Travel to Colchester
Every way to reach Colchester: 2 modes compared, with fares.
Colchester is reachable from 23 places across 1 country by 2 modes, on services run by 4 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin is 41 km away.
How people reach Colchester
Every mode that actually calls at Colchester, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 38 | €11.88 | 1h 10m | 89 km | 3 |
| Coach | 32 | €10.07 | 1h 29m | 93 km | 1 |
- 23Places you can arrive from
- 23Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 4Operators
The trip ends at Colchester Station. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 70 | 100% | Southend-on-Sea, 41 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Colchester that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 70 | 100% |
Stations, airports and ports in Colchester
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Colchester
- Colchester Station
- Colchester railway station
- Colchester Town railway station
- Colchester
The cheapest journeys into Colchester
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archway to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 4m | 80 km |
| Barking to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 54m | 69 km |
| Basildon to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 32m | 47 km |
| Bexley to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 3m | 72 km |
| Cambridge to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 52m | 64 km |
| City of Westminster to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 9m | 84 km |
| Enfield to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 57m | 73 km |
| Ilford to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 55m | 68 km |
| Islington to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 5m | 80 km |
| London to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 4m | 83 km |
| Southend-on-Sea to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 29m | 41 km |
| Tottenham to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 1h 57m | 74 km |
| Brent to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 18m | 91 km |
| Harrow to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 24m | 92 km |
| Luton to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 19m | 91 km |
| Watford to Colchester bus | €10.07 | 2h 24m | 93 km |
A day in Colchester hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Colchester Station
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Popular trips to Colchester
Common questions about Travel to Colchester
How can I get to Colchester?
Colchester is reachable by 2 modes on our network, from 23 places, across 1 countries, on services run by 4 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Colchester?
The cheapest way into Colchester is by coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 23 origins we sell into Colchester over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Colchester?
The fastest journey into Colchester is by train, at 1h 10m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 41 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Colchester have?
Colchester has 4 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 0 airports. Among them are Colchester Station, Colchester railway station, Colchester Town railway station. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Colchester from within 200 km?
70 of the routes we sell into Colchester start within 200 km. The nearest is Southend-on-Sea, 41 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Colchester in United Kingdom?
Colchester connects to 23 places on our network across 1 countries, the furthest of them 93 km away in a straight line. United Kingdom routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in United Kingdom
The wider region
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Colchester afterward does not belong to us.
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Day trips that leave Colchester in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
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