Contacts
For general enquiries contact the Graphene Centre Administrator: admin@graphene.cam.ac.uk
For all media enquiries contact flagpress@graphene.cam.ac.uk
Directions and Map
Full address
Cambridge Graphene Centre
The University of Cambridge
9 JJ Thomson Avenue
Cambridge CB3 0FA
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 - 1223 - 762415
Fax: +44 - 1223 - 748348
Arriving by taxi
All taxis in Cambridge need to be pre-booked by phone or app. Here is a list of the most reliable services in town:
- Panther Taxis (Cheapest) 01223 715715
- Cam Cab LTD 012230704704
- A1 Cabco 012230313131
- Cambridge Airport Taxi 07448 883896
- Uber
Arriving by train
If you are arriving at Cambridge by train, it takes about 20 minutes by taxi to reach the Cambridge Graphene Centre from Cambridge Central Railway Station (CBG) or the Cambridge North Station (CMB).
If you arrive at London St. Pancras (ie. Eurostar), walk to London Kings Cross (KGX) across the road, then get a train to Cambridge (from £24 - 53min). Check timetables on trainline.com or nationalrail.co.uk.
Arriving by car
• From London Stansted:
Drive north on the M11, leave the M11 at Junction 13, and turn right along Madingley Road (A1303) towards Cambridge.
• From the north towards Cambridge:
Drive south on the A14 and continue going south onto the M11. Continue along the M11 to junction 12 (Cambridge, Wimpole and Barton), and double back to Junction 13. Then turn right along Madingley Road (A1303) towards Cambridge.
• At Madingley Road:
- Take the second turning on the right (JJ Thomson Avenue – signed to the Cavendish Lab).
- Take the first left, between the Whittle Laboratory Building and the William Gates Building.
- Follow the road around to the Cambridge Graphene Centre which is on your left after the Roger Needham Building.
Please note there is no longer parking available at the rear of the building. Visitors car parking spaces in the front of the building are extremely limited and must be booked in advance by arrangement with Cambridge Graphene Centre Administration.
Arriving by plane
To reach Cambridge, you can fly to the following airports:
- Stansted Airport (STN).
- Direct train to Cambridge (from £10 - 35min). Check timetables on trainline.com or nationalrail.co.uk.
- Taxi (£60-100)
- Luton Airport (LTN)
- National Express Bus - Take bus no. 777 to Stevenage, then take train to Cambridge.
- Taxi
- London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
- Underground (Picadilly Line) to Kings Cross-St. Pancras (£6), then walk to London Kings Cross (KGX) across the road, then get a train to Cambridge (from £24 - 53min). Check timetables on trainline.com or nationalrail.co.uk.
- Taxi
- London Gatwick Airport (LGW)
- Direct train to Cambridge (from £35 - 2h). Check timetables on trainline.com or nationalrail.co.uk. Other train combinatios with changes in London are also available for similar prices.
- Taxi.
- London Southend Airport (SEN)
- Train from London Southend Airport to Liverpool Street Station (LST), then underground to London Kings Cross (KGX), and finally get a train to Cambridge (from £30 - 2h30min in total).
- Taxi
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