There are 7 ways to get from Tours to Colchester by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Tours Val De Loire Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
best- Fly from Tours Val De Loire Airport (TUF) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TUF - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchestertrain
3h 2m£65–382Train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
5h 30m£168–303Train, bus
- Take the train from Saint-Pierre-des-Corps to Paris Bercy Bourg. Pays d'Auv.train
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
14h 37m£86–160Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Tours to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchestercar
7h 56m£204–248Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
7h 3m£70–238Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane CDG - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 31m£119–373Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Tours to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchestercar
9h 14m£110–188
Tours to Colchester by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tours to Colchester is to train and bus which costs £85 - £160 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Tours to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 3h 2m and costs £65 - £390.
No, there is no direct train from Tours to Colchester. However, there are services departing from St Pierre Des Corps and arriving at Colchester via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 30m.
The distance between Tours and Colchester is 356 miles.
The best way to get from Tours to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 5h 30m and costs £160 - £310.
It takes approximately 3h 2m to get from Tours to Colchester, including transfers.
Tours to Colchester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from St Pierre Des Corps station.
Colchester is 1h behind Tours. It is currently 7:52 AM in Tours and 6:52 AM in Colchester.
Tours to Colchester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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What companies run services between Tours, France and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from St Pierre Des Corps to Colchester via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 5h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- 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 London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- 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
- £22–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- £19–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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