Heathrow to Cambridge and back, one car, door to door.
Met with a name board on arrival, or collected from your Cambridge door for your flight.
- From £345 per car, one way, either direction
UK-licensedA Heathrow to Cambridge transfer with Tripyana is a private Mercedes with a chauffeur, from £345 per car one way, in either direction. The drive is about 74 miles, usually about two hours. Arrivals are met with a name board, and Cambridge pickups are timed to your flight. Free cancellation up to 24 hours before pickup.
What is included in a Heathrow to Cambridge transfer?
One chauffeur and one car between the airport and your door in Cambridge, in either direction. About 74 miles. Fuel, motorway mileage and the Heathrow parking are inside the fare. Every booking carries four things:
A name board in arrivals
The chauffeur stands in the arrivals hall of your terminal after customs. You walk out, find your name, and the bags are carried to the car.
An hour of waiting included
We track the flight and time the pickup to the landing. The first 60 minutes after touchdown are free, which covers passport control and the belt.
Any Cambridge address
A college on King’s Parade, a hotel by the river, Addenbrooke’s Hospital or an office on the Science Park. You name the door.
One fare for the whole car
Per car, not per person. The E-Class seats 3 with 2 large cases; the V-Class seats 7 with 7. Child seats are free.
Which Heathrow terminal, and where do we meet?
Whichever terminal your flight lands at: Heathrow uses Terminals 2, 3, 4 and 5. The meeting point is the same in each, the public arrivals hall just past the customs exit. Send the flight number and we work out the terminal for you.
Terminal 5 is on the western edge of the airport. Terminals 2 and 3 share the central area; Terminal 4 is on the south side. The car reaches the M25 from each within minutes, so the terminal changes the fare only slightly.
Landing after midnight or on a Sunday makes no difference. The service runs 24 hours a day at the same fare. The chauffeur is already in the hall when the doors open.
How long is the drive to Cambridge from Heathrow?
Usually 1¾ to 2¼ hours for about 74 miles. The chauffeur takes the M25 clockwise round the north of London and turns up the M11 towards Cambridge. Free-flowing traffic gives about 1 hour 45 minutes; the weekday peaks on the M25 add up to half an hour.
Addenbrooke’s and the Biomedical Campus sit at the southern edge of the city, so they come first. The colleges in the centre follow a few minutes later; the Science Park on the north side comes last.
There is a service area on the M11 for a short stop if the children need one. Tell the chauffeur on the day; it costs nothing and adds ten minutes.
Cambridge city centre (from Terminal 5)
Road distance: about 74 miles
Typical drive time: about 2 hours
Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Biomedical Campus
Road distance: a few miles less
Typical drive time: a few minutes less
Cambridge from Terminals 2, 3 and 4
Road distance: shown in the form
Typical drive time: allow the same window
The distance is the route the booking form measures for a weekday morning. The time adds the usual M25 and M11 traffic.
How much does a private car from Heathrow to Cambridge cost?
The fare is priced by distance for the whole car, one way, in either direction, so three passengers pay the same as one. The cards show Terminal 5 to the city centre, with the Cambridge to Heathrow fares under them; a different terminal or address changes the figure slightly. The exact price is shown in the booking form before you pay.
Mercedes E-Class
- Professional chauffeur
- Smart executive comfort
- Fuel & fees included
Mercedes V-Class
- Professional chauffeur
- Ideal for families & groups
- Fuel & fees included
Mercedes S-Class
- Professional chauffeur
- First-class privacy
- Fuel & fees included
Range Rover
- Professional chauffeur
- Luxury & presence
- Fuel & fees included
Heathrow Terminal 5 to Cambridge city centre
- Mercedes E-Classfrom £345
- Mercedes V-Classfrom £400
- Mercedes S-Classfrom £520
- Range Roverfrom £595
Heathrow Terminals 2, 3 or 4 to Cambridge: slightly different; the form shows the figure for your terminal
Cambridge city centre to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Mercedes E-Classfrom £345
- Mercedes V-Classfrom £400
- Mercedes S-Classfrom £515
- Range Roverfrom £590
Read from the form, not estimated. Both directions were measured in our booking form for a weekday at 10:00. No night surcharge, no charge for the first hour of waiting, and nothing added for a late flight.
Bath, Bristol and Brighton are also available one way from Heathrow. Type the address and the form prices the run in the same way. Spending a night in London before Cambridge? The Heathrow airport transfer to your hotel has a fixed fare; every airport is on the London airport transfers page.
Who books a one-way car to Cambridge on arrival day?
- New students and their parents in September and Januarya year of luggage, a porter’s lodge with a closing time and a parent who wants to see the room. The V-Class takes the family and seven cases together.
- Patients and relatives for Addenbrooke’sthe hospital and the Rosie sit together on the Biomedical Campus south of the city. Name the entrance or ward in the notes and the chauffeur stops at that door.
- Business visitors to the Science Park and the campustwo hours of quiet in the car, a charger for the laptop and an emailed receipt for expenses.
- Conference delegates and college guestsgraduations, summer schools and alumni weekends fill the city. A booked car and a board with your name are ready for you after a long flight.
How does a drop-off at a Cambridge college work at the start of term?
The chauffeur drives to the college gate you name and unloads every case there. This is private car hire, so nobody else shares the car or the boot. Arrival days in September and January need a little planning:
- Choose the car by the luggagea student’s cases for the year rarely fit in a saloon boot. The V-Class takes seven people and seven large cases; the Range Rover carries four.
- Name the gate in the notesmost colleges sit on narrow central streets. Write the lodge or gate you need, plus the time the lodge closes.
- Two drops, one carparents to their hotel and the student to college count as one short extra stop. Both addresses go in the notes, so the fare includes them.
- Late or Sunday landingsthe fare stays the same at any hour. We track the flight, and the chauffeur is in arrivals when the doors open.
- The trip home at the end of termchoose Return (new ride) when you book the arrival. The run back to Heathrow is then confirmed with the first journey.
How do I book a private car from Cambridge to Heathrow?
Enter your Cambridge address as the pickup and your terminal as the drop, or open the Cambridge to Heathrow booking form, which fills Cambridge in for you. The E-Class and V-Class fares match the run in from Heathrow, and the chauffeur drops you at the departures entrance.
For a departure we count back from the flight: your airline’s check-in window plus up to 2¼ hours on the road. Tell us the flight number and we agree the pickup time with you in writing.
Arriving now and flying home from Heathrow in three weeks? Choose Return (new ride) in the form and both journeys are confirmed together under one booking reference.
Want to see the colleges and return to London the same evening? That is the round-trip Cambridge day trip from London, where the driver waits all day. This page is the one-way run for people who are staying in Cambridge.
What should I know before booking the Cambridge run?
- The flight numberput it in the booking notes; it fixes the terminal, the pickup time and the tracking on the day.
- Luggagethe E-Class and S-Class carry 2 large cases, the Range Rover 4 and the V-Class 7. Choose the car by bags, not by seats.
- Waiting beyond the free houra longer wait after a lost bag is agreed with you first and charged by the started hour. There are no half hours.
- A second drop in Cambridgeparents to a hotel and the student to college is one short extra stop. Write it in the notes so the fare covers it.
- Child seatsfree when you give the ages at the extras step; infant, toddler and booster seats are all carried.
- Payment and receiptcard payment online; confirmation and receipt by email within minutes, and pickup at the agreed time.
How do I book this Heathrow to Cambridge transfer?
Enter the terminal and the Cambridge address
Type your Heathrow terminal as the pickup and the Cambridge address as the drop in the online booking form, or the other way round for a departure. Add the date, landing time and passengers; the fare for each car appears at once.
Choose the car and add the flight
Pick by luggage and add child seats in the extras. Put the flight number plus any second drop in the notes.
Pay online and meet your chauffeur
Card payment, confirmation by email within minutes, and pickup at the agreed time.
Frequently asked questions about Heathrow to Cambridge and Cambridge to Heathrow transfers
What does a private car from Heathrow to Cambridge cost?
From £345 in a Mercedes E-Class, Terminal 5 to the city centre, and from £400 in a seven-seat V-Class. The fare is priced by distance per car, so the terminal or the Cambridge address changes it slightly. The exact figure is shown in the booking form before you pay.
How long does the Heathrow–Cambridge drive take?
Usually 1¾ to 2¼ hours for about 74 miles, round the M25 and up the M11. Free-flowing traffic gives about 1 hour 45 minutes; the weekday peaks add up to half an hour. Addenbrooke’s on the south side is reached a few minutes before the colleges.
Where will the chauffeur be, and what if my flight is delayed?
In the public arrivals hall of your terminal, after customs, holding a board with your name. We follow the flight and move the pickup to the real landing time at no extra cost. The first 60 minutes of waiting after touchdown are free.
Can you take me straight to Addenbrooke’s or to a college?
Yes. Enter the hospital, the college or any other Cambridge address for the drop-off. Addenbrooke’s has several entrances and most colleges have a porter’s lodge on a narrow street. Name the entrance in the booking notes and the chauffeur stops exactly there.
How much is a private car from Cambridge to Heathrow?
The same E-Class and V-Class fares as the run in, Cambridge city centre to Terminal 5, priced by the form on your address. We set the pickup from your flight: the airline’s check-in window plus up to 2¼ hours of driving. Choose Return (new ride) to book both journeys together.
Are child seats included, and can I cancel?
Child seats are fitted free when you give the ages at the extras step. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before pickup, and payment is by card online with an emailed receipt. Tripyana Ltd is a UK-licensed company — private hire operator licence PHOP950 · Company No. 16308293.
Can the car drop parents at a hotel and the student at college?
Yes. One car can make a short extra stop in Cambridge, for example a parent’s hotel first and then the college lodge. Write both addresses in the booking notes so the fare covers the second drop. The V-Class seats seven with room for seven large cases.
Does a late-night or Sunday landing cost more?
No. The fare is the same at any hour and on any day, with no night surcharge. We track the flight, so the chauffeur is waiting in the arrivals hall even when you land after midnight. The first hour of waiting after landing is included.
Can a student under 18 travel to Cambridge alone?
Yes, but not as a standard transfer. A student under 18 travelling alone is booked through our student airport pickup, which is the meet-and-assist package with a supplement for minors. We need written consent from a parent or guardian before the flight. The chauffeur then drives the student from arrivals to the college or host family address you give.
Why book your Heathrow to Cambridge transfer with Tripyana?
In either direction, this is what a private car changes:
- One car, door to dooryour chauffeur meets you at arrivals and drives you straight to your Cambridge address.
- One fixed price, in writingyou see the full figure before you pay, and waiting inside your booked time is free.
- Mercedes and Range Rover onlyan S-Class or Range Rover when the arrival matters; a 7-seat V-Class keeps a family or a group together.
- Several cars, one schedulelarger parties travel to one run sheet, with a single contact on your side.
- Child seats at no chargefitted before pickup when you give the children’s ages.
Heathrow to Cambridge, or Cambridge to Heathrow, in one car.
Enter the terminal, the Cambridge address and your flight time; the fare for each car appears before you pay.
Tripyana Ltd is a UK-licensed company — private hire operator licence PHOP950 · Company No. 16308293.