Cambridge South to Ely Timetable

Summer 2026 (until Saturday 12th December unless otherwise indicated - see service detail)

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Monday to Friday

GN 📅
00:11
00:36
GN 📅
00:20
00:47
XC
05:52
06:12
GN
06:39
07:03
LE 📅
06:44
07:09
LE 📅
06:44
07:09
XC
06:50
07:11
GN
07:06
07:31
LE
07:15
07:40
GN
07:39
08:03
XC
07:55
08:14
GN
08:09
08:33
GN
08:39
09:03
XC
08:53
09:14
GN
09:09
09:35
GN
09:39
10:03
XC
09:52
10:14
GN
10:09
10:38
LE
10:21
10:44
GN
10:39
11:03
XC
10:52
11:14
GN
11:09
11:37
LE
11:16
11:42
GN
11:39
12:03
XC
11:52
12:14
GN
12:09
12:38
LE
12:16
12:42
GN
12:39
13:03
XC
12:52
13:14
GN
13:09
13:37
LE
13:16
13:42
GN
13:39
14:03
XC
13:52
14:14
GN
14:09
14:38
LE
14:16
14:42
GN
14:39
15:03
XC
14:52
15:14
GN
15:09
15:37
LE
15:16
15:42
GN
15:39
16:03
XC
15:52
16:14
GN
16:09
16:33
LE
16:18
16:42
GN
16:39
17:03
XC
16:52
17:14
GN
17:09
17:33
LE
17:14
17:41
LE
17:21
17:46
GN
17:39
18:06
XC
17:52
18:14
GN
18:09
18:36
LE 📅
18:18
18:53
LE 📅
18:18
18:53
LE
18:23
18:46
GN
18:39
19:06
XC
18:55
19:15
GN
19:09
19:36
LE 📅
19:18
19:50
LE 📅
19:18
19:50
GN
19:39
20:03
XC 📅
19:52
20:14
XC 📅
19:52
20:14
GN
20:09
20:34
LE
20:17
20:44
GN
20:39
21:03
XC 📅
20:52
21:14
XC 📅
20:52
21:14
GN
21:13
21:39
LE
21:16
21:42
GN
21:39
22:03
GN
22:09
22:35
GN
22:39
23:03
LE
22:49
23:11
GN
23:09
23:35
GN
23:41
00:05

Saturday

GN
00:11
00:36
XC
05:52
06:12
GN
06:13
06:39
GN
06:39
07:03
XC
06:52
07:14
GN
07:08
07:35
LE
07:16
07:43
GN
07:39
08:03
XC
07:52
08:14
GN
08:09
08:38
LE
08:16
08:42
GN
08:39
09:03
XC
08:52
09:14
GN
09:09
09:33
LE
09:16
09:39
GN
09:39
10:03
XC
09:52
10:14
GN
10:09
10:38
LE
10:16
10:41
GN
10:39
11:03
XC
10:52
11:14
GN
11:09
11:37
LE
11:16
11:42
GN
11:39
12:03
XC
11:52
12:14
GN
12:09
12:38
LE
12:16
12:42
GN
12:39
13:03
XC
12:52
13:14
GN
13:09
13:37
LE
13:16
13:42
GN
13:39
14:03
XC
13:52
14:14
GN
14:09
14:38
LE
14:16
14:42
GN
14:39
15:03
XC
14:52
15:14
GN
15:09
15:37
LE
15:16
15:42
GN
15:39
16:03
XC
15:52
16:14
GN
16:09
16:38
LE
16:16
16:42
GN
16:39
17:03
XC
16:52
17:14
GN
17:09
17:33
LE
17:16
17:37
GN
17:39
18:07
XC
17:52
18:14
GN
18:09
18:33
LE
18:16
18:39
GN
18:39
19:07
XC
18:52
19:14
GN
19:09
19:35
LE
19:16
19:39
GN
19:39
20:07
XC
19:52
20:14
GN
20:09
20:33
LE
20:16
20:37
GN
20:39
21:03
GN
21:09
21:35
LE
21:16
21:37
GN
21:39
22:03
GN
22:09
22:35
GN
22:39
23:03
LE
22:47
23:11
GN
23:09
23:35
GN
23:39
00:03

Sunday

GN
00:11
00:36
GN
09:10
09:37
LE
09:16
09:42
GN
10:10
10:37
XC
10:52
11:14
GN
11:10
11:37
LE
11:16
11:42
GN
12:10
12:37
LE
12:16
12:42
XC
12:52
13:14
GN
13:10
13:37
LE
13:16
13:42
GN
14:10
14:37
LE
14:16
14:42
XC
14:52
15:14
GN
15:10
15:37
LE
15:16
15:42
GN
16:10
16:37
LE
16:16
16:42
XC
16:52
17:14
GN
17:10
17:37
LE
17:16
17:42
GN
18:10
18:37
LE
18:16
18:43
XC
18:52
19:14
GN
19:10
19:37
LE
19:16
19:42
GN
20:10
20:37
LE
20:16
20:42
GN
21:10
21:37
LE
21:16
21:42
GN
22:10
22:37
LE
22:16
22:42
GN
23:10
23:37

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Reverse Direction » Ely to Cambridge South Train Times

First and Last Service

On weekdays the first train departs Cambridge South at 05:52 arriving at Ely at 06:12. The last train departs Cambridge South at 00:20 arriving at Ely at 00:47. These timings are based on the "railway day" which begins at 04:30.

Journey Time

On trains operated by Great Northern (GN) the average journey time is 25 minutes. On trains operated by Greater Anglia (LE) the average journey time is 25 minutes. On trains operated by CrossCountry (XC) the average journey time is 21 minutes. The overall average journey time between Cambridge South and Ely is 24 minutes.

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