There are 5 ways to get from Colchester to Great Leighs by train, bus, car, or taxi
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Train, line 170 bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to Chelmsfordtrain Clacton-on-Sea - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Aragon Roadbus 70 / ...
53 min£13–22Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Osborne Street to The Crescentbus X70
1h 6m£2–3Drive 20.9 mi
- Drive from Colchester to Great Leighscar 20.9 mi
30 min£6–8Taxi
- Take the taxi from Colchester to Great Leighstaxi 20.9 mi
30 min£45–55Bus via Bus Interchange
- Take the bus from Osborne Street to Bus Interchangebus X20 / ...
1h 19m£4–6
Colchester to Great Leighs by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Great Leighs is to bus which costs £2 - £3 and takes 1h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Great Leighs is to drive which takes 30 min and costs £5 - £8.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Osborne Street and arriving at The Crescent. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday to Friday. The journey takes approximately 1h 6m.
The distance between Colchester and Great Leighs is 30 miles. The road distance is 21 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Great Leighs without a car is to train and line 170 bus which takes 53 min and costs £12 - £23.
It takes approximately 53 min to get from Colchester to Great Leighs, including transfers.
Colchester to Great Leighs bus services, operated by First Essex, depart from Osborne Street station.
Colchester to Great Leighs bus services, operated by First Essex, arrive at The Crescent station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Great Leighs is 21 miles. It takes approximately 30 min to drive from Colchester to Great Leighs.
There are 505+ hotels available in Great Leighs.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Great Leighs, England?
First Essex operates a bus from Osborne Street to The Crescent once daily. Tickets cost £2–3 and the journey takes 1h 6m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Colchester to Chelmsford
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Aragon Road
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
Bus from Osborne Street to The Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
Bus from Osborne Street to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- £45–55
A B Taxis Colchester
- Phone
- +44 1206 701 701
- Website
- abtaxiscolchester.co.uk
Colchester Taxis
- Phone
- +44 800 644 1946
Five & Five Fours
- Phone
- +44 1206 544 444
- Website
- minicabservices.com
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