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Compare coach and train for Swansea to Colchester
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Swansea to Colchester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £40. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 44m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £40, and a train costs an average of £47.
Distance: 335 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£51 Average Price Cheapest | £58 Average Price |
7h 48m Average total duration 7h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 14m Average total duration Fastest 4h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Swansea to Colchester
How to get to Colchester from Swansea by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Swansea to Colchester is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- NX508 · NXA8 · NX71712:1310h37Swansea, University Bay Campus22:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£461One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- NX508 · NXA8 · NX71712:1310h37Swansea, University Bay Campus22:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£461One-way2 changes
Fastest
- G15040+
P01230+
C381255:294h47Swansea station (SWA)10:16Colchester station (COL)£1511One-way2 changes
Other options
- W35431+P01220+C380273:465h31Swansea station (SWA)9:17Colchester station (COL)£611One-way2 changes
- G15045+P01272+C3813210:224h55Swansea station (SWA)15:17Colchester station (COL)£651One-way2 changes
- G15046+P01098+C3783611:225h16Swansea station (SWA)16:38Colchester station (COL)£651One-way2 changes
- NX508 · NXA8 · NX71712:1310h37Swansea, University Bay Campus22:50Colchester, East Hill / High Street£461One-way2 changes
- NX507 · NXA8 · NX7174:0510h50Swansea, University Bay Campus14:55Colchester, East Hill / High Street£481One-way2 changes
- NX507 · NXA8 · NX7174:0510h50Swansea, University Bay Campus14:55Colchester, East Hill / High Street£481One-way2 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Swansea to Colchester:
A coach is £6 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Swansea to Colchester costing on average £58.
Other travel options to Colchester take longer:
Coach takes on average 7h 18m.
- Around 14 coaches per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Swansea and Colchester as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Swansea station (SWA) and arrive in Colchester station (COL).
- Coaches mostly depart from Swansea, University Bay Campus and arrive in Colchester, East Hill / High Street.
- 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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