Travel Information and Bus Timetable
Conference buses
Conference buses will be provided to transport delegates to and from Cambridge during the meeting as well as to London Stansted Airport on the last day of the meeting. Please see the timetable below:-
Tuesday 12th July
08:00 Cambridge Train station
08:10 Travelodge Hotel Cambridge Leisure Park
08:40 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
08:50 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
20:15 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
20:25 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
20:55 Travelodge Hotel, Cambridge Leisure Park
21:05 Cambridge Train Station
Wednesday 13th July
08:00 Cambridge Train station
08:10 Travelodge Hotel Cambridge Leisure Park
08:40 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
08:50 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
20:15 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre 20:25 Holiday Inn Whittlesford 20:55 Travelodge Hotel, Cambridge Leisure Park 21:05 Cambridge Train Station
22:45 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
22:55 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
23:25 Travelodge Hotel, Cambridge Leisure Park
23:35 Cambridge Train Station
Thursday 14th July
08:00 Cambridge Train station
08:10 Travelodge Hotel Cambridge Leisure Park
08:40 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
08:50 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
15:30 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
15:40 Holiday Inn Whittlesford
16:10 Travelodge Hotel, Cambridge Leisure Park
16:20 Cambridge Train Station
15:30 Wellcome Trust Conference Centre
Stansted Airport
Trains
From Cambridge Station you can get direct trains to London Liverpool Street, London King’s Cross and Stansted Airport. For train timetables please see: www.nationalrail.co.uk
From Whittlesford Parkway Station (5 minutes drive from campus – but beware there is no taxi bay so you need to pre-order a taxi) and Great Chesterford Station (10 minutes drive from campus) you can get direct trains to London Liverpool Street.
Public bus between Hinxton and Cambridge
There is a public bus (Citi 7) that operates daily. You can obtain a bus timetable from http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/buses/Bustimetabbusno.htm Look for Citi 7 route - Cottenham - Cambridge - Sawston - Duxford/Pampisford/Saffron Walden
Airports
The closest airports are in order: London Stansted (approx. half an hour’s drive), London City (approx. one hour’s drive), London Luton (approx. 50 minutes’ drive), London Heathrow (allow up to 2 hours’ drive) and London Gatwick (allow up to 2.5 hours’ drive).
Taxis
If you require a taxi, please ensure that you book this sufficiently in advance as it can take time for a taxi to reach Hinxton. A taxi from Cambridge to Hinxton costs approximately £25.00 - £30.00.
Contact numbers for some local taxi companies are:
- Mid-Anglia: 01223 836000
- Mastercab: 01223 566654
- Kenway Cars: 01223 832515