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Ipswich to Cambridge train route details

First train

05:11

Last train

21:20

Departure city

Ipswich

Arrival city

Cambridge

Journey time

1h 17m

Distance

45 miles

Price

€22.33*

Train Operators

Greater Anglia

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13:20 1h 20m, Direct Ipswich	14:40 Cambridge	Find Tickets
14:20 1h 21m, Direct Ipswich	15:41 Cambridge	Find Tickets
15:20 1h 22m, Direct Ipswich	16:42 Cambridge	Find Tickets
16:20 1h 20m, Direct Ipswich	17:40 Cambridge	Find Tickets
17:21 1h 18m, Direct Ipswich	18:39 Cambridge	Find Tickets
18:20 1h 19m, Direct Ipswich	19:39 Paris	Find Tickets

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