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
7h 3m£91–242Fly 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
7h 16m£48–193Fly 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
7h 15m£119–388Fly 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
7h 43m£116–292Fly 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
7h 17m£88–229Fly 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
7h 1m£81–261Fly 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
8h 8m£86–269
Malta International Airport (MLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malta to Colchester is to fly and bus which costs £45 - £200 and takes 7h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Malta to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 7h 1m and costs £80 - £270.
The distance between Malta and Colchester is 1375 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Malta to Colchester, including transfers.
Colchester is 1h behind Malta. It is currently 12:05 AM in Malta and 11:05 PM in Colchester.
There are 1035+ 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 bus to Malta Airport 2, walk to Malta International 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 bus to Malta Airport 2, walk to Malta International 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
- £35–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Trapani
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Pisa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–330
Flights from Malta International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £29–190
- Website
- airmalta.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Malta International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- 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 Norwich to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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 Shenfield to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- 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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