Find us

We are based at the Wellcome Genome Campus, about 10 miles south of Cambridge, next to the village of Hinxton.

The Campus is between two local railway stations (Whittlesford Parkway and Great Chesterford) and close to Junction 10 of the M11 motorway. We are 30km from London Stansted airport.

Our Address

Wellcome Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge
CB10 1SA

Find location using what3words

• Campus entrance: baker.cafe.loaders
• Conference Centre reception: tropic.punters.stem

By train

Whittlesford Parkway, Great Chesterford and Audley End are the closest railway stations to the Campus and these are all on the Cambridge-London Liverpool Street line. The journey time from London is approximately one hour.

Cambridge is the closest railway hub, it is on both the London King’s Cross and the London Liverpool Street line, and also serves trains coming from the north. The journey time from London to the Campus is ~1 hr 30 mins.

Timetables available from National Rail Enquiries.

There is a small, free shuttle bus that runs between Whittlesford Parkway and the Campus.  This operates on a first-come-first-served basis and have limited operating times. Download shuttle bus timetable PDF.

* There are no taxi ranks at Whittlesford Parkway, Great Chesterford, or Audley End railway stations. If you require a taxi to collect you from these stations, we recommend pre-booking (see taxi companies below).

It is not advised to walk between these train stations and the Wellcome Genome Campus. Whittlesford Parkway is the closest but takes about 50 mins. There are no pavements from the other stations.

By taxi

It is a good idea to pre-book a taxi when travelling to the Campus from a train station or airport.

Local taxi companies:

• City Cabs – 01223 832832  (located in Sawston, good for Whittlesford Parkway and Great Chesterford)
• Veezu – 01223 715715 (located in Cambridge)

By bike

There are (mostly) segregated cycle routes to Campus from Cambridge and Whittlesford Parkway.

From central Cambridge take the cycle path along the guided busway from the train station and then join the DNA cycle path from Addenbrooke's Hospital to Great Shelford.  From there, there is a segregated cycle lane to Sawston, which then re-starts on the other side of Sawston, to the Campus. Or you can take national cycle route number 11, which takes you via Whittlesford.

If coming from Saffron Walden, please also see the national cycle route number 11 map.

By bus

Public transport bus services are available from Great Chesterford and Cambridge railway station to Ickleton, from which you can walk to Campus. (See Stagecoach & Bus 7 – Saffron Walden – Cambridge).

By car

Arriving from the south:

Leave the M11 at junction 9 (signed A11 Newmarket) and take the first exit signed A1301 towards Cambridge. From the roundabout take the first left (about 800 m). At the next small roundabout follow the signpost left for the ‘Genome Campus’.

Arriving from the north:

Leave the M11 at junction 10 (note that M11 junction 9 is restricted and only accessible from the South). Turn left at the roundabout and straight over the next roundabout. Travel a mile or so on the A505 in the direction of Saffron Walden. At the next roundabout take the third exit (signed A1301 towards Saffron Walden). Pass two turnings to Hinxton village (these go to the village only), and take a right, at the next roundabout, signposted on to the Genome Campus.

Emissions calculations

We have roughly calculated the emissions produced by travelling from Cambridge by different means of transport:

Coach emissions: 0.02733 kgCO2e per passenger.km
Distance – Cambridge to Hinxton: 11 miles/17.6km
Emissions per passenger: 0.48kg/0.00048tonnes
50 passengers: 24kg/0.024tonnes

Rail emissions: 0.03549 kgCO2e per passenger.km
Distance – Whittlesford to Cambridge 9miles/14km
Emissions per passenger: 0.49kg/0.0004tonnes
50 passengers: 24kg/0.024tonnes

Average petrol car emissions factor: 0.27436 kgCO2e per mile
Distance – Cambridge to Hinxton: 11 miles
Emissions per car: 3kg/0.003 tonnes
50 cars: 150kg/0.15 tonnes

As you can see, emissions are significantly reduced travelling by train and coach, than driving in individual cars.

By air

London Stansted Airport is the closest airport to Campus at only 20 minutes drive.