There are 10 ways to get from Lancashire to Colchester by train, bus, car, plane, or subway
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain London Liverpool Street - Norwich / ...
4h 49m£101–183Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus 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
10h 7m£54–131Drive 233.2 mi
- Drive from Lancashire to Colchestercar 233.2 mi
4h 59m£57–82Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Langho to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 34m£102–348Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Langho to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Colchestertrain
8h 17m£128–218Train via Peterborough #2
- Take the train from Blackburn to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain
8h 57m£95–150Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Langho to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchestertrain
7h 2m£71–180Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train, subway
- Take the train from Langho to Boltontrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
- Take the subway from Waterloo station to Stratford stationsubway
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 11m£143–333Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
7h 33m£78–218Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
7h 13m£101–263
Lancashire to Colchester by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lancashire to Colchester is to bus which costs £50 - £140 and takes 10h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Lancashire to Colchester is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs £100 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Lancashire station to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Railway Station and arriving at Coach Stop via Bus Station, Golders Green Station and Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 7m.
No, there is no direct train from Lancashire to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Langho and arriving at Colchester via Bolton, Manchester Piccadilly, Euston station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 49m.
The distance between Lancashire and Colchester is 268 miles. The road distance is 234.6 miles.
The best way to get from Lancashire to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 4h 49m to get from Lancashire to Colchester, including transfers.
Lancashire to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Lancashire to Colchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Lancashire to Colchester is to train which takes 4h 49m and costs £100 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £140 and takes 10h 7m.
What companies run services between Lancashire, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from Langho to Colchester via Bolton, Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, Euston station, Moorgate station, and London Liverpool Street in around 4h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Railway Station to Coach Stop via Bus Station, Golders Green Station, and Coach Station in around 10h 7m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- 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
- 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
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
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 Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £21–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- 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
- 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
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- £45–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Chelmsford to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- 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
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Langho to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Langho to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Blackburn to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Langho to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Langho to Bolton
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Leeds to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Peterborough to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- 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
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Waterloo station to Stratford station
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- 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
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More Questions & Answers
Lancashire to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Golders Green Station.
Lancashire to Colchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lancashire to Colchester is 235 miles. It takes approximately 4h 59m to drive from Lancashire to Colchester.
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