There are 6 ways to get from Cambridge to Strand by train, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cambridge to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
15h 58mR 7,443–17,981Bus to Luton Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LTN - CPT
17h 57mR 6,031–20,698Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGW - CPT
15h 34mR 9,497–15,810Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to King's Crosstrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LCY - CPT
17h 23mR 10,100–26,655Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cambridge to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NWI - CPT
18h 41mR 13,182–44,709Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane STN - CPT
19h 5mR 6,136–20,873
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Strand is to bus and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 21 000 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Strand is to train and fly which takes 15h 34m and costs R 9 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between Cambridge and Strand is 9836 km.
It takes approximately 15h 58m to get from Cambridge to Strand, including transfers.
Strand is 2h ahead of Cambridge. It is currently 2:16 PM in Cambridge and 4:16 PM in Strand.
There are 1265+ hotels available in Strand.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Strand, South Africa?
easyJet, Air France, and four other airlines fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–43,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–43,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–18,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 700–900
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,400
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 700–850
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Cambridge to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,200
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 130–220
- Website
- National Express
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