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4.6Travel optionsfrom Plymouth to Colchester
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 train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
P22602+
G24497+
P474379:154h58Plymouth station (PLY)14:13Colchester station (COL)£811One-way2 changes
Cheapest
NX404 · NXA8 · NX71723:1513h10Plymouth, Coach Station12:25Colchester, East Hill / High Street£681One-way2 changes
Fastest
RK 922712:301h15Newquay Cornwall Airport13:45London Stansted Airport£2921One-way0 changes
Other options
- P22601+
Tube from London Paddington to London Liverpool Street+P477028:355h29Plymouth station (PLY)14:04Colchester station (COL)£811One-way2 changes - P22600+G24417+P474338:164h57Plymouth station (PLY)13:13Colchester station (COL)£1041One-way2 changes
- P22601+G24471+P47023 · P475678:355h11Plymouth station (PLY)13:46Colchester station (COL)£1591One-way3 changes
- NX404 · NXA8 · NX71723:1513h10Plymouth, Coach Station12:25Colchester, East Hill / High Street£681One-way2 changes
- NX504 · NXA8 · NX7176:2010h35Plymouth, Coach Station16:55Colchester, East Hill / High Street£751One-way2 changes
- NX501 · NXA8 · NX7176:3513h15Plymouth, Coach Station19:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£711One-way2 changes
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BA871713:257h20Exeter International Airport20:45London City Airport£3931One-way1 change- BA7830+BA870913:255h55Exeter International Airport19:20London City Airport£4251One-way1 change
- BA7842+
BA137315:305h45Exeter International Airport21:15London Heathrow Airport£5011One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Plymouth to Colchester:
A flight is £54 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Plymouth to Colchester costing on average £73.
A flight is £61 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Plymouth to Colchester costing on average £80.
Other travel options to Colchester take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 58m.
Coach takes on average 9h 30m.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights 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 Gatwick 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 first_great_western to go to Colchester by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Colchester by coach.
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