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Best Web Site to Purchase Rail Ticket for London-Cambridge?

Posted by (New York) on

Hi everyone, I would appreciate guidance about the best web site to use to purchase an open return ticket between London and Cambridge. My travel date is 14 January. My goal is to visit the Fitzwilliam Museum for an exhibition on ancient Egypt, have lunch at Dishoom's Permit Room, plus a bit of a wander through the town. I want to book an open return ticket in case I decide to stay longer than anticipated. I compared National Rail, which directed me to ThamesLink for the actual ticket purchase, and Great Western Railway. They both offer the same itinerary for the same price of 48.50 GBP for an Anytime Day Return ticket.

Depart Kings Cross 8:42 > Arrive Cambridge 9:13
Depart Cambridge 14:42 > Arrive Kings Cross 15:32

Should I purchase my ticket through ThamesLink or GWR?

Posted by
1058 posts

Any train operator can sell tickets in any route, so it really doesn't matter which train operators site you used for booking. I believe it is ThamesLink that operates this particular servuce.

Posted by
10640 posts

I usually go with one that operates the route (in that case, ThamesLInk) but Simon is correct in that you can use either.

I do suggest downloading the ThamesLink app so that you have the ticket on your phone and all the information right there.

Posted by
4194 posts

Sorry to see that you are only doing a daytrip to Cambridge ( I've made two weeklong visits there , and would gladly go again , so much else to see there ) But for your enjoyment , you might like this film from the eighties ( from a story by Jefferey Archer ) . Quite a touching tale set in Cambridge - https://youtu.be/Y2YIKQ5T1dY?si=p7bv99gTNKF1qWB3

Posted by
197 posts

Thanks for your guidance! I did not know that ThamesLink operated this service. I will book with them and add their app to my phone.

Alas my time in England will be short--just three days in London, following an eight day trip to Egypt. Maybe another time I will be able to manage an overnight stay in Cambridge.

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