There are 4 ways to get from Maidenhead to Cambridge by train, subway, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 2 h 1 min
$37 - $62
Cheapest option
Line 7 bus, bus • 4 h 33 min
$37 - $48
2 alternative options
Tube, train • 2 h 46 min
$38 - $58
Drive • 1 h 23 min
$15 - $23
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Maidenhead to Cambridge is to drive which costs £12 - £18 and takes 1 h 23 min.
The quickest way to get from Maidenhead to Cambridge is to drive which costs £12 - £18 and takes 1 h 23 min.
The distance between Maidenhead and Cambridge is 59 miles. The road distance is 74 miles.
It takes approximately 2 h 1 min to get from Maidenhead to Cambridge, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Maidenhead to Cambridge. However, there are services departing from Maidenhead Town Centre, Broadway (Queen Street) and arriving at Cambridge Parkside via Slough Town Centre, Queensmere (Queensmere Shopping Ctr) and London Heathrow Airport T2 & T3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4 h 33 min.
- Distance: 59.2 miles
- Duration: 2 h 1 min
What companies run services between Maidenhead, England and Cambridge, England?
You can take a train from Maidenhead to Cambridge via London Paddington, Paddington (H&C Line)-Underground, King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station, and London Kings Cross in around 2 h 1 min. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Maidenhead to Cambridge via Slough Bus Station, Slough Town Centre, Queensmere (Queensmere Shopping Ctr), Heathrow Central Bus Station, and London Heathrow Airport T2 & T3 in around 4 h 33 min.
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Kings Cross to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $35
- Website
- greatnorthernrail.com
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Contact Details
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Ealing Broadway Underground Station to Liverpool Street Underground Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $4 - $6
- Schedules at
- tfl.gov.uk
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
Train from London Liverpool Street to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Website
- abelliogreateranglia.co.uk
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Blackfriars to Cambridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 18 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $35
- Schedules at
- thameslinkrailway.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)191 520 4000
- enquiries@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arriva.co.uk
Bus from Slough Town Centre, Queensmere (Queensmere Shopping Ctr) to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5 - $7
- Schedules at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Book at
- arrivabus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Heathrow Airport T2 & T3 to Cambridge Parkside
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28 - $34
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
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