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How to get to Dover from Cambridge by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Cambridge to Dover is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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How to Travel from Cambridge to Dover
There are a number of options when it comes to travelling from Cambridge to Dover. Luxury coaches or high-speed trains make for a comfortable and leisurely journey, irrespective of the budget or timescale for travel. Steeped in history and culture, Cambridge offers attractions for everyone. Visit the famous Cambridge University and marvel at the fine architecture.
Characterised by spectacular and majestic white cliffs, Dover boasts a host of things to do, such as Kearnsey Abbey Gardens. These beautiful gardens are the natural habitat for an array of wildlife.
Train: South Eastern, Great Northern and Abellio Greater Anglia offer multiple services each day from Cambridge Train Station to Dover Priory. The first train of the day departs at 5:45 a.m. and the final journey departs from Cambridge at 23:22 p.m. The journey involves two or three changes, depending on the time of the travel and the average duration is 2 hours and 30 minutes, to 8 hours and 30 minutes.
Bus: National Express service the route from Cambridge Bus Station to Dover Eastern Docks Station daily. There are numerous services throughout the day and evening, with the majority of routes involving one change. The journey duration is approximately 6 hours.
Travelling from Cambridge to Dover: Travel Tips
- What is the cheapest way to travel from Cambridge to Dover? For passengers looking to travel from Cambridge to Dover on a budget, it is recommended to take the bus.
- What is the fastest way to travel from Cambridge to Dover? If speed is a factor of importance, then it's best to take the to reach Dover from Cambridge by train, when there is only one required change.
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FAQs: Cambridge to Dover
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This is compared to other travel options from Cambridge to Dover:
A coach is £31 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cambridge to Dover costing on average £58.
Other travel options to Dover take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 20m.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cambridge and Dover as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cambridge station (CBG) and arrive in Dover Priory (DVP).
- Travel with Southeastern, Great Northern, Thameslink to go to Dover by train.
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