Why go
- City and district in Cambridgeshire, England.
- Served by RAF Wyton (QUY).
History
Cambridge is a city and non-metropolitan district in the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It is the county town of Cambridgeshire and is located on the River Cam, 55 miles (89 km) north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of the City of Cambridge was 145,700; the population of the wider built-up area was 181,137. There is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dating back to as early as the Bronze Age, and Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking eras. The first town charters were granted in the 12th century, although modern city status was not officially conferred until 1951.
Restaurants & places to go
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-20:00; Sa-Su 07:30-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 17 King's Parade, Cambridge,… · caffenero.com
French, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-22:00; Su 09:00-21:30 Features: vegan options · 21-24 Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB2 1UF · cote.co.uk
Tea, Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa,Su 09:00-18:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 52a Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1RG · fitzbillies.com
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Vietnamese restaurant · 1 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB · phocafe.co.uk
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 · 30 Bridge Street, Cambridge, CB2 1UJ · chinesecanteen.wordpress.com
Sandwich, Restaurant · Opening hours: 08:00-20:00 Features: step-free access · 44 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AS · marvins.place
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-17:30; Sa 09:30-17:30; Su 10:00-16:00 · 54 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1LN · thelockercafe.co.uk
Sushi, Japanese, Ramen, Udon, Restaurant · Sushi/Japanese restaurant · 9 Saxon Street, Cambridge, CB2 1HN · japassushi.co.uk
Steak House, Restaurant · Steak House restaurant · 1 King's Parade, Cambridge, CB2 1SJ · cambscuisine.com
International, Restaurant · International restaurant · 18 High Street, Cambridge, CB2 9LP · soleandduck.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Kebab, Burger, Restaurant · Kebabs, fried chicken, burgers Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00 · 42 Arbury Road, Cambridge, CB4 2JQ · anchorfishbar.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Ever since Curry Palace won the Inaugural ARTA Champion trophy, the name has become a favourite amongst local and visiting foodies alike.… · currypalacecottenham.com
Thai, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-21:30 · 2 Wheeler Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QB · gigglingsquid.com
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 09:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-00:00; Su 09:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · 23… · browns-restaurants.co.uk
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-21:00 Features: takeaway · CB23 4WU · chopstixnoodles.co.uk
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 113 Histon Road, Cambridge, CB4 3JD · dominos.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Fr 06:00-24:00, Sa 06:00-04:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 9 Rose Crescent, Cambridge, CB2 3LL · mcdonalds.com
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-23:00 Features: takeaway, delivery · 182 East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1BG · pepes.co.uk
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr,Sa 11:30-22:00; Su 11:30-21:00 · Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7DY · bellaitalia.co.uk
Donut, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-19:00; Su 10:00-18:00 Features: step-free access · Kiosk 1-2 Grand Arcade, Cambridge, CB2 3BJ · shops.krispykreme.co.uk
Latin American, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-23:30; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · 1 Quayside, Cambridge, CB5 8AB · iguanas.co.uk
Tex-Mex, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-04:00 Features: takeaway · 10 Market Passage, Cambridge, CB2 3PA · locations.tacobell.co.uk
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00 · 2G Clifton Way, Cambridge, CB1 7DY · wagamama.com
Japanese, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su 10:30-21:00; Fr,Sa 10:30-21:30; Mo,Tu 10:30-21:00; We,Th 10:30-21:30 Features: takeaway, vegetarian options · 23 Petty… · wasabi.uk.com
Hungarian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su 12:00-20:00 · 48 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EN · tastefromhungary.co.uk
Italian Pizza, Ice Cream, Cafe · Opening hours: Su 09:00-18:00; Mo-Sa 09:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 30 Fitzroy Street, Cambridge,… · aromi.co.uk
Brunch, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-15:30; Sa,Su 09:30-15:00 · 46B Woollards Lane, CB22 5LZ · brunchbase.co.uk
European, Restaurant · Opening hours: We-Fr 12:00-15:00,17:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-23:00 · 13-14 The Broadway, Cambridge, CB1 3AH · burencambridge.co.uk
Turkish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:00-14:30,18:00-23:00; Sa,Su 12:00-23:00 · 78-80 King Street, Cambridge, CB1 1LN · efes-cambridge.co.uk
African, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,Tu,Th-Sa 13:00-20:30 Features: takeaway, step-free access · 8 Norfolk Street, Cambridge, CB1 2LF · ekokitchen.co.uk
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu-Th 17:00-24:00; Fr, Sa 17:00-01:00; Mo 17:00-23:30 Features: vegetarian options · Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EE · hevalsilo.com
Brasserie, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr 11:00-22:30; Sa 10:00-22:30; Su 10:00-21:30 · Newnham Road, Cambridge, CB3 9EY · themillworks.co.uk
Hawaiian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:30-22:00, Fr 10:30-13:00, Sa,Su 10:30-24:00 · 21 St Andrew's Street, Cambridge, CB2 3AX · moanapoke.co.uk
Afghan, Coffee Shop, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-23:00; Su 09:00-22:00 Features: halal · 18 Mill Road, Cambridge, CB1 2AD · noshecambridge.co.uk
Kurdish, Persian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Sa-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-22:00 · 34a Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1EN · ranyagrill.com
Udon, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-21:00; Su 10:30-20:00 · 17-18 Petty Cury, Cambridge, CB2 3NE
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Fr,Sa 10:30-22:00; Su-Th 10:30-21:00 Features: takeaway · 50 Sidney Street, Cambridge, CB2 3HX
Korean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Th,Su 12:00-15:00,17:00-20:30; Fr-Sa 12:00-15:00,17:00-21:30 Features: step-free access · 10-12 King Street,… · kimchili.co.uk
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-24:00, Fr 10:00-01:00, Sa 09:30-01:00, Su 09:30-24:00 · 9 Market Street, Cambridge, CB2 3PA · amorino.com
Cake, Cafe · Opening hours: We 10:00-12:30 · friends-of-all-saints-church-longstanton.co.uk
Dessert, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 12:00-22:00; Fr 12:00-23:00; Su 11:30-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 8 Christ's Lane, Cambridge, CB1 1NP · heavenlydesserts.co.uk
Jordanian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu,We 12:00-21:30; Mo off; Th-Su 12:00-23:00 Features: vegetarian options, halal · 60 Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 1LA · littlepetra.co.uk
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 18:00-23:00, Tu-Su 12:00-15:30, Fr,Sa 17:30-23:00 · 24 Green Street, Cambridge, CB2 3JX · mercadocentral.co.uk
Seafood, Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-23:00, Su 12:00-22:00 · 37 Trumpington Street, Cambridge, CB2 1QY · northstarrestaurants.co.uk
Polish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-14:00; Mo off · 231 Chesterton Road, Cambridge, CB4 1AS · klubpolonia.co.uk
355 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
London Stansted Airport (STN) 23 mi to the centre
London, Essex, ENG, GB — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 10 airlines (Ryanair, easyJet, Transavia France, Germanwings…) · direct flights to 153 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Arrecife, Ibiza, Tenerife, Dalaman… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves London (31 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 153 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 124 routes: Aarhus, Alghero, Alicante, Almeria, Ancona, Arrecife, Athens, Barcelona, Bari, Bergamo, Bergerac, Berlin, Biarritz-bayonne, Billund, Bologna, Bordeaux, Bratislava, Bremen, Brindisi, Brive, Brno, Bucharest, Budapest, Bydgoszcz, Carcassonne, Chania, Comiso, Connaught, Cork, Dinard, Dortmund, Dublin, Eindhoven, Faro, Fes, Fuerteventura, Gdansk, Genoa, Gerona, Gothenborg … +84 more
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 23 routes: Amsterdam, Aviles, Belfast, Bilbao, Bodrum, Cagliari, Copenhagen, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ibiza, Ljubljana, Lyon, Malaga, Marrakech, Munich, Naples, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Prague, Sharm El Sheikh, Sofia
- Transavia France TO (737-800) · 13 routes: Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Kos, Menorca, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Rhodos, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Germanwings 4U (A319) · 3 routes: Cologne, Hannover, Stuttgart
- Thomsonfly BY (737-800) · 3 routes: Arrecife, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife
- Aurigny Air Services GR (ATR 72) · 2 routes: Guernsey, Jersey
- Pegasus Airlines PC (737-800) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Izmir
- Air Berlin AB (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Duesseldorf
- Air Moldova 9U (A320, Embraer 190) · 1 route: Chisinau
- Flybe BE (D38) · 1 route: Dundee
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Cambridge International Airport (CBG) 1.9 mi to the centre
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting areas, but some gates board by bus or on foot across the apron — plan for the weather on the day.
Duxford Aerodrome 8 mi to the centre
Duxford, Cambridgeshire, ENG, GB
Fowlmere Airfield 9.4 mi to the centre
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, ENG, GB
Newmarket Heath Airfield 9.5 mi to the centre
Newmarket, Suffolk, ENG, GB
Little Gransden Airfield 12 mi to the centre
Gamlingay, Cambridgeshire, ENG, GB
Getting there by ferry
Cambridge punt tours
Ferry terminal · 0.6 mi from the centre · Cambridge Punters
Where to stay
27-29 Station Rd, Cambridge CB1 2FB, United Kingdom · ad.doubleclick.net
2 Cambridge Sq, Cambridge CB4 0AE, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
15-19 Trumpington St, Cambridge CB2 1QA, United Kingdom · hotelduvin.com
Guildhall St, Cambridge CB2 3NH, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Thompsons Ln, Cambridge CB5 8AQ, United Kingdom · thevarsityhotel.co.uk
63-71 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 1PG, United Kingdom · centennialhotel.co.uk
Huntingdon Rd, Girton, Cambridge CB3 0DL, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
32 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 3AX, United Kingdom · thewatermancambridge.com
47 Eddington Ave, Cambridge CB3 1SE, United Kingdom · lockeliving.com
Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB1 3EP, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
142-146 Tenison Rd, Cambridge CB1 2DP, United Kingdom · cambridgehousehotel.co.uk
53 Lensfield Rd, Cambridge CB2 1EN, United Kingdom · lensfieldhotel.co.uk
9 Mill Rd, Petersfield, Cambridge CB1 2AB, United Kingdom · sys-rsrv.com
37 St Andrew's St, Cambridge CB2 3AR, United Kingdom · thecastlebarcambridge.com
7 Regent Terrace, Cambridge CB2 1AA, United Kingdom · regencyguesthouse.co.uk
Cambridge Leisure Park, Clifton Way, Cambridge CB1 7DY, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
180-190 Newmarket Rd, Cambridge CB5 8HF, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
45-61 Chesterton Rd, Cambridge CB4 3AN, United Kingdom · arundelhousehotels.co.uk
2 Gonville Pl, Cambridge CB1 1LY, United Kingdom · radissonhotels.com
33A Milton Rd, Cambridge CB4 1UZ, United Kingdom · hilton.com
52-42 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1AD, United Kingdom · marriott.com
20 Downing St, Cambridge CB2 3DT, United Kingdom · hilton.com
Granta Pl, Mill Ln, Cambridge CB2 1RT, United Kingdom · hilton.com
37 Eddington Ave, Cambridge CB3 1SE, United Kingdom · hyatt.com
22 Jesus Ln, Cambridge CB5 8BQ, United Kingdom
Indoor
Indoor
124 Tenison Rd, Cambridge CB1 2DP, United Kingdom · aandbguesthousecambridge.com
Indoor
Round Church St, Cambridge CB5 8AD, United Kingdom · wilde.com
41 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1AB, United Kingdom · theregentcambridge.com
Where things are
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Photographs
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is RAF Wyton (QUY); 31 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By water: 1 ferry terminal within 12 mi (nearest: Cambridge punt tours, 0.6 mi).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Cambridge, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
Broker, marketplace · Operator network worldwide · Online charter marketplace, part of Directional Aviation; instant quotes.
Marketplace · Operator network · Transparent on-demand jet charter marketplace showing the operator and tail.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Fractional, jet card · Embraer Praetor, Bombardier Challenger & Global, Gulfstream · Fractional ownership and jet cards in North America and Europe.
Tours & experiences
Sightseeing
Sightseeing