Bike / on foot
Refer to the map "Cambridge and the West site".
From Trumpington Street, make your way to Robinson College (King's Parade - Senate House Passage - Garret Hostel Lane; or Trumpington Street - Silver Street - Sidgwick Avenue - Grange Road) Follow Adam's Road at the side of Robinson College and at the end take the signposted foot and cycle path towards Coton. Turn right through the new Hauser Centre building and then left onto Charles Babbage Road. IfM is the black and yellow building on your left.
Bus (local)
Uni4 bus
Buses operate to a 20 minute timetabled service frequency, on Mondays to Fridays, between Madingley Road Park & Ride and Addenbrooke's Hospital, serving many University and College sites along the way. A Uni4 timetable and route map is available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/em/travel/bus/uni4.shtml
University and college staff and students can travel for the reduced fare of 50p per single journey,
on presentation of a University Card (see http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/misd/univcard/ for
details about the card). The Uni4 service is coordinated with the Citi 4 bus service, which runs
between Cambridge and Cambourne/St Neots and also operated by Stagecoach, to provide a
combined 10-minute timetabled service frequency between Trumpington Street and the West
Cambridge Site. A reduced fare of 50p per single journey is also available on the same section of
the Citi 4 service, on presentation of a University Card.
Real Time Information for the Uni4 and other bus services is now available online via
http://www.cambridgeshirebus.info/ from which information can be obtained about actual bus arrival times at stops.
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Car
From the South and from London, Cambridge is a short trip up the M11 motorway.
From the north, the A1 and M1 link to the A14 dual carriageway straight to the city, and from the east and west, the A14 again takes you to Cambridge.
BBC Travel Information
Parking
Alan Reece building visitor permits should be booked in advance by contacting IfM reception (email: ifm-reception@eng.cam.ac.uk).
'Park and ride' (free parking, cheap bus to centre) sites are shown on the maps (left). For details of routes, stops and timetables: http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/around/park_ride/
Train
There are excellent connections from Scotland and the North via Peterborough, and regional services from Birmingham and the Midlands, East Anglia and the Northwest.
From London, frequent, fast rail services depart from King's Cross and Liverpool Street stations. There are also hourly services to Cambridge from Stansted Airport.
National
Rail timetable / journey planner
The IfM is a 10 minute taxi drive from Cambridge railway station.
Buses run every 10 minutes from the station to the city centre, from where the Citi4 bus runs every 20 minutes to the University West site.
Coach
A frequent coach service to Cambridge is available from London Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted airports.
Cambridge's Drummer Street bus station, served by all national coach services is situated in the city centre.
National Express Coaches
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By Air
London Stansted is the nearest international airport to Cambridge, located just 30 miles to the South of the city, with easy access by train (direct rail link to Cambridge), coach, or car (M11). EasyJet and Ryanair fly from Stansted.
Cambridge is also within reach of London Luton, London Heathrow, London Gatwick.
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Taxi Services
The approximate taxi fare from Cambridge railway station to the City Centre is £6.00.
Several taxi companies offer an airport service costing approximately £45 one way for Stansted and £90 to London Heathrow for pre-booked taxis. They should be contacted in advance to arrange collection from any London airport for transfer to Cambridge.
Local taxi firms
Panther Taxi – +44 (0) 1223 715715
A1 Cabs - +44 (0) 1223 525555
Camtax Taxi - +44 (0) 1223 242424
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