There are 6 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 Station10
- Take the train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
6h 20m£92–190Train
cheapest- Take the train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
7h 51m£41–128Drive 288.1 mi
- Drive from Looe to Colchester288.1 mi
5h 35m£71–102Line 73 bus, train, line 21 bus, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the bus from Bridge to Railway Station
- Take the train from Liskeard to St Austell
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Westbourne Terrace
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Stansted Airport (STN)NQY - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchester
7h 8m£54–276Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)NQY - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
10h 4m£175–477Fly to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY) to London City Airport (LCY)NQY - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
9h 49m£280–660
Looe to Colchester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Looe to Colchester is to train which costs £40 - £130 and takes 7h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Looe to Colchester is to drive which takes 5h 35m and costs £70 - £110.
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 20m and costs £90 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Looe to Colchester, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Looe to Colchester is 290 miles. It takes approximately 5h 35m to drive from Looe to Colchester.
There are 1016+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Looe, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a bus from The Square to Colchester via Railway Station, Plymouth, Exeter St Davids, London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Stratford station, and Stratford (London) in around 7h 51m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–440
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–700
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £330–700
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £330–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £270–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Newquay Cornwall Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–290
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Liskeard to St Austell
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Liskeard to St Austell
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–11
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0808 196 2632
- ask@gocornwallbus.co.uk
- Website
- transportforcornwall.co.uk
Bus from The Square to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
Bus from Bridge to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
Bus from Bus Station to Westbourne Terrace
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.transportforcornwall.co.uk/
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