There are 12 ways to get from Berlin to Colchester by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London City Airport (LCY)BER - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
5h 23m£97–403Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Stansted Airport (STN)BER - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
6h 21m£54–187Train via Essen
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf10 / ...
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
11h 53m£168–589Bus, train
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to London VictoriaN1328
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to ColchesterLondon Liverpool Street - Norwich / ...
22h 11m£77–199Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Berlin to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchester
10h 42mFly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BER - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
6h 19m£97–290Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BER - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
6h 9m£73–243Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Luton Airport (LTN)BER - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
6h 19m£73–327Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)BER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
7h 15m£75–338Train
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam CentraalIce
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
13h 22m£153–686Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach StationA8 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Coach Stop717
23h 14m£77–183Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Berlin to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchester
11h 43m£179–258
Berlin to Colchester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Colchester is to fly and bus which costs £50 - £190 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 5h 23m and costs £95 - £410.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Coach Stop via London Victoria and Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Berlin Hbf and arriving at Colchester via Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Berlin and Colchester is 648 miles.
The best way to get from Berlin to Colchester without a car is to train via Essen which takes 11h 53m and costs £160 - £600.
It takes approximately 5h 23m to get from Berlin to Colchester, including transfers.
Berlin to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Colchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Berlin Hbf station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Colchester is to train via Essen which takes 11h 53m and costs £160 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £190 and takes 23h 14m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from Berlin Hbf to Colchester via Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 11h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Coach Stop via London Victoria and Coach Station in around 23h 14m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Luton Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–65
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £80–130
- 1st Class
- £170–300
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £85–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
Which London airport should I choose?
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Berlin to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Colchester is 1h behind Berlin. It is currently 12:35 AM in Berlin and 11:35 PM in Colchester.
Berlin to Colchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Essen Hbf station.
Book your Berlin to Colchester train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Berlin to Colchester bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 1016+ hotels available in Colchester.




















































