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Compare train and coach for Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £36. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £36, and a train costs an average of £40.
Distance: 222 km
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4h 3m Average total duration Fastest 3h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 30m Average total duration 5h 0m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Clacton-on-Sea from Birmingham by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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FAQs: Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea
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This is compared to other travel options from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea:
A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Birmingham to Clacton-on-Sea costing on average £40.
Other travel options to Clacton-on-Sea take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 0m.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Birmingham and Clacton-on-Sea as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Birmingham, Coach Station and arrive in Colchester, East Hill / High Street.
- Trains mostly depart from Birmingham New Street (BHM) and arrive in Clacton-on-Sea station (CLT).
- Travel with National Express to go to Clacton-on-Sea by coach.
- Travel with Chiltern Railways, Abellio Greater Anglia, Avanti West Coast to go to Clacton-on-Sea by train.
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