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Travelling from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge, the fastest train takes 1h 5m with an average travel time of 1h 22m. With 100 daily trains, the first departs at 00:09 and the last at 23:57. Off-Peak hours begin at 09:30 on weekdays, and all-day Off-Peak on weekends and bank holidays. Keep informed of live train status, times, delays, and cancellations with us.
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| Departs | Arrives | Status | Duration | Operator | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
09:46 London Liverpool Street | 11:00 Cambridge | On time | 1h 14m | Great Northern | Find tickets | |
09:58 London Liverpool Street | 11:08 Cambridge | On time | 1h 10m | Greater Anglia | Find tickets | |
10:16 London Liverpool Street | 11:30 Cambridge | On time | 1h 14m | Great Northern | Find tickets | |
10:28 London Liverpool Street | 11:51 Cambridge | On time | 1h 23m | Greater Anglia | Find tickets | |
10:46 London Liverpool Street | 12:00 Cambridge | On time | 1h 14m | Great Northern | Find tickets |
Experience seamless journey planning from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge. Explore the earliest and latest train times, departure and arrival stations, distance, journey time, and pricing options to optimise your trip.
| First train | 00:09 |
|---|---|
| Last train | 23:57 |
| Departure station | London Liverpool Street |
| Arrival station | Cambridge |
| Distance | 48 miles (77 km) |
| Journey time | From 1h 5m |
| Price | From £8.00 |
| Train operators | CrossCountry, Great Northern, Greater Anglia |
The journey from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge takes approximately one hour and eleven minutes with Greater Anglia. Over the course of your journey, you’ll swap the glitz and the glamour, the hustle and bustle of the City of London for the dreaming spires of Cambridge, throttling ahead from London towards Cambridgeshire just north east of Greater London.
Greater Anglia provides train services from London Liverpool Street, reaching destinations across South East England, including Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk, parts of Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire, and Stansted Airport via the Stansted Express.
Found right in the centre of the City of London, Liverpool Street is the terminus of the Great Eastern Mainline and the West Anglia Mainline to Cambridge. This makes it an important transport hub for north-east London and towns and cities in areas such as Hertfordshire and Essex.
It’s an easy station to get to, as you its London Underground station is a major node on the network serving the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, and Metropolitan lines. For example, you can get to Liverpool Street from London Kings Cross in around nineteen minutes. Local buses and taxis are also available outside the station, along Liverpool Street.
There are eight stations between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge served by Greater Anglia. These are Tottenham Hale, Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Harlow Town, Sawbridgeworth, Bishops Stortford, Audley End, and Whittlesford Parkway.
These stops may change due to scheduling alterations, adverse weather conditions, or engineering works, so it’s best to double-check before travelling to avoid disappointment.
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The train from London Liverpool Street will arrive at Cambridge Train Station. The railway station is only around one mile from the city centre, so you have the option of walking if you’d like, or, if you’d prefer, local taxis and buses stop directly outside the main exit. They can take you around the city and the surrounding areas in no time.
Cambridge, known as the "city of perspiring dreams," is famous for its world-renowned university. If academia interests you, visit the Botanical Gardens, King's College Chapel, and enjoy a punt along the River Cam to experience the University of Cambridge life—it's not Hogwarts, but you can still pretend. After soaking in the intellectual atmosphere, indulge in a Cambridge Historic Pub Walk to explore the city's oldest pubs. For more cerebral pursuits, the Fitzwilliam Museum offers insights into art, historical artefacts, and global civilisations.
Cambridge Train Station is a busy station, with over ten million passengers passing through each year. It’s actually the thirteenth busiest railway station in the UK outside of London. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s home to a range of rail operators including Thameslink, CrossCountry, Greater Anglia, and Great Northern, providing train services to destinations like Oxford, Kettering, Brighton and Stansted Airport.
*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.
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