There are 8 ways to get from Cambridge to Formby by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain Kings Lynn - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain London Euston - Liverpool Lime Street
5h 4m£102–207Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus Uk083
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Uk021 / ...
7h 16m£24–43Drive 190.7 mi
- Drive from Cambridge to Formbycar 190.7 mi
3h 40m£47–68Fly London Stansted Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
5h 44m£68–176Train via Birmingham
- Take the train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Streettrain Stansted Airport - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain Birmingham New Street - Liverpool Lime Street
5h 27m£113–196Train #2
- Take the train from Ely to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain Norwich - Liverpool Lime Street
7h 9m£109–167Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LTN - LPL
6h 20m£68–211Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Formbytrain
5h 58m£120–417
Cambridge to Formby by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Formby is to bus which costs £23 - £45 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Formby is to drive which takes 3h 40m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Cambridge to Formby. However, there are services departing from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 and arriving at School Lane via Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Liverpool, Liverpool One and Queen Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 16m.
No, there is no direct train from Cambridge to Formby. However, there are services departing from Cambridge and arriving at Formby via London Euston and Liverpool South Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Cambridge and Formby is 262 miles. The road distance is 191.8 miles.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Formby without a car is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs £100 - £210.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Cambridge to Formby, including transfers.
Cambridge to Formby bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 station.
Cambridge to Formby train services, operated by Great Northern, depart from Cambridge station.
The best way to get from Cambridge to Formby is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs £100 - £210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £23 - £45 and takes 7h 16m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £180 and takes 5h 44m.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Formby, England?
You can take a train from Cambridge to Formby via King's Cross, London Euston, and Liverpool South Parkway in around 5h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to School Lane via Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Queen Square Bus Station in around 7h 16m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Cambridge to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Ely to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- merseyrail.org
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Formby
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- https://www.merseyrail.org/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18 to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Cambridge to Formby bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway station.
Cambridge to Formby train services, operated by Great Northern, arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cambridge to Formby is 192 miles. It takes approximately 3h 40m to drive from Cambridge to Formby.
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