then wait for one to come. Alternatively, you can take the underground from Heathrow or a train from Gatwick to central London, and then a train to Cambridge. Either train or bus takes about the same time to get to Cambridge.

Last updated 8 June 2005