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How to get to Cambridge

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Important: Please do not book your travel until you have registered and your registration and accommodation bookings have been confirmed.

Air

London Stansted Airport is the closest major airport and is about 30 miles from Cambridge (40 minutes by car). Cambridge is within easy reach by rail, coach or taxi and the railway station is part of the terminal. The times of trains between Stansted Airport and Cambridge can be found from the National Rail web site. Coach services from Stansted Airport to Cambridge run once per hour, and the journey takes about 50 minutes. Tickets can be purchased from the coach ticket desk in the arrivals area of the terminal or on the coach.

Details of other major airports are as follows. Please note journey times are dependant on traffic.

London Luton:
Journey time to Cambridge is 1.5 hours

London City:
Journey time to Cambridge is approximately 1.5 hours

London Heathrow:
Journey time to Cambridge is 2.5 hours

Taxi

Taxi is also another quick way to get to the city and also direct to the West Road Concert Hall. Taxis are available outside Stansted Airport, Cambridge Railway Station and Cambridge Bus Station. If you want to book in advance see the links below for some companies that would be able to help:

www.airports-anytime.co.uk/cambridge.html
www.abacusairports.com
www.silverstar-cars.co.uk/

Bus (Coach)

Cambridge coach station is close to the city centre and there is an adjacent taxi rank. Direct coach services operate between London Victoria and Cambridge and all the major airports. Times and fares can be found at www.nationalexpress.com.

A low-cost coach service between Oxford and Cambridge is operated by Megabus.

Long-distance coach services are run by National Express.

Train

Information about UK train services is available at www.nationalrail.co.uk

Cambridge Railway Station is located a mile southeast of the city centre and there are frequent bus services that run between the station and the city centre including the Stagecoach Cambridge services Citi 1, Citi 3 and Citi 7.

The West Road Concert Hall is a 10 to 15 minute taxi ride from the railway station and taxis can be found in the queue outside the station.

If you are coming from the North it is advisable to change at Peterborough.

Trains run regularly to Cambridge Railway Station from both London King's Cross and London Liverpool Street. The journey time of the faster Kings Cross strains (Cambridge Cruiser trains) is about 45 minutes, while the other trains are slower and take around 70 minutes.

There is a direct train service from London Stansted Airport to Cambridge Railway Station. The service takes about 30 minutes and is operated by Central Trains. The service operates seven days a week and train times and fares between Stansted Airport and Cambridge can be found on the National Rail website.

Car

Directions to West Road Concert Hall can be found at http://www.westroad.org/contact/find_us.html. The postcode for GPS route planners is CB3 9DP.

West Road Concert Hall Location Map


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Parking

Parking in Cambridge is limited and expensive so delegates are advised to take a train or coach into the city. If you do choose to drive into the city there are some car parks.

  • There are approximately 50 Pay & Display spaces are available on West Road immediately opposite the Hall
  • All car parking spaces on the Sidgwick Site (currently 200) are free outside normal office hours (Mon-Fri)
  • The nearest unregulated streets are Herschel, Adams and Cranmer Roads
  • Disabled parking spaces are available on Sidgwick Site.

For more information on parking go to:
www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/parking/

Cambridgeshire County Council run a 'Park and Ride' service from Madingley Road, just off Junction 13 of the M11 to the West of Cambridge. Take the Citi 4 bus (which runs from Monday to Friday) and alight at 'West Road University stop', which is approximately 50 metres from the West Road Concert Hall.

Currency

Please note that taxi drivers will only accept UK £ Sterling. Euros are not accepted in the UK.

If you do get lost, contact the West Road Concert Hall for directions:

Tel: +44 (0)1223 335184

West Road Concert Hall
11 West Rd
Cambridge
CB3 9DP

Useful Contacts

Park and Ride www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport
/around/parkandride/
01223 718167
Parking www.cambridge.gov.uk/parking 01223 458500
Transport Direct www.transportdirect.info
Trains www.nationalrail.co.uk 08457 484950
Coaches www.nationalexpress.co.uk 08717 818181


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