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Compare train, coach and flight for Plymouth to Colchester
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Plymouth to Colchester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £61. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 21m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £61, and a train costs an average of £81.
Distance: 390 km
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£83 Average Price | £67 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 51m Average total duration Fastest 4h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 38m Average total duration 9h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Colchester from Plymouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Plymouth to Colchester is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 5:2010h35Plymouth15:55Colchester£611One-way0 changes
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- 5:2010h35Plymouth15:55Colchester£611One-way0 changes
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- 5:2010h35Plymouth15:55Colchester£611One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Plymouth to Colchester:
A coach is £15 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Plymouth to Colchester costing on average £83.
A coach is £114 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Plymouth to Colchester costing on average £181.
Other travel options to Colchester take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 21m.
Coach takes on average 9h 8m.
- Around 8 flights per day.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Plymouth and Colchester as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Newquay Cornwall Airport and arrive in London Heathrow Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Plymouth, Coach Station and arrive in Colchester, East Hill / High Street.
- Trains mostly depart from Plymouth station (PLY) and arrive in Colchester station (COL).
- Travel with Great Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Colchester by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Colchester by coach.
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