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How to get fromHartlepool to Colchesterby train, car, bus, or plane

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There are 8 ways to get from Hartlepool to Colchester by train, car, bus, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Hartlepool to King's Crosstrain train Sunderland - London Kings Cross / ...
    2. Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain train London Liverpool Street - Norwich / ...
    4h 6m
    £95–141

  2. Drive  254.2 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Hartlepool to Colchestercar car 254.2 mi
    4h 38m
    £63–91

  3. Train, bus to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport

    1. Take the train from Hartlepool to Sunderlandtrain train
    2. Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus bus
    3. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane plane NCL - LHR
    4. Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain train
    5h 32m

  4. Train via Peterborough

    1. Take the train from Hartlepool to Peterboroughtrain train Sunderland - London Kings Cross
    2. Take the train from Peterborough to Colchestertrain train Peterborough - Colchester
    5h 14m
    £93–143

  5. Train via Peterborough #2

    1. Take the train from Middlesbrough to Peterboroughtrain train Middlesbrough - London Kings Cross
    2. Take the train from Peterborough to Stansted Airporttrain train Birmingham New Street - Stansted Airport / ...
    7h 50m
    £90–136

  6. Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain train
    2. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane EDI - STN
    4. Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus bus
    6h 57m
    £75–234

  7. Train, train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport

    1. Take the train from Hartlepool to Newcastletrain train
    2. Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain train
    3. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane plane EDI - LTN
    4. Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain train
    5. Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain train
    6h 53m
    £117–299

  8. Bus to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport, train

    1. Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus bus
    2. Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane plane NCL - SOU
    3. Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain train
    4. Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain train
    6h 32m

Hartlepool to Colchester by train

Calendar6Weekly Trains
Duration5h 14mAverage Duration
Ticket£93Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 299.9 mi
  • Duration: 4h 6m

What companies run services between Hartlepool, England and Colchester, England?

You can take a train from Hartlepool to Colchester via London Kings Cross, King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 4h 6m.

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