There are 4 ways to get from Colchester to Brancaster by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus, line 36 bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Take the bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Streetbus X29
- Take the bus from Oak Street to The Shipbus 36
4h 34mDrive 85.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Colchester to Brancastercar 85.3 mi
2h 1m£21–31Train, line 36 bus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Kings Lynntrain
- Take the bus from Transport Interchange to The Shipbus 36
5h 33mBus, line 36 bus
- Take the bus from Colchester High Street Stop to Norwichbus
- Take the bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Streetbus X29
- Take the bus from Oak Street to The Shipbus 36
5h 40m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Brancaster is to drive which costs £20 - £30 and takes 2h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Brancaster is to drive which takes 2h 1m and costs £20 - £30.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Brancaster. However, there are services departing from Colchester High Street Stop and arriving at The Ship via St Stephens Street and Oak Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 40m.
The distance between Colchester and Brancaster is 115 miles. The road distance is 85.7 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Brancaster without a car is to train and bus and line 36 bus which takes 4h 34m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 34m to get from Colchester to Brancaster, including transfers.
Colchester to Brancaster bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Colchester High Street Stop station.
Colchester to Brancaster bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Norwich station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Brancaster is 86 miles. It takes approximately 2h 1m to drive from Colchester to Brancaster.
There are 1433+ hotels available in Brancaster.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Brancaster, England?
You can take a bus from Colchester High Street Stop to The Ship via Norwich, St Stephens Street, and Oak Street in around 5h 40m.
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ipswich to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Ely to Kings Lynn
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
- Phone
- 01263 712800
- sales@sanderscoaches.com
- Website
- sanderscoaches.com
Bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sanderscoaches.com/
Bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sanderscoaches.com/
- Phone
- 01553 611955
- talk2us@lynxbus.co.uk
- Website
- lynxbus.co.uk
Bus from Oak Street to The Ship
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- http://www.lynxbus.co.uk/
Bus from Transport Interchange to The Ship
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- http://www.lynxbus.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colchester High Street Stop to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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