Cambridge & London - Commute and accommodation

Hi guys,
I have admission from Cambridge MBA program for 2025-26. My wife expects admission from Imperial and UCL. We would not like to live separately whole 1 year, so we search for solutions. Let us assume that I can get permission from Cambridge to live outside of Cambridge due to special circumstances. How can we make optimal accommodation and commute choice?
Any advice is highly regarded. Thanks in advance!

I'm in a similar situation -- my husband and I both got into the Cambridge MBA 2025 cohort. Except he’s also likely to get an offer from LBS, so we're figuring out how the commute would work. I think in that case we're planning to live in Cambridge colleges accomodation and he’d commute to LBS daily. Have you put in your college preferences yet?

Cambridge will likely expect you to live in Cambridge and your wife to commute, as neither Imperial nor UCL have local residence policies.
Find somewhere near the railway station in Cambridge and you aren't far from the Judge. The stations south of Cambridge, but within 10 miles of Gt St Marys (your residential requirements) aren't great for regular trains or for student priced/friendly accommodation, but maybe you don't need that.

Thanks for the information. I would prefer myself doing a long commute living in London, but if Cambridge doesn't offer flexibility on that we may have to think about this case. Do you know good website that we can find hours/prices for trains? Are they safe and comfortable generally?