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Compare coach and train for Cambridge to Oxford
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cambridge to Oxford among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £45 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 2h 35m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.0 - 0.1kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £45, while a train costs an average of £58.
Distance: 106 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Driving |
|---|---|---|
£58 Average Price | £45 Average Price Cheapest | £23 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 35m Average total duration Fastest 2h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 34m Average total duration 4h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 14m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.0 - 0.1kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Cambridge to Oxford:
A coach is £13 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cambridge to Oxford costing on average £58.
Other travel options to Oxford take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 34m.
You'll arrive about 9m sooner (2h 5m by train vs 2h 14m by car). Tickets start at around £58 compared to roughly £23 in fuel and tolls — so you're paying a bit more, but getting hours of your day back, a city-centre arrival, and the freedom to work or relax instead of drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), want to stop along the way, or need a car once you arrive.
Travel optionsfrom Cambridge to Oxford
How to get to Oxford from Cambridge by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cambridge to Oxford is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus17:055h15Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)22:20Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£141One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus17:055h15Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)22:20Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£141One-way1 change
Fastest
C93347+Y15419+
Tube from London Kings Cross to London Paddington9:162h26Cambridge South11:42Oxford station (OXF)£501One-way2 changes
Other options
- Y15423+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Paddington+C9337712:162h27Cambridge South14:43Oxford station (OXF)£501One-way2 changes
- W34894+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Paddington+G7700012:462h30Cambridge South15:16Oxford station (OXF)£501One-way2 changes
- C93347+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Paddington+Y154199:122h30Cambridge station (CBG)11:42Oxford station (OXF)£501One-way2 changes
- NX727 · NX73712:155h55Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)18:10Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£591One-way1 change
- NX777 · NX73719:156h35Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)1:50Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£591One-way1 change
- NX727 · NX73713:557h15Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece)21:10Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station£591One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Cambridge to Oxford:
A coach is £13 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cambridge to Oxford costing on average £58.
Other travel options to Oxford take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 34m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cambridge and Oxford 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 Oxford station (OXF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece) and arrive in Oxford, Gloucester Green Bus Station.
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Northern, Thameslink, Greater Anglia, Chiltern Railways to go to Oxford by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Oxford by coach.
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