How to get to Colchester from Braintree

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Travel Information from Braintree to Colchester

Distance15 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£13 - £13
Cheapest modeTrain • £13 • 34 min
Fastest modeTrain • £13 • 34 min
Popular travel companiesFirst Essex or Abellio Greater Anglia

Travel 15 miles by train or coach to Colchester from Braintree. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are First Essex or Abellio Greater Anglia among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Braintree to Colchester.

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from Braintree to Colchester

How to get to Colchester from Braintree by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Braintree to Colchester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Abellio Greater Anglia
17:331h00
Braintree
18:33Colchester
£141One-way
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Cheapest

Abellio Greater Anglia
17:331h00
Braintree
18:33Colchester
£141One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Abellio Greater Anglia
08:020h37
Braintree
08:39Colchester
£151One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Braintree to Colchester

Travel to Colchester easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Braintree to Colchester.

FAQs

There are 2 options to travel to Colchester from Braintree including taking a train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Colchester from Braintree is by taking a train, which costs on average £13.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Braintree to Colchester:

A train is £1 less than a coach with an average ticket price of £13 from Braintree to Colchester.

The quickest way to travel from Braintree to Colchester is by train, which takes on average 34 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

Coach takes on average 1 h 30 min.

The Braintree to Colchester distance is approximately 15 miles.

The average frequency per day from Braintree to Colchester is:

  • 1 coach per day.
  • 4 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey from Braintree to Colchester as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Braintree to Colchester:

  • Most travellers take a train from Braintree to Colchester.

The following travel companies offer services from Braintree to Colchester:

  • Travel with Abellio Greater Anglia to go to Colchester by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Abellio Greater Anglia Braintree to Colchester tickets on Omio for £13.

Yes, there are direct routes from Braintree to Colchester with the following travel companies:

  • You can book a direct coach with First Essex.
  • You'll find direct trains with.

Direct services to Colchester tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

Many of our customers travelling from Braintree to Colchester don't make Colchester their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are London, Stansted Mountfitchet, London Liverpool Street, Manchester or Norwich, either of which you could add to your Braintree and Colchester trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Colchester to any of these top destinations today!

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