There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Colchester by plane or train
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Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPT - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
14h 2m£338–781Fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CPT - STN
18h 20m£251–880Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPT - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
13h 43m£338–621Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London City Airport (LCY)plane CPT - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
15h 32m£373–949Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane CPT - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Colchestertrain
17h 49m£481–1,667Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane CPT - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
15h 47m£289–927Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane CPT - SEN
- Take the train from Shenfield to Colchestertrain
18h 31m£332–1,149
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Colchester is to fly and train which costs £330 - £650 and takes 13h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 13h 43m and costs £330 - £650.
The distance between Cape Town and Colchester is 6133 miles.
It takes approximately 14h 2m to get from Cape Town to Colchester, including transfers.
Colchester is 2h behind Cape Town. It is currently 6:44 AM in Cape Town and 4:44 AM in Colchester.
There are 1005+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Colchester, England?
Turkish Airlines, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to London Stansted Airport (STN) twice daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luton Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £230–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £220–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luton Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Luton Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £230–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Southend Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 56m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Southend Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Southend Airport via Zurich, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £250–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £440–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norwich International Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £280–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,400
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norwich International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £460–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Norwich International Airport via Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £490–1,800
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £210–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £270–900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £210–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £240–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £340–1,200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £340–900
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Frankfurt, Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–950
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Norwich to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Shenfield to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
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