There are 10 ways to get from Copenhagen to Colchester by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CPH - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 59m£75–312Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CPH - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 2m£31–233Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altonatrain Rj
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
17h£262–534Bus
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Brussels-North train stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stopbus 816
25h 20m£96–153Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchestercar
13h 27m£329–428Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane CPH - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 15m£95–312Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CPH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
6h 59m£100–329Train
- Take the train from København H to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
17h 1m£263–548Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
- Take the carferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Portcarferry
- Take the bus from Harwich International Station to Greyfriarsbus 102
26h 17m£125–339Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Copenhagen to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchestercar
14h 28m£238–385
Copenhagen to Colchester by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Copenhagen to Colchester is to fly and bus which costs £30 - £240 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Copenhagen to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 5h 59m and costs £75 - £320.
No, there is no direct bus from Copenhagen to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Copenhagen Busterminal and arriving at Coach Stop via Brussels Midi / Brussels South West and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Copenhagen to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Koebenhavn H and arriving at Colchester via Altona, Hamburg-Harburg, Amsterdam Centraal, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h.
The distance between Copenhagen and Colchester is 703 miles.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Colchester without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 17h and costs £260 - £550.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Copenhagen to Colchester, including transfers.
Copenhagen to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Copenhagen Busterminal station.
Copenhagen to Colchester train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Koebenhavn H station.
The best way to get from Copenhagen to Colchester is to train via Hamburg which takes 17h and costs £260 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £160 and takes 25h 20m.
What companies run services between Copenhagen, Denmark and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from Koebenhavn H to Colchester via Hamburg-Altona, Altona, Harburg, Hamburg-Harburg, Amsterdam Centraal, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 17h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Coach Stop via Brussels-North train station, Brussels-Nord, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, London Victoria Green Line Station, and London Victoria in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Aalborg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–250
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- 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 London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- 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 London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- 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
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Koebenhavn H to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £33
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £34
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from København H to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Copenhagen Busterminal to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to London Victoria Green Line Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Harwich International Station to Greyfriars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Harwich International Station to Greyfriars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- Hedingham
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £45–60
- Small Car
- £65–220
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Copenhagen to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Colchester is 1h behind Copenhagen. It is currently 6:37 AM in Copenhagen and 5:37 AM in Colchester.
Copenhagen to Colchester train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
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