Cambridge is a great place for sustainable travel, so if you are about to visit us – or if you are already with us – here are some options for how to get to the Faculty whilst considering the environment at the same time.
We are located in the Raised Faculty Building in Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 9DA, close to the city centre and easy to get to on foot, by bike, scooter, bus and train. Here is a link to the University map, showing you exactly where we are in Cambridge. Zoom in and out to see our location more clearly.
How to get to us:
By bike:
Bikes are a great way to get around Cambridge! The University has over 13,000 cycle parking spaces across the estate and provides cycle parking at all sites. To find out where to park your bike, please visit the University map. If you zoom in on the Sidgwick Site, the bike parks closest to the Faculty are clearly marked.
There are a number of useful maps and journey planners to help you plan a journey by bike:
- Cycle Streets is an excellent tool that allows you to plan a cycle route tailored to the type of journey you are looking for.
- There are detailed cycle maps on the Cambridgeshire County Council website covering Cambridge City Centre and the surrounding areas.
By electric bike & scooter:
There are approximately 50 Voi electric ‘e-bikes’ and over 300 ‘e-scooters’ to hire and use around the city. By using Voi’s app on your smartphone, you can find a nearby bike or scooter, unlock it by scanning the barcode on it, and use it for as long as you need.
For staff, the University’s sustainability team are launching a pilot using Voi for Travel at Work journeys. You can find out more here.
Staff and students can apply for a 20% discount on the cost of rides or on monthly passes through Voi’s 'Voi 4 Students' programme. You can sign up for these discounts here.
You can read the Frequently Asked Questions on Voi and its technology here, or watch this video for more information.
By bus:
Buses are a good way to travel in Cambridge as they are frequent and cost effective. Most are operated by Stagecoach (Citi), where you can buy a ticket from the driver. A Dayrider ticket is valid for unlimited travel on Stagecoach buses for one day. Other options include a Megarider ticket, which provides unlimited travel on Citi buses for seven days. Most bus stops have electric signs that report when the bus will arrive. The main bus station is on Drummer Street, in the centre of Cambridge. Stagecoach buses also offer £1 single fare tickets between Cambridge City Centre, Cambridge Railway Station & the Biomedical Campus on the following buses:
- Busway A, B and C (to the City Centre)
- Citi 1
- Citi 3
- Citi 7
- Route 13
The Universal bus service (run by Whippet) links Eddington with West Cambridge, the city centre (Queens College/Silver Street), the railway station and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (including Addenbrookes), running every 15 minutes Monday to Friday, every 20 minutes on Saturdays, and every 30 on Sundays. The route map can be seen on the Map of the University or on Whippet's website. Discounts apply for University card holders; show the driver your card and pay £1 per single journey or if you're travelling all day ask for the £2 universal Student/Staff day ticket. This allows unlimited travel for 24hrs.
The city has 5 Park & Ride sites, at Babraham Road, Madingley Road, Milton, Newmarket Road and Trumpington. For information on exactly where these sites are and how much tickets cost, see here.
For real time bus information, see Smart Cambridge here.
By train:
Cambridge has 2 railway stations: Cambridge Railway Station is the principal station at the end of Station Road, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-east of the city centre. Cambridge North Station is in Cowley Road, approximately 2.5 miles (4km) from the city centre. Both have bus links into the centre of Cambridge. For onward journey information from Cambridge Railway Station, see here.
For information about rail services running to and from Cambridge see the National Rail website.
By car:
If you do need to travel by car, you can find out about Car Clubs in Cambridge here. The University has also signed up for a trial of the free Kinto Join journey sharing app. Staff members can use the app to arrange journey sharing to and from the University's main sites with another member of staff. You can download the app and use the service regardless of how you currently travel to work and you don't have to be a car owner to use it to catch a lift.
One of the largest contributors to our individual carbon footprints is transport and our choice of transport can mean a larger or smaller impact on our environment.
So consider the environment when you need to travel and make a smarter, greener choice.
