There are 13 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- 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€67–170Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
cheapest- 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
5h 58m€55–269Train
- 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 Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
13h 51m€250–530Train, bus via Lille
- 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 - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
21h 34m€138–283Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colchester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Barcelonacar
15h 27mBus 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 46m€61–209Bus to London Stansted Airport, fly to Son Sant Joan Airport
- 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 41m€63–129Train to London City Airport, fly to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane LCY - MAD
5h 53m€124–377Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- 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 Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LGW - BCN
6h 18m€64–204Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LHR - BCN
6h 33m€67–210Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Colchester to Stratford (London)train
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane LTN - BCN
6h 39m€74–229Train, bus
- 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 Girona Airportbus
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus 604 / ...
28h 44m€113–292Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colchester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Barcelonacar
16h 29m€255–379
Colchester to Spain by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Spain is to bus and fly which costs €60 - €210 and takes 5h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Spain is to bus and fly which takes 5h 41m and costs €60 - €130.
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, Perpignan and Barcelona Sants. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 51m.
The distance between Colchester and Spain is 1254 km.
The best way to get from Colchester to Spain without a car is to train which takes 13h 51m and costs €250 - €550.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Colchester to Spain, including transfers.
Colchester to Spain train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Colchester station.
Colchester to Spain train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
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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, Perpignan, and Barcelona Sants in around 13h 51m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Valencia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–95
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Orly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €23–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €26–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–500
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Son Sant Joan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
Train from Colchester to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- €21–30
Train from Colchester to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–28
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- €20–28
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €65–95
- Comfort
- €75–110
- Premium
- €100–140
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €170–230
- 1st Class
- €220–280
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
- 1st Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €15–22
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €22–35
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–25
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €11–16
- 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
- €17–24
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Girona Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +34 93 593 13 00
- info@sagales.com
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.sagales.com/en
- Book at
- https://www.sagales.com/sale/?sgLang=en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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