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@hoefla
As far as I know there are no cheap advance tickets london-cambridge. Don't know why, but they're always the same, just peak and off-peak (and super off-peak).
It is in the network railcard zone though - gets you 1/3 off for up to 4 people but you have to travel together. One person gets the card £25 for a year. You can't use it before 10am on weekdays, but you won't get your bike on a train before 9 anyway. The minimum fare on weekdays is £13. Watch out if you're getting returns - you do need to be travelling together!
At weekends the Liverpool St train is cheapest - look for the super off-peak NXEA only option, but it is slower than the Kings Cross line. If you have a railcard a day return is only £10.
Just to confuse you, there is no such thing as an off-peak single. It's a peak single or an off-peak day return. The ticket people never bother to explain that. But if you aren't coming up on friday it's not relevant.
(I don't work for national rail honest! I just take the train a lot... )