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East Cambridgeshire benefits from first class communication links and is ideally located for access to London, the Midlands and by air, rail and sea to Europe. Just one hour away by train from London means that businesses can benefit from the proximity to Europe's financial centre without the cost of being located closer to the capital.
Ely railway station is well served to link businesses to the UK’s major centres and most of the UK's main road distribution routes run through the region including:
- M25 London Orbital motorway
- A1 London-Newcastle motorway
- M11 London-Cambridge motorway
- M1 London-Birmingham motorway
- A14 dual carriageway that links Felixstowe to the M6 and the North.
Rail & Road Journey Times
| Destination |
Rail Journey Time |
Road Journey Time |
| Birmingham |
2 hours 28 minutes |
2 hours 9 minutes |
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| Cambridge |
15 minutes |
26 minutes |
| Ipswich |
55 minutes |
1 hour 14 minutes |
| Liverpool |
3 hours 54 minutes |
3 hours 41 minutes |
| London Kings Cross/St Pancras |
1 hour 7 minutes |
1 hour 52 minutes |
| London Stansted Airport |
52 minutes |
57 minutes |
| Manchester |
3 hours 26 minutes |
3 hours 29 minutes |
| Nottingham |
1 hour 44 minutes |
2 hours 11 minutes |
| Peterborough |
33 minutes |
59 minutes |
| Sheffield |
2 hours 26 minutes |
2 hours 48 minutes |
Stansted AirportStansted can be reached in just 45 minutes from Ely. Stansted is the third biggest airport in the UK, the fastest growing major airport in Europe and the home to the leading low cost scheduled airlines, offering flights to over 160 destinations.
Felixstowe Port
The seven major seaports located in the East of England are within easy reach including the UK’s largest container port at Felixstowe handling approximately 40% of the UK’s container trade.
Intermodal Freight Facility
Ely has the only intermodal freight facility in the Cambridgeshire sub-region offering dedicated and bespoke warehousing and covered offloading and reception for rail freight.
Please contact the Invest in East Cambridgeshire Team with your business/commercial space requirements and we will provide a free customised proposal including a premises & land search, costs breakdown and skills profile outlining how East Cambridgeshire can help your business. | |
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