There are 5 ways to get from Colchester to Chard by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Tauntontrain
- Take the bus from Taunton Town Centre Stop I to East Street Tescosbus 30
4h 55mDrive 198.6 mi
cheapest- Drive from Colchester to Chardcar 198.6 mi
4h 5m£49–70Train, bus, line 96 bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from Hammersmith Bus Station to Bus Stationbus Sf2
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Boden Streetbus 96 / ...
7h 36mBus, fly, train
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane STN - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Tauntontrain
8h 11m£86–221Train
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Axminstertrain London Waterloo - Exeter St Davids / ...
5h 55m£80–178
London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bristol Airport (BRS) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Chard is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 4h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Chard is to drive which takes 4h 5m and costs £45 - £70.
The distance between Colchester and Chard is 219 miles. The road distance is 199.7 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Chard without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 55m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 55m to get from Colchester to Chard, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Chard is 200 miles. It takes approximately 4h 5m to drive from Colchester to Chard.
There are 1582+ hotels available in Chard.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Chard, England?
You can take a train from Colchester to Essex Close via Stratford (London), Stratford station, Waterloo Station, London Waterloo, Axminster, and Rail Station in around 5h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £17–25
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–26
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from London Paddington to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £75–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £95–140
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £25–31
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Taunton
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–60
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £29–45
- 1st Class
- £40–60
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Axminster
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- £60–90
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100–150
- Phone
- 0345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Taunton Town Centre Stop I to East Street Tescos
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/somerset/
- Phone
- 01823 480 338
- info@hatchgreencoaches.com
- Website
- hatchgreencoaches.co.uk
Bus from Taunton Town Centre Stop I to East Street Tescos
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://hatchgreencoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01823 331 356
- info@berryscoaches.co.uk
- Website
- berryscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Hammersmith Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.berryscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01935 475 872
- info@southwestcoaches.co.uk
- Website
- southwestcoaches.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Boden Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.southwestcoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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