Cheapest€10.07
- Essex County Council EC817006:521h 32m08:24ColchesterHarrow bus station
Door to door 2h 16mCO2 2.9 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee
Traveling from Colchester to Harrow costs €10.07 at the cheapest and takes 2h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 106 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Coach.
At a glance
- Distance
- 106 km
- Fastest
- 2h 13m
- Average
- 2h 19m
- Services per day
- 4
- Cheapest
- €10.07
- CO2 per passenger
- 2.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 22, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | 2h 16m | 1h 32m | 44m | €10.07 | 2.9 kg | 1 |
- 2h 16mFastest, by Coach
- €10.07Cheapest, by Coach
- 2.9 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
- 106 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 22, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia1 changes | Greater Anglia | 08:00 | 09:17 | 1h 57m |
| First Essex1 changes | 87 | 08:12 | 09:19 | 1h 55m |
| Arriva Herts and Essex1 changes | 8 | 08:19 | 09:33 | 2h 1m |
| Greater Angliadirect | Greater Anglia | 08:35 | 09:44 | 1h 50m |
| Greater Anglia1 changes | Greater Anglia | 08:44 | 09:47 | 1h 41m |
| Arriva Herts and Essex1 changes | 8 | 09:12 | 10:17 | 1h 48m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Colchester to Harrow | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | €16.13 | €14.48 | €12.28 | €10.63 | €10.08 | €13.38 | €12.83 | €10.63 | €11.18 | €11.18 | €10.07 | €10.63 | €12.28 | €12.28 |
| Train | €34.44 | €27.29 | €20.14 | €18.47 | €19.03 | €22.89 | €20.14 | €18.48 | €18.47 | €18.47 | €18.47 | €18.47 | €20.14 | €18.47 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-22 · €10.07
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Harrow is not something we sell.
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When to book Colchester to Harrow
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0790 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0821 days
- €12.2814 days
- €12.837 days
- €12.283 days
- €16.131 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 60 percent. The most expensive point is €16.13, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €11.18Sun
- €11.18Mon
- €10.07Tue
- €10.08Wed
- €12.28Thu
- €12.28Fri
- €10.63Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €10.63Sep
- €10.07Oct
- €10.07Nov
- €10.07Dec
- €10.07Jan
- €10.07Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 106 km against 92 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon. The gap between arriving and leaving is 45 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Colchester at 06:52 and the last at 06:52, across 1 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Colchester
Rail
- Colchester Station
- Colchester railway station
- Colchester Town railway station
Bus
- Colchester
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essex County Council | €10.07 | 2h 13m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €5.99 | 59% |
| Taxes | €0.60 | 6% |
| Supplier fees | €1.49 | 15% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 20% |
| Total you pay | €10.07 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Harrow well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
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Questions about Colchester to Harrow
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Colchester to Harrow?
The fastest journey from Colchester to Harrow takes 2h 13m door to door, of which 1h 32m is spent moving, on the Coach. Most services take around 2h 19m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Colchester to Harrow?
The cheapest fare from Colchester to Harrow is €10.07, checked on September 22, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €10.63. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Colchester to Harrow?
The cheapest way from Colchester to Harrow is by Coach, at €10.07 for one passenger on September 22, 2026. That journey takes 2h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Colchester to Harrow?
Fares from Colchester to Harrow bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 60 percent, measured on September 22, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Colchester to Harrow?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Colchester to Harrow, at €10.07. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 22, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Colchester to Harrow?
October is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Colchester to Harrow, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Colchester to Harrow?
1 operators sell services from Colchester to Harrow across 1 modes: Essex County Council. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Colchester to Harrow?
25 percent of the services we sell from Colchester to Harrow are direct. The rest connect at Cambridge, Southend-on-Sea, Basildon, with about 45 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Colchester to Harrow use?
Services from Colchester to Harrow by Coach leave from Colchester and arrive at Harrow bus station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Colchester to Harrow?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Colchester to Harrow allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Colchester to Harrow on September 11, 2026: 106 km of route against 92 km in a straight line, 4 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €10.07, and 2h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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