SOFG Travel

17th to 20th November, 2002
Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, UK

[Wellcome Trust Sponsored]

NEW SOFG WEBSITE AT http://www.sofg.org/

Full details of travel information (including roadmaps and public transport) is available on the EBI site, as well as information on the Genome Campus itself.

The closest airports to the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus are London Stansted Airport (30 minutes from here), London City Airport and Luton Airport (both 50 minutes from here). Heathrow and Gatwick are both more than 2 hours from Hinxton. Consequently, we advise you book a flight that lands in London Stansted, London Luton or London City Airport. British Airways' low cost airline "Go", Ryanair, KLMuk, Virgin Express, KLM's Buzz, SAS and Lufthansa all land in Stansted and fly from most larger European cities.

Some URLs for no-frills airlines landing in Stansted:
http://www.ryanair.com
http://www.buzzaway.com
http://www.go-fly.com

Buses operate from every airport to Stansted and Cambridge.
If travelling by train the closest stations are in order: Whittlesford, Great Chesterford, Audley End and Cambridge. Beware there are no taxis waiting outside Whittlesford or Great Chesterford station.

Please be aware that public transport to Hinxton is not very good so you might want to take a taxi from Stansted, Cambridge or Audley End to Hinxton. Prices for taxis are approximately as follows:
Heathrow to Hinxton £80.00
Gatwick - Hinxton £80.00
Luton - Hinxton £45.00
London City - Hinxton £50.00
Stansted - Hinxton £22.00
Cambridge to Hinxton £15.00
Audley End to Hinxton £12.00

The taxi companies that EBI uses are:
Academy Cars Tel: 08000-191022 / 01440-763111.
Kenway Cars, Tel: +44-(0)1223-832515.