There are 12 ways to get from Colchester to Portree by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
14h 6m£159–226Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane STN - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
10h 46m£73–180Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Stationbus A6
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from George Street to Union Streetbus E9
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
18h 39mDrive 609 mi
- Drive from Colchester to Portreecar 609 mi
11h 18m£149–215Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- 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 Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
9h 13m£88–248Train, bus via London
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from Finsbury Park to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus 917
17h 40m£108–191Bus via Leicester
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus 717
- Take the bus from Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 180 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus 915
22h 10m£93–170Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
9h 33m£100–393Train to London City Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the bus from Terminal Building to Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Somerled Squarebus
10h 44m£123–358Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
9h 17m£87–260Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus, train
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane STN - EDI
- Take the bus from Airport to Leonard Streetbus
- Take the train from Perth to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
12h 10mTrain to Norwich International Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane NWI - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Squarebus
12h 10m£161–471
Colchester to Portree by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Portree is to bus and fly which costs £70 - £180 and takes 10h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Portree is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 13m and costs £85 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Portree. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Somerled Square via Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, George Street and Bus Station Stance 3. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 39m.
The distance between Colchester and Portree is 749 miles. The road distance is 612.5 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Portree without a car is to train and bus which takes 14h 6m and costs £150 - £230.
It takes approximately 14h 6m to get from Colchester to Portree, including transfers.
Colchester to Portree bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Portree bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Portree is 613 miles. It takes approximately 11h 18m to drive from Colchester to Portree.
There are 410+ hotels available in Portree.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Portree, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Coach Stop to Somerled Square via Coach Station, Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Edinburgh, Bus Station, George Street, Union Street, and Bus Station Stance 3 in around 18h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £29–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–90
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–75
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–70
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £121–124
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.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
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 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 London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Finsbury Park to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–240
- Sleeper Seat
- £70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £350–410
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Somerled Square
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from George Street to Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Terminal Building to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Airport to Leonard Street
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
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