| [ euroPe ] in KIDS 글 쓴 이(By): guest (Kern) <lep.amtp.cam.ac> 날 짜 (Date): 1998년 9월 18일 금요일 오후 11시 17분 11초 제 목(Title): The Way to Cambridge For those who will come to Cambridge, here is a brief description of the way to cambridge. Let's start with Heathrow airport. There are 4 terminals. If you arrive at Terminal 4, go to Bus Stop 18 where Cambridge Coach Service coaches wait for you. If you arrive at Terminal 1,2, or 3, head for Central Bus Station in which Stop 9 is the one for Cambridge Coach Service. Everything is very well sign-posted in Heathrow airport so it requires a lot of efforts to get lost ! There is a coach hourly - they are sometimes late, or should i say "often" ? - and the service operates from very early morning till late night so you are unlikely to miss it. The one-way fare will be around 10 pounds which can also be paid by credit cards - you get a ticket from a driver directly when you get on board so don't look around for a ticket office. Also you can find the exact time table at the bus stop. I'm more or less sure that coaches leave Central Bus Station every hour, that is, e.g. 9:00, 10:00, etc. If you arrive at Gatwick, the bus stops are Coach Stop 8 for SOuth Terminal and Coach Stop 3 in Lower Forecourt for North Terminal. Gatwick airport is an hour further away from Heathrow. It takes about 2 hrs from Heathrow to Cambridge in normal conditions on which way coaches drop at the charming Stansted Airport, Bay 18. Stansted is just 45 minutes away from Cambridge. Cambridge Coach Service is the only airport coach operator for Cambridge and is better than using rail services via London unless you have something to do in London before coming to Cambridge - Actually there is a rail service from Stansted to Cambridge but it doesn't make much difference from coach service timewise and Cambridge rail station is bit off city centre which has a funny historical(?) reason. So, then, where does the coach arrive at Cambridge ? It arrives at Drummer Street bus station in the city centre. It is a small bus station as Cambridge is a small town. You can see taxis across the road. For the new comers, it will be tricky to use buses - Cambus, eg. - so using taxi is advisable. For most parts of Cambridge, it will cost less than 5 pounds and there is hardly anyone paying tips to taxi drivers so why should you ? Taxi fare includes handling your luggages so don't be much moved by the taxi driver kindly taking care of your luggages to the extent that you give tips - but, of course, don't forget to say "thank you". ^_________________^ And, though it's a really minor point, be careful when you pronounce "Darwin" and "Downing" colleges about which i've seen much confusion, causing to arrving at the wrong one. well, i guess this must be all. Whoever you are, hope you have a nice journey all the way to Cambridge. Kern PS: There is no student discounts for the journey between Cambridge and Gatwick or Heathrow. I think you can get one for Stansted, though. |