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Compare for Lincoln to Colchester
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Lincoln to Colchester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of £50 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 34m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £50, while a coach costs an average of £83.
Distance: 178 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£50 Average Price Cheapest | £83 Average Price |
3h 34m Average total duration Fastest 3h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 12m Average total duration 6h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Lincoln to Colchester:
A train is £33 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Lincoln to Colchester costing on average £83.
Other travel options to Colchester take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 12m.
Travel optionsfrom Lincoln to Colchester
How to get to Colchester from Lincoln by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Lincoln to Colchester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Tube from London Kings Cross to London Liverpool Street+P0111715:204h27Lincoln Central (LCN)19:47Colchester Town (CET)£521One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- G08062+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Liverpool Street+P0111715:204h27Lincoln Central (LCN)19:47Colchester Town (CET)£521One-way2 changes
Fastest
- G08057+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Liverpool Street+P0128613:203h26Lincoln Central (LCN)16:46Colchester station (COL)£571One-way2 changes
Other options
- G08062+Tube from London Kings Cross to Stratford (London)+P6699415:203h53Lincoln Central (LCN)19:13Colchester station (COL)£571One-way2 changes
- G08062+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Liverpool Street+P0130515:203h26Lincoln Central (LCN)18:46Colchester station (COL)£601One-way2 changes
C59624+L01634+P01298+Tube from London Kings Cross to London Liverpool Street14:193h57Lincoln Central (LCN)18:16Colchester station (COL)£621One-way3 changes
- G08057+EM710500+P6715013:205h09Lincoln Central (LCN)18:29Colchester station (COL)£521One-way2 changes
- NX451 · NXA8 · NX7179:0010h50Lincoln, Rail Station Car Park19:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£551One-way2 changes
- NX451 · NXA8 · NX7179:0010h50Lincoln, Rail Station Car Park19:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£551One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Lincoln to Colchester:
A train is £33 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Lincoln to Colchester costing on average £83.
Other travel options to Colchester take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 12m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Lincoln and Colchester as scheduled services by can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Lincoln Central (LCN) and arrive in Colchester station (COL).
- Coaches mostly depart from Lincoln, Rail Station Car Park and arrive in Colchester, East Hill / High Street.
- Travel with National Express to go to Colchester by coach.
- Travel with London North Eastern Railway, East Midlands Railway, Greater Anglia to go to Colchester by train.
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