There are 13 ways to get from Colchester to Germany by bus, plane, train (Eurostar), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane STN - CGN
4h 39m€39–199Train
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10
11h 53m€322–814Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus N1328
22h 33m€122–220Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Berlincar
10h 48m€305–388Train to London City Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LCY - FRA
4h 48m€151–438Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STN - HAM
5h 4m€60–491Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STN - BER
5h 45m€50–221Train to London City Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane LCY - BER
5h 37m€142–467Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LHR - DUS
5h 33m€118–325Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Eindhoven Airport, train
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Eindhoven Airport (EIN)plane STN - EIN
- Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlotrain
- Take the train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilktrain
6h 50m€53–226Train via Dortmund
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbftrain
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Berlin Hbftrain 10 / ...
13h 6m€332–814Train #2
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandautrain Ice
13h 21m€167–355Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Berlincar
11h 55m€181–310
Colchester to Germany by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Germany is to bus and fly and train which costs €50 - €230 and takes 6h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Germany is to bus and fly which takes 4h 39m and costs €35 - €200.
No, there is no direct train from Colchester to Germany. However, there are services departing from Colchester and arriving at S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via Liverpool Street station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Duisburg Hbf and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
The distance between Colchester and Germany is 557 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Germany without a car is to train which takes 11h 53m and costs €320 - €850.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Colchester to Germany, including transfers.
Colchester to Germany train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Colchester station.
Colchester to Germany train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
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What companies run services between Colchester, England and Germany?
You can take a train from Colchester to S+U Alexanderplatz Bhf via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Duisburg Hbf, and Berlin Hbf in around 11h 53m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–490
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Eindhoven Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from London City Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–290
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Eindhoven Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf-Bilk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin-Spandau
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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