There are 14 ways to get from Colchester to Spain by bus, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe), train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
best- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane STN - PMI
5h 42m€41–100Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane STN - BCN
5h 56m€35–174Train
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
13h 38m€367–593Train, bus
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Barcelonabus
22h 32m€236–377Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
15h 34m€368–481Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Valencia Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Valencia Airport (VLC)plane STN - VLC
5h 51m€55–225Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane STN - MAD
6h 2m€43–214Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane STN - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
6h 14m€54–306Train to London Southend Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Shenfieldtrain
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI)plane SEN - PMI
6h 1m€84–289Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to Coach Stationbus
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane STN - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
6h 50m€57–187Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bilbao 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 Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane LGW - BIO
- Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus
7h 23m€85–230Bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stop to London Victoriabus 816
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Barcelonabus
26h 10m€98–207Train, bus via Paris
- Take the train from Colchester to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1bus
27h 33m€123–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
16h 26m€262–446
Colchester to Spain by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Spain is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €100 and takes 5h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Spain is to bus and fly which takes 5h 42m and costs €40 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Spain. However, there are services departing from Coach Stop and arriving at Barcelona via London Victoria and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Colchester to Spain. However, there are services departing from Colchester and arriving at Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via Liverpool Street station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Narbonne and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Colchester and Spain is 1448 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Spain without a car is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 5h 42m to get from Colchester to Spain, including transfers.
Colchester to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stop station.
Colchester to Spain train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Colchester station.
The best way to get from Colchester to Spain is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €360 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €95 - €210 and takes 26h 10m.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Spain?
You can take a train from Colchester to Barcelona Plaça de Catalunya via London Liverpool Street, Liverpool Street station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Narbonne, and Barcelona Sants in around 13h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Coach Stop to Barcelona via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and Paris in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–85
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–260
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, Sunday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €28–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–80
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Southend Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to Shenfield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Stop to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–27
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
Bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastián
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris to Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Barcelona Airport El Prat T1
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Colchester to Spain bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria station.
Colchester to Spain train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
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