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Courier Service Cambridge
One vehicle for your job and an honest collection time before you book. Then we drive it direct, day or night: across the city, between the Science Park and the Biomedical Campus, or straight down the M11 to London and anywhere else in the UK.
From £35 including VAT · Open 24 hours, 365 days a year · Goods-in-transit insured · DBS-checked drivers
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Same Day Courier Cambridge
Cambridge runs on things that cannot wait: a sample that has to reach a lab before it degrades, a contract that has to be signed in London this afternoon, a prototype that a client is expecting on their bench today. The jobs that go wrong are the ones handed to a network van that is doing forty other drops first.
Our same day courier Cambridge service is one driver and one vehicle for your job alone: collected at the time we agree with you, driven direct, and signed for at the other end, whether that is across the city or the far end of the M6.
How Our Same Day Courier Service in Cambridge Works
- 01 · Two postcodes and a deadline Put the pickup and the drop into the quote form for a price in seconds, or ring 07300 832129 and tell us what it is and when it has to land.
- 02 · A collection time you can plan around We work it out from where in Cambridge you are and where our nearest driver is right then, and tell you before you commit.
- 03 · One vehicle, no depot Your consignment is the only thing on board. It is not sorted, transferred or held overnight anywhere.
- 04 · Signed for, and you know Live tracking on the way and a name and time the moment it is handed over.
Same Day Delivery Cambridge: The A14, the M11 and the Centre
Around the edge of the city the A14 and the M11 keep a same day delivery in Cambridge moving at most hours; the slow points are the A14 at the Girton and Milton junctions in the peaks and the ring of roads around the historic centre, where access is restricted and the streets are shared with thousands of bikes. We plan collections around those rather than pretending they are not there. For an address inside the centre or on a college site, tell us the porters' lodge or the loading bay and the driver goes to that, not to the front gate.
Collecting From the Science Park and the Biomedical Campus: What the Driver Needs
The research sites around Cambridge run on signing-in, goods-in desks and named contacts, and a courier who arrives without them can lose half an hour at reception. So when the collection is from a lab, a campus building or a secure unit we ask for four things when you book: the building and the goods-in or reception desk, the name of the person who will have it ready, any reference the desk will ask for, and how the consignment needs to travel. If it is samples or trial material, say so: it goes in validated insulated packaging with gel packs, the driver carries it as a single dedicated job, and nothing else shares the vehicle.
The same applies at the delivery end. A box going into a lab in London at 7pm is a straightforward job if the receiving site knows it is coming and a slow one if it does not, so we confirm the delivery contact with you before the vehicle leaves Cambridge.
Next Day Courier Cambridge
A next day courier Cambridge booking is for the consignment that is needed tomorrow rather than this afternoon: we collect in Cambridge today, one driver takes it to any UK address tomorrow, and because the run is planned rather than dropped into the middle of the day it usually costs less than same day. Our next day and overnight courier service →
For a lab in Manchester or a client in Edinburgh who needs it on the desk at 9am, the overnight version collects in Cambridge in the evening and is driven through the night, so it is waiting when the building opens.
24 Hour Courier Cambridge
The phone is answered by a person at every hour, and a 24 hour courier Cambridge booking made at 10pm is handled the same way as one made at 10am: the same rate, the same honest collection time, one driver and one vehicle. Labs, clinics and venues that work outside office hours are a normal part of the week for us. Our 24 hour courier service →
Cambridge courier prices
Courier Company Cambridge: Our Real Prices
These are the prices a courier company Cambridge businesses ring us for: a dedicated vehicle, one job, the same figure at midnight as at midday, no account and no minimum. If what you are sending is small and can wait a few days, a parcel network will be cheaper, and we will tell you so on the phone.
Our rate
Prices include VAT and are based on one-way mileage (collection to delivery). This is our entry rate for a car or small van — larger vehicles are priced higher, and we'll always confirm your exact price before you commit.
What that works out at
| From central Cambridge (CB1) to… | About | From |
|---|---|---|
| Addenbrooke's & the Biomedical Campus | 1 miles | £35 |
| Cambridge Science Park | 2 miles | £35 |
| Newmarket | 15 miles | £41.50 |
| Ely | 17 miles | £44.10 |
| Huntingdon | 20 miles | £48 |
| Stansted Airport | 25 miles | £54.50 |
| Bury St Edmunds | 29 miles | £59.70 |
| Peterborough | 38 miles | £71.40 |
| Milton Keynes | 47 miles | £83.10 |
| central London | 57 miles | £96.10 |
| Norwich | 69 miles | £111.70 |
Indicative road miles. Indicative, VAT included, car or small van. Longer or heavier jobs and out-of-hours work are quoted individually.
Distance
The one-way mileage from your collection postcode to the delivery address.
Vehicle
The rate below is for a car or small van. Larger vans, Lutons and 7.5t are priced higher.
Urgency
A dedicated same-day run, or a scheduled next-day or timed delivery.
Couriers Cambridge: Areas We Cover
Our couriers cover the whole of Cambridge, the research parks on its edge, the villages and the towns across Cambridgeshire, day and night.
The city & the colleges
City centre, the colleges, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton, Trumpington, Newnham, Romsey, Arbury, Milton, Histon
Research & business parks
Cambridge Science Park, the Biomedical Campus and Addenbrooke's, Granta Park, Babraham, Cambourne, Waterbeach
Across Cambridgeshire
Ely, Huntingdon, St Neots, Newmarket, Royston, Saffron Walden, Peterborough
Further afield
London, Milton Keynes, Norwich, Colchester, Bury St Edmunds, Stansted
Postcode area: CB. All areas we cover →
Courier Cambridge to London & Back
A courier Cambridge to London job is about 57 miles down the M11 to the centre, from £96.10 for a car or small van, and the same price in either direction. Because our base is in north-west London, the London end is home ground: the driver who collects in Cambridge knows where they are going when they get there, whether that is a lab in the Knowledge Quarter, a law firm in the City or a hospital in the west.
Send a Parcel to Cambridge
Most of the people who ask us to send a parcel to Cambridge are in London, and that is the run we are built for. We collect anywhere in the capital, the same driver takes it up the M11, and it is handed to a named person at the Cambridge end that day: a replacement part for a lab, a contract for a college, a sample for a trial site. For something small that can wait a few days a parcel network will be cheaper, and we will tell you so; for something that has to be there today, with one driver and no depot, this is the service. Our London courier service →
Urgent Courier Cambridge
When it is an urgent courier Cambridge job, start with the deadline rather than the collection: tell us when it has to be in someone's hands and we work the timing backwards from there, dispatching the nearest driver as soon as the booking is confirmed. What you get is a collection time we can actually keep, and a vehicle that does not stop for anyone else between Cambridge and the drop. Urgent and same day courier →
Delivery Service Cambridge: What We Move
Labs, biotech and pharma firms, the colleges, the tech companies on the city's edge and the clinics around the Biomedical Campus all depend on things arriving today. That is the delivery service Cambridge businesses book us for.
- Samples, reagents and trial materials between labs, clinics and the Biomedical Campus, with DBS-checked drivers and validated packaging · medical courier
- Pharma and biotech consignments from the Science Park and the research parks around the city · pharmaceutical courier
- Contracts, tenders and signed paperwork between offices, the colleges and clients in London · document courier
- Prototypes, components and stock for the tech and engineering firms on the city's edge · business courier
- Exhibition stock, AV kit and conference material to and from venues against a get-in time · event logistics
- Larger or awkward loads in a dedicated van · van courier
Lab and Clinical Trial Courier Cambridge
A lab courier Cambridge booking is a dedicated job from the moment it is collected: one DBS-checked driver, one vehicle, nothing else on board. Samples, reagents and trial materials travel in validated insulated packaging with gel packs, the chain of custody is a single pair of hands, and the driver signs in and out the way the site requires. We are GDP compliant for pharmaceutical work. Biological sample courier → · Pharmaceutical courier →
Why Businesses in Cambridge Use Us
- No quote dance: the rate is published, £35 including VAT for the first 10 miles and £1.30 a mile after that, so a Science Park to Stansted run costs what the page says it costs
- Nothing else on the van: a dedicated vehicle means a sample is not sitting next to someone's furniture and a contract is not waiting for a round to finish
- Same rate at 3am on a Sunday: nights, weekends and bank holidays are the same price, because labs and venues do not keep office hours
- A time you can give your own customer: the collection time we quote in Cambridge is one we intend to meet, not a figure chosen to win the booking
- Vetted for regulated work: DBS-checked drivers, goods-in-transit insurance and GDP compliance for pharmaceutical consignments
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Courier Cambridge FAQs
How fast can you collect in Cambridge?+
We give you an honest collection time when you book rather than a blanket promise. It depends on where you are in Cambridge and where our nearest driver is at that hour; for a planned job, booking earlier in the day gets you the earliest slot.
How much does a courier in Cambridge cost?+
From £35 for the first 10 miles, then £1.30 a mile, including VAT, for a car or small van. Cambridge to Ely is about £44.10, to Stansted about £54.50, to central London about £96.10, and to Peterborough about £71.40. Larger vans are priced higher.
Do you cover the whole of Cambridge?+
Yes: the city centre and the colleges, the Science Park, the Biomedical Campus, Cherry Hinton, Chesterton, Trumpington, Milton and Histon, plus Cambourne, Waterbeach and the villages, and the towns around Cambridgeshire.
Can you do same day Cambridge to London?+
Yes. One driver takes it straight down the M11, about 57 miles to central London, the same day, with no depot on the way. Our base is in north-west London, so the London end is home ground and we drive the return leg constantly.
Can you collect from a lab or a clinical site in Cambridge?+
Yes. Our drivers are DBS-checked and we are GDP compliant. Tell us what the consignment is and how it needs to travel; samples and trial materials go in validated insulated packaging with gel packs, and the driver signs in and out the way the site requires.
Do you work nights and weekends in Cambridge?+
Yes, every hour of every day of the year, and the price does not change after 6pm or on a Sunday. A weekend collection from a lab on the Biomedical Campus or a late run to a conference venue is a normal booking for us.
Should I book same day or next day from Cambridge?+
Book same day when the thing is needed today: the driver leaves Cambridge as soon as it is loaded and goes nowhere else. Book next day when tomorrow morning is fine; it is collected today, driven overnight and usually costs less.
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