There are 7 ways to get from Malta to Colchester by plane, train, or bus
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Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane MLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 1m£111–257Fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MLA - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
5h 14m£65–169Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MLA - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 40m£128–252Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane MLA - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
5h 17m£111–245Fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane MLA - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Colchestertrain
5h 44m£95–235Fly to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane MLA - SEN
- Take the train from Shenfield to Colchestertrain
4h 58m£103–258Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Malta International Airport (MLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
6h 7m£114–265
Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Colchester is to fly and bus which costs £65 - £170 and takes 5h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 4h 58m and costs £100 - £260.
The distance between Malta and Colchester is 1375 miles.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Malta to Colchester, including transfers.
Colchester is 1h behind Malta. It is currently 2:02 PM in Malta and 1:02 PM in Colchester.
There are 1050+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Malta and Colchester, England?
There is no direct connection from Malta to Colchester. However, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport (LGW), walk to Gatwick Airport, take the train to London Bridge, walk to London Bridge station, take the subway to Stratford station, walk to Stratford (London), then take the train to Colchester. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Malta-Airport-MLA airport, fly to London Stansted Airport (STN), walk to Coach Station, take the bus to Railway Station, walk to Marks Tey, then take the train to Colchester.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Malta International Airport to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–320
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Malta International Airport to Luton Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Shenfield to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–12
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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