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Compare train, coach and flight for Carlisle to Cambridge
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Cambridge among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £32 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 5h 38m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, while a train costs an average of £73.
Distance: 361 km
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£32 Average Price Cheapest | £73 Average Price |
11h 20m Average total duration 10h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 38m Average total duration Fastest 5h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Cambridge from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Carlisle to Cambridge is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
17:115h57Carlisle23:08CambridgeFind prices2 changes
Cheapest
- 17:115h57Carlisle23:08CambridgeFind prices2 changes
Fastest
- 10:504h24Carlisle15:14Cambridge£2621One-way1 change
Other options
- 15:085h59Carlisle21:07CambridgeFind prices2 changes
- 12:086h00Carlisle18:08CambridgeFind prices2 changes
- 13:066h01Carlisle19:07CambridgeFind prices2 changes
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FAQs: Carlisle to Cambridge
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Cambridge:
A coach is £41 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Cambridge costing on average £73.
A coach is £90 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Carlisle to Cambridge costing on average £123.
Other travel options to Cambridge take longer:
Train takes on average 5h 38m.
Coach takes on average 11h 20m.
- Around 7 flights per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Cambridge as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Cambridge station (CBG).
- Flights mostly depart from Newcastle Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Cambridge, Parkside (Parker's Piece).
- Travel with Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast to go to Cambridge by train.
- Travel with National Express, Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire to go to Cambridge by coach.
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