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Compare train and coach for Cambridge to Shrewsbury
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Cambridge to Shrewsbury among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £39. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 42m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £39, and a train costs an average of £22.
Distance: 202 km
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£66 Average Price | £42 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 12m Average total duration Fastest 3h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 40m Average total duration 5h 10m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Cambridge to Shrewsbury
How to get to Shrewsbury from Cambridge by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Cambridge to Shrewsbury is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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G385855:154h06Cambridge station (CBG)9:21Shrewsbury station (SHR)£1251One-way1 change
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- G00950+G385855:154h06Cambridge station (CBG)9:21Shrewsbury station (SHR)£1251One-way1 change
Fastest
- G00950+G385855:154h06Cambridge station (CBG)9:21Shrewsbury station (SHR)£1251One-way1 change
Other options
- G00952+G383565:584h24Cambridge station (CBG)10:22Shrewsbury station (SHR)£1251One-way1 change
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Tube from Finsbury Park to London Euston5:554h17Cambridge South10:12Shrewsbury station (SHR)£2221One-way3 changes- W34073+G38873+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Euston+
C826725:594h47Cambridge South10:46Shrewsbury station (SHR)£2221One-way3 changes
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FAQs: Cambridge to Shrewsbury
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This is compared to other travel options from Cambridge to Shrewsbury:
A coach is £24 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Cambridge to Shrewsbury costing on average £66.
Other travel options to Shrewsbury take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 10m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Cambridge and Shrewsbury as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Cambridge station (CBG) and arrive in Shrewsbury station (SHR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece) and arrive in Shrewsbury, Raven Meadows.
- Travel with National Express to go to Shrewsbury by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Northern to go to Shrewsbury by train.
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