Travelling to Christ’s College

There is no parking on-site at Christ’s College. We recommend guests use public transport to visit us.

• On University map
• Postcode: CB2 3BU
• What3Words location of main gate: ///petty.dose.lonely

Christ’s main gate is on St Andrew’s Street.

By Train

You can check the timetable and prices, and book tickets on the The Trainline or  National Rail enquiries website 

• Cambridge has 2 railway stations. We recommend that you travel to Cambridge (a 21 min walk from Christ’s) and not Cambridge North (a 45 min walk from Christ’s).
• There are direct trains to Cambridge railway station from both London Liverpool Street and London Kings Cross mainline stations. It’s worth checking the arrival time as well as the departure times, as some trains take 45 mins and others stop at all stations and take closer to 2 hours.
• If you are traveling from the north, you normally need to change at Peterborough and/or Ely if you don’t come via London.

Cambridge railway station is not in the city centre. When you arrive at Cambridge station, the options for getting to Christ’s are as follows:

Walk 

This is easiest – it’s a 21 min walk for the 1.1 miles (1.8k) to Christ’s and the route is easy. Coming out of the station, go straight down Station Road (the road in front of you), and at the end of the road, turn right onto Hills Road. Then you just keep going straight until you get to Christ’s. Hills Road becomes Regent Street, which then becomes St Andrew’s Street. Route to Christ’s.

Get on a Cambridge bus

There are frequent bus services from Cambridge railway station to the city centre. When you get out of the station, go left for the bus stops and look out for the Citi 1, Citi 3, or Citi 7. The bus stops say which buses there are, and where they go. Check that your bus is going into Cambridge since the buses go in both directions. Ask for a single to the centre – that should only be £1.

Get a taxi

There’s a taxi rank at the station exit, and for your return, there’s a taxi rank on St Andrew’s Street, just outside Christ’s. Should you need to call a taxi at any point, the biggest local company is Panther or alternatively, CamCab. Taxis from the train station to Christ’s is usually around £7-8.

The buses stop on St Andrews’ Street, on Emmanuel Street, or at the small Drummer Street Bus Station. If you have a look at this map, you’ll see that all three are effectively in the same place, very close indeed to Christ’s.

After your visit, for the way back to the station, this map shows you where to catch your bus (the Citi 1 towards Fulbourn, the Citi 3 towards Cherry Hinton, and the Citi 7 towards Sawston or Saffron Walden all stop at Cambridge railway station).

By Coach

Coaches can be a good option and where there’s a good service, it may be cheaper than getting the train. National Express long-distance coach services terminate at Parkside, on the Northern side of Parkers Piece. Christ’s is only a few minutes walk from there.

By Road

There is no parking on-site at Christ’s College. We recommend guests use public transport to visit us

There are several Park and Ride sites located outside the city centre with frequent buses into Cambridge.

If you are travelling by car we recommend that visitors use these facilities whenever possible. You can leave the car at the Park and Ride sites overnight but there is a charge.

If you do decide to venture in and park in town the closest car park to Christ’s is the Grand Arcade or the Grafton Centre, however, do be aware that parking in Cambridge city centre car parks can be difficult (these city centre car parks are often full) and is also expensive.

Cambridge city centre is often very congested indeed, particularly around rush hours and school run times (around 3.30 pm), when you tend to get stuck in a long queue. ). Be careful driving centrally as there are some bus gates, which will result in a fine if you go through them!

By Plane

The nearest and most convenient airport for Cambridge is London Stansted. Despite the name, this airport is not actually in London – it’s roughly halfway between London and Cambridge, and that has a train terminal underneath the terminal with regular trains to Cambridge (then see the information above about arriving by train). You can use this website to find the train times. Alternatively, there is a National Express coach that will take you between Stansted and Cambridge.

Maps

• How to find us
• Christ’s College Map(this identifies staircases and public rooms)
• Printable Cambridge map(showing the train station bottom right)
• Visit Cambridge Map