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Arrival

The train station is off Hills Road, a mile or so southeast of the city centre. You could walk an easy twenty minutes into the centre but it gets tedious so shuttle bus #3, which runs to downtown Emmanuel Road can be taken. It runs every ten minutes or so but is less frequent on Sundays.

The bus station lies at the centre on Drummer Street, right by Christ's Pieces - and Emmanuel Road. Stansted airport is thirty miles south of Cambridge on the M11 and is also famous for its striking terminal building designed by Norman Foster. There are trains running ecery hour from the airport to the city and regular bus services as well.

Traveling by car is not very convenient as much of the city centre is closed to traffic and on-street parking is almost impossible. The best option for a day trip is a Park-and-Ride car park. These are signposted on all major approaches

The city centre is small and it is easy and comfortable to walk around. Apart from getting to or coming from the train station, buses need not much use. Therefore it is apt for cycling to be extremely popular with the locals and students as it is enjoyable. The town has bike rental outlets doted all over including the at the train station which is quite handy. Bikes being so popular, bike theft is common and whenever leaving your bike someplace, padlock it to something immovable.

The Cambridge tourist office is situated at a convenient location in the ornate, off King’s Parade which was a former public library on Wheeler Street. The tourist office issues city maps, leaflets on local attractions and also sells in-depth guides to the city which cost about £4.
Help is also provided with accommodation and this is a useful service when rooms are hard to find especially in summer. The best source of information on entertainment and eating out is “Adhoc’s What’s On?”. This is a monthly brochure available free of cost at the tourist office and large bookstores.
The Cambridge tourist office timings are:

April-October
Monday-Friday 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Sunday 11am-4pm

 November-March
 Monday-Friday 10am-5.30pm
 Saturday 10am-5pm

Telephone: 01223/322640

Walking tours of the centre are run by the tourist office for 2 hours daily from 1-4pm at the cost of £7. These tours are expensive but provide for entrance to at least one college which would otherwise charge for the privilege. It is advisable to book in advance in the summer.

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