Trains from Oxford to Cambridge

Oxford to Cambridge train information

Which operators can I use?

There are many train companies across the country & Europe. By searching for your ticket using our travel search engine, you can see the trains from Oxford in England to Cambridge in England as well as the train operator for this journey.

How much times does it take?

Travelling by train is a fast and easy option to go to Cambridge from Oxford. The average travel duration between Oxford to Cambridge is 3h00m to travel the 66 miles.

What is the price of the train?

Based on our data, the lowest fare to travel in the next month is £28.52. This price is based on an adult ticket and does not include the money you can save with a railcard.

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Booking your train ticket in advance is often cheaper than leaving it to the day you travel. Yet, as you can notice in the chart above, the cost of train tickets Oxford to Cambridge tend to remain approximately the same and cost £52.

Best prices for Oxford to Cambridge trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Oxford and Cambridge by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Cambridge to Oxford and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Oxford - Cambridge train tickets

The most efficient way to pay less on your Oxford Cambridge train ticket may be to get a railcard. While regional railcards can be obtained in some areas, National railcards enable you to save money on most rail fares across the country. Everyone is eligible to at least 1 of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

The main benefit of purchasing a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to break even.

You will need to buy at least £88 of train tickets in a year for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you purchase afterwards, you will spare money.

As an example, train tickets from Oxford to Cambridge cost on average £50.72 (1). When dividing £88 by £50.72 (£88/£50.72 = 1.73), you can see that after only 2 one way journeys from Cambridge to Oxford, the railcard will have paid for itself.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most rail fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey