There are 5 ways to get from Cambridge to Strand by train, plane, or bus
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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 6,931–19,705Bus 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 47mR 5,506–19,669Train 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 44mR 7,122–17,031Train 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 20mR 10,752–34,555Train 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 14mR 16,689–60,934
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cambridge to Strand is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 17 000 and takes 15h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Cambridge to Strand is to train and fly which takes 15h 44m and costs R 7 000 - R 17 000.
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 9:43 PM in Cambridge and 11:43 PM in Strand.
There are 1075+ hotels available in Strand.
What companies run services between Cambridge, England and Strand, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Cambridge to Strand. However, you can take the train to Farringdon, walk to Farringdon Without, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Strand. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Strand.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–35,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–15,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Cambridge to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 650–950
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 900–1,300
Train from Cambridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,900
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 950–1,400
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 1,300–1,900
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 600–900
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 850–1,200
Train from Cambridge to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 480–700
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
Train from Cambridge to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 490–700
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 490–700
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Parkside to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 340–470
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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