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The short answer

For one traveler the National Express coach to Heathrow is cheaper by up to £72.70. The National Express coach to Heathrow fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.

The Private transfer to Cambridge is quicker: 45 min against 1 h 30. The National Express coach to Heathrow varies between 85 and 110 minutes.

National Express coach to Heathrow: 02:30–19:25. Private transfer to Cambridge: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in GBP. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row. The Private transfer to Cambridge is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersNational Express coach to HeathrowPrivate transfer to CambridgeDifference
1from £21.30about £94up to £72.70
2from £42.60about £94up to £51.40
3from £63.90about £94up to £30.10
4from £85.20about £94up to £8.80
5from £106.50about £128up to £21.50
6from £127.80about £128up to £0.20
7from £149.10about £128up to £21.10
8from £170.40about £256up to £85.60

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Where each one leaves you
National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach to Heathrow
From
Coach station, bays 20 to 22, two minutes from the terminal
To
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, then Terminal 5
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.
Runs
02:30–19:25
Journey
85–110 min

Terminals 2 and 3 are the Central Bus Station, where the coach calls first. Terminal 5 is about 20 minutes further on, and no coach on this route stops at Terminal 4.

Allow for the traffic: the ride is about 90 minutes, 110 on the 06:40, and National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight.

Change & Go, £5 each way, lets you take any coach within twelve hours either side of the one you booked.

National Express coach to Heathrow: price for every party size

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