There are 8 ways to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 174 bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from London Paddington to Bath Spatrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Great Ostrybus 173 / ...
3h 58m£76–132Bus
cheapest- 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 Bus Stationbus 403 / ...
7h 33m£30–53Drive 176.9 mi
- Drive from Colchester to Shepton Malletcar 176.9 mi
3h 50m£44–63Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane STN - BRS
7h 20m£73–174Train
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train Norwich - London Liverpool Street / ...
- Take the train from London Paddington to Castle Carytrain London Paddington - Plymouth / ...
5h 13m£82–153Bus, train
- Take the bus from Osborne Street to Bus Stationbus 371 / ...
- Take the train from Brentwood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3train
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bath Bus Stationbus
8h 40m£46–82Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane LCY - BRS
7h 7m£273–364Train to Norwich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Fly from Norwich International Airport (NWI) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane NWI - BRS
8h 18m£125–328
Colchester to Shepton Mallet by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet is to bus which costs £30 - £55 and takes 7h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet is to drive which takes 3h 50m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Shepton Mallet. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Great Ostry via Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 33m.
No, there is no direct train from Colchester to Shepton Mallet. However, there are services departing from Colchester and arriving at Castle Cary via Stratford and London Paddington. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 13m.
The distance between Colchester and Shepton Mallet is 182 miles. The road distance is 177.9 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet without a car is to train and line 174 bus which takes 3h 58m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet, including transfers.
Colchester to Shepton Mallet bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Shepton Mallet train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Colchester station.
The best way to get from Colchester to Shepton Mallet is to bus which takes 7h 33m and costs £30 - £55. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £80 - £160 and takes 5h 13m.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Shepton Mallet, England?
You can take a bus from Coach Stop to Great Ostry via Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Bus Station in around 7h 33m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Colchester to Frithfield Lane via Stratford, London Paddington, Castle Cary, and Castle Cary Station in around 5h 13m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Faro
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Norwich International Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bristol Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £120–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Bath Spa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from London Paddington to Castle Cary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
Train from Brentwood to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- Elizabeth Line (TfL)
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Great Ostry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- stcessex@firstbus.co.uk
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Osborne Street to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Bath Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Colchester to Shepton Mallet bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Colchester to Shepton Mallet train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at Stratford (London) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Shepton Mallet is 178 miles. It takes approximately 3h 50m to drive from Colchester to Shepton Mallet.
There are 1399+ hotels available in Shepton Mallet.



















