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Best way to travel from Peterborough to Cambridge ?
Zayk786
Posts: 11 Forumite
Hi,
Cambridge will be my new place of work soon so I am thinking to rent out a house in Peterborough as it is very affordable around there but I am struggling to find the best and cheap route to commute from Peterborough to Cambridge?
Bus route seems to be cheap but LONG (2 hours / one way) and Train route seems to be quick but expensive (£20 per day trip)
Any suggestions?
Many thanks.
Cambridge will be my new place of work soon so I am thinking to rent out a house in Peterborough as it is very affordable around there but I am struggling to find the best and cheap route to commute from Peterborough to Cambridge?
Bus route seems to be cheap but LONG (2 hours / one way) and Train route seems to be quick but expensive (£20 per day trip)
Any suggestions?
Many thanks.
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Not an easy journey. Have you looked at Royston or Baldock?0
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Buy a dirt cheap runaround car
Move closer
Get a bikeSam Vimes' Boots Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness:
People are rich because they spend less money. A poor man buys $10 boots that last a season or two before he's walking in wet shoes and has to buy another pair. A rich man buys $50 boots that are made better and give him 10 years of dry feet. The poor man has spent $100 over those 10 years and still has wet feet.
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Downham Market is affordable. £12.70 peak return on the train, which takes 40 minutes.0
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use Nationalrail.co.uk season ticket calculator. http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/service/seasonticket/search0
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and this is a property related question.....?
But the most economic and environmentally friendly answer is..... a bike.0 -
Try looking at Ely - train from about £7 return, cheaper with a railcard.0
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Car travel simply won't be viable. The A14 is horrendous. As suggested, you'd get a season ticket if you were travelling daily (your employer might even offer loans for this purpose).
Compare rental prices in Cambridge, to those in Peterborough + Travel costs."Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance" - Confucius0 -
Id be looking at either Huntingdon or st.ives..both you could use the Guided bus service.
Peterborough is an awful place...avoid it.0 -
Peterborough is AWFUL. Keep out!0
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If you're working in Cambridge why on earth would you want to live in Peterborough? It's miles away and the commute is a pain. Some good suggestions above.0
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