There are 5 ways to get from Colchester to Thornham by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Colchester to Norwichtrain
- Take the bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Streetbus X29
- Take the bus from Oak Street to The Orange Treebus 36
4h 10mDrive 85.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from Colchester to Thornhamcar 85.7 mi
2h 1m£22–31Train, line 36 bus
- Take the train from Ipswich to Elytrain
- Take the train from Ely to Kings Lynntrain
- Take the bus from Transport Interchange to The Orange Treebus 36
4h 59mBus
- Take the bus from Colchester High Street Stop to Norwichbus
- Take the bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Streetbus X29
- Take the bus from Oak Street to The Orange Treebus 36
5h 16mLine 43 bus, bus, line 36 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Interchange to Transport Interchangebus 88 / ...
- Take the bus from Transport Interchange to The Orange Treebus 36
6h 47m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colchester to Thornham is to drive which costs £21 - £35 and takes 2h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Colchester to Thornham is to drive which takes 2h 1m and costs £21 - £35.
No, there is no direct bus from Colchester to Thornham. However, there are services departing from Colchester High Street Stop and arriving at The Orange Tree via St Stephens Street and Oak Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 16m.
The distance between Colchester and Thornham is 117 miles. The road distance is 86.2 miles.
The best way to get from Colchester to Thornham without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 10m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 10m to get from Colchester to Thornham, including transfers.
Colchester to Thornham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Colchester High Street Stop station.
Colchester to Thornham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Norwich station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colchester to Thornham is 86 miles. It takes approximately 2h 1m to drive from Colchester to Thornham.
There are 1331+ hotels available in Thornham.
What companies run services between Colchester, England and Thornham, Norfolk, England?
You can take a bus from Colchester High Street Stop to The Orange Tree via Norwich, St Stephens Street, and Oak Street in around 5h 16m.
Train from Colchester to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £21–30
Train from Ipswich to Ely
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–17
Train from Ely to Kings Lynn
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
Bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/norfolk-suffolk
- Phone
- 01263 712800
- sales@sanderscoaches.com
- Website
- sanderscoaches.com
Bus from Castle Meadow to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sanderscoaches.com/
Bus from St Stephens Street to Oak Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.sanderscoaches.com/
- Phone
- 01553 611955
- talk2us@lynxbus.co.uk
- Website
- lynxbus.co.uk
Bus from Oak Street to The Orange Tree
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.lynxbus.co.uk/
Bus from Transport Interchange to The Orange Tree
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- http://www.lynxbus.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colchester High Street Stop to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- hedinghamandchambers.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- https://www.hedinghamandchambers.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01842 821509
- info@coachservicesltd.co.uk
- Website
- coachservicesltd.co.uk
Bus from Bus Interchange to Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- https://www.coachservicesltd.co.uk/
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