There are 8 ways to get from Looe to Colchester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Line 10 bus, train
best- Take the bus from The Square to Railway Stationbus 10
- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 32m£126–221Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 504 / ...
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Stationbus 727 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Coach Stopbus 717 / ...
10h 51m£46–82Bus, train
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Hammersmith Bridge Roadbus Uk049 / ...
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain London Liverpool Street - Norwich / ...
9h 59m£58–88Drive 288.1 mi
- Drive from Looe to Colchestercar 288.1 mi
5h 40m£72–104Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London City Airport (LCY)plane NQY - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
10h 18m£275–673Line 73 bus, train, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the bus from Bridge to Railway Stationbus
- Take the train from Liskeard to Partrain
- Take the train from Par to Newquaytrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NQY - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
10h 2m£180–485Line 73 bus, train, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Bridge to Railway Stationbus
- Take the train from Liskeard to Partrain
- Take the train from Par to Newquaytrain
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NQY - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
7h 54m£72–266Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NQY - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
11h 21m£147–352
Looe to Colchester by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Looe to Colchester is to bus which costs £45 - £85 and takes 10h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Looe to Colchester is to drive which takes 5h 40m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Looe to Colchester. However, there are services departing from The Square and arriving at Coach Stop via Plymouth Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station and Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 51m.
The distance between Looe and Colchester is 304 miles. The road distance is 289.8 miles.
The best way to get from Looe to Colchester without a car is to line 10 bus and train which takes 6h 32m and costs £120 - £230.
It takes approximately 6h 32m to get from Looe to Colchester, including transfers.
Looe to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Plymouth Coach Station.
Looe to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Central Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Looe to Colchester is 290 miles. It takes approximately 5h 40m to drive from Looe to Colchester.
There are 1035+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Looe, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a bus from The Square to Coach Stop via Railway Station, Plymouth Coach Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, and Coach Station in around 10h 51m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–360
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–800
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–550
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–650
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Alicante–Elche
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to Luton Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–280
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Liskeard to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Liskeard to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Par to Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Liskeard to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Liskeard to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
Bus from The Square to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
Bus from Bridge to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
Bus from Bridge to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Go Cornwall Bus
- Single
- £3
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to London Hammersmith Bridge Road
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- National Express
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