There are 7 ways to get from Colchester to Alderney by train, plane, car ferry, ferry, or bus
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Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane LGW - ACI
5h 2m$271–559Train, bus, car ferry, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stopbus 030
- Take the car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourgcarferry
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
16h 10m$144–338Train, car ferry, ferry
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Pooletrain
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
10h 28m$284–516Train, ferry
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourgtrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderneyferry
11h 35m$216–594Bus, car ferry, ferry
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Stationbus 035
- Take the car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Portcarferry
- Take the ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderneyferry
13h 16m$294–433Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane SOU - ACI
4h 16m$207–466Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Alderney Airport (ACI)plane LCY - ACI
7h 3m$295–1,049
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Alderney Airport (ACI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Alderney is to train and bus and car ferry and ferry which costs $140 - $340 and takes 16h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Alderney is to train and fly which takes 4h 16m and costs $200 - $470.
The distance between Colchester and Alderney is 344 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Alderney without a car is to train and car ferry and ferry which takes 10h 28m and costs $280 - $550.
It takes approximately 5h 2m to get from Colchester to Alderney, including transfers.
There are 20+ hotels available in Alderney.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Alderney, Guernsey?
There is no direct connection from Colchester to Alderney. However, you can take the train to London Liverpool Street, walk to Liverpool Street Station, take the line 388 bus to London Bridge Bus Station, walk to London Bridge, take the train to Gatwick Airport, walk to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) airport, then fly to Alderney Airport (ACI). Alternatively, you can take a train from Colchester to Alderney via Stratford (London), Stratford station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, Poole, Poole, Guernsey St Peter Port, and Guernsey St Peter Port in around 10h 28m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–410
Flights from Southampton Airport to Alderney Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–280
Flights from London City Airport to Alderney Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–950
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–95
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–22
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–85
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $85–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–80
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris St Lazare to Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–28
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Seldown Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to International Port Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to Guernsey St Peter Port
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–220
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
Ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Alderney
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Portsmouth International Port to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
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