There are 10 ways to get from Accrington to Colchester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Accrington to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
4h 50m£102–172Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Golders Green Stationbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Coach Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Coach Stopbus 717
9h 52m£49–118Drive 227.6 mi
- Drive from Accrington to Colchestercar 227.6 mi
4h 29m£55–80Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 2m£109–362Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Accrington to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Colchestertrain
6h 21m£97–176Bus, train
- Take the bus from Infant Street to Shudehill Interchangebus X41
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneatontrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Stansted Airporttrain
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchangebus X20
- Take the bus from Bus Interchange to Head Streetbus X20
8h 59mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
7h 30m£73–215Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 41m£150–343Train, train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Accrington to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchestertrain
7h 45m£78–194Train, train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Accrington to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
7h 17m£140–423
Accrington to Colchester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Accrington to Colchester is to bus which costs £45 - £120 and takes 9h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Accrington to Colchester is to drive which takes 4h 29m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Accrington to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Infant Street and arriving at Coach Stop via Manchester Central Coach Station, Golders Green Station and Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 52m.
No, there is no direct train from Accrington to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Accrington and arriving at Colchester via Leeds, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Accrington and Colchester is 284 miles. The road distance is 229 miles.
The best way to get from Accrington to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs £100 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Accrington to Colchester, including transfers.
Accrington to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Accrington to Colchester train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Accrington station.
The best way to get from Accrington to Colchester is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs £100 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £120 and takes 9h 52m.
What companies run services between Accrington, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from Accrington to Colchester via Leeds, London Kings Cross, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 4h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Infant Street to Coach Stop via Shudehill Interchange, Manchester Central Coach Station, Golders Green Station, and Coach Station in around 9h 52m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Accrington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Accrington to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Accrington to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Accrington to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Peterborough to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Nuneaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Nuneaton to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Warrington Central to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01254 670 583
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdevbus.co.uk
Bus from Infant Street to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- The Blackburn Bus Company
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Bus Interchange to Head Street
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- [email protected]
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Central Connect
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More Questions & Answers
Accrington to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Golders Green Station.
Accrington to Colchester train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Leeds station.
Yes, the driving distance between Accrington to Colchester is 229 miles. It takes approximately 4h 29m to drive from Accrington to Colchester.
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