Venue

Micro47 will be held at Robinson College at University of Cambridge. Robinson College is situated walking distance to the centre of Cambridge.

Address: Robinson College, Grange Road, Cambridge, CB3 9AN, United Kingdom

Robinson College Map

Travel to Cambridge

Airports

Destination City

• London

4 Main International Airports

• Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and Luton
• Many flights from US to London-Heathrow and some to London-Gatwick
• Many low-cost flights from Europe to London-Stansted and London-Luton
• Distance to Cambridge from
  • London-Gatwick – 96 miles
  • London-Heathrow – 70 miles
  • London Luton – 40 miles
  • London Stansted – 32 miles

Ground Transportation

From London-Heathrow to Cambridge

• Bus – takes about 3-3.5 hours, and costs about £40 round-trip
• Train + Underground takes about 2-2.5 hours, and costs about £75 round-trip
• Taxi/Pre-booked cab – takes about 1.5 hours, and costs >£200 round-trip 

From London-Gatwick to Cambridge

• Bus – takes about 4-4.5 hours, and costs about £50 round-trip
• Train + Underground takes about 2-2.5 hours, and costs about £45 round-trip
• Taxi/Pre-booked cab– takes about 2-2.5 hours, and costs >£250 round-trip

Taxi/Pre-booked cab

We highly recommend you pre-book your cab!  It will be extremely expensive if you take a black cap at the airport. Please check the Transport services of the airport website to pre-book the cabs.

National Bus Service

You can book and buy your bus tickets at:

http://www.nationalexpress.com

Destination: Cambridge City Centre

National Railway Service

You can book and buy your train and underground tickets at:

http://www.nationalrail.co.uk

Destination: Cambridge City Centre

From Cambridge City Centre to Robinson College

Robinson College can be reached by taxi (10 minutes from the Cambridge train or bus stations) or a 20 minute walk.

Car Park

If you are arriving at Cambridge by car and are going to stay at Robinson College accommodation (i.e. Micro47 accommodation), we have reserved a limited number of car parks at Robinson College. The car park is located at Wilberforce Rd Sports Ground. It is 10min walk from the car park to Robinson College. The car park costs £3.50 + VAT per car per day. Parking spaces have to be pre-booked in advance through the conference registration, and parking permits will be issued to those who book.

Walking Map

Electric Sockets

UK has a different socket type from the mainland Europe. So, you will need to bring a socket adaptor to fit into the UK sockets. The socket type and adaptor pins will look like this.