Planning your journey to Newmarket couldn’t be easier, with fantastic road and rail links to all parts of the country and close proximity to one of the UK’s busiest airports, London Stansted. Newmarket is located on the border of Suffolk and Cambridgeshire, surrounded by beautiful, idyllic countryside, but within close proximity of Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and the Suffolk and Norfolk coastlines.
Newmarket is conveniently located on the A14 which offers excellent connections to all major roads in the East of England.
M11 – 1 hour to London
A11 – 1 hour to Norwich
A14 – 30 minutes to Cambridge
A14 – 30 minutes to Bury St Edmunds
A142 – 30 minutes to Ely
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Newmarket railway station provides regular services to Cambridge to the west and Ipswich to the east. Both offer fast and regular connections to and from London while Cambridge also offers good links to the Midlands and The North.
For more information on trains to Newmarket, click here.
You can also use the Trainline app or their website to plan your journey to Newmarket. Click here for more.
Newmarket bus station is served by various public services that offer easy connections to Cambridge, Bury St Edmunds and beyond. There is also a National Express service from London.
For more information on buses to Newmarket, click here.
Newmarket is within easy reach of a number of international airports that serve most of Europe and further afield.
Stansted Airport – 45 min by road
London Heathrow – 1 hr 35 mins by road
Norwich Airport – 1 hr 10 min by road
Birmingham Airport – 2 hrs by road
It is also possible to get to Newmarket by sea. Harwich International Port is located to the east of the town and operates regular passenger services to and from the Hook of Holland.
Harwich International Port – 1 hr 20 min by road
01/08/2022
Family Fun this August in and around Newmarket
What a fun packed August there is in store for families this summer!
28/07/2022
The Summer Send Off Festival
Join us for the most amazing Summer Send Off with East Anglia’s newest music event.
27/07/2022
How Old is Newmarket?
“This simple question is seldom answered confidently – or correctly” says Sandra Easom, Chair of Newmarket Local History Society and author of this article.
20/07/2022
Join the 30th Birthday Celebrations at Burwell Museum
The wonderful Burwell Museum is 30 years old and they are having a party!
19/07/2022
Remembering one of football’s greats and keen racegoer – Glenn Roeder
Saturday 23rd July is the Glenn Roeder Race Day at Newmarket July Course.
Following a record year in 2021, the Henry Cecil Open Weekend is looking forward to welcoming visitors once again to British horseracing’s HQ on Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th September 2022.
15/07/2022
The Discover Newmarket Guides are Walking!
On Tuesday 23rd August the Discover Newmarket Tour Guides are getting together to do a charity walk around the National Stud to raise money for the “Ray of Sunshine Paediatric Ward” at Kings College Hospital.
05/07/2022
Discover Newmarket Wins 2022 Tripadvisor Travellers’ Choice Award
Discover Newmarket’s Great Traveller Reviews Land it a Place Among Travellers’ Favourites
Discover Newmarket today announced it has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2022 Travellers’ Choice award winner for its Guided Tours.
