There are 13 ways to get from Munich to Colchester by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)MUC - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
6h 27m£102–272Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)NUE - STN
6h 29m£52–234Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf47 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
11h 2m£128–432Bus, train
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
25h 31m£91–147Night train, train
- Take the night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
14h 47m£150–573Fly Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)MUC - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
6h 23m£73–245Train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Memmingen
- Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)FMM - STN
7h 2m£80–344Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to London Stansted Airport (STN)SZG - STN
7h 21m£104–666Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)INN - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
7h 38m£99–437Train to Frankfurt, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to London City Airport (LCY)FRA - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
8h 3m£123–531Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London VictoriaN280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stop816
26h 10m£78–199Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchester
11h 39mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchester
12h 40m£176–253
Munich to Colchester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Colchester is to bus and train which costs £90 - £150 and takes 25h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £70 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Coach Stop via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Colchester. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Colchester via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 2m.
The distance between Munich and Colchester is 681 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs £120 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Munich to Colchester, including transfers.
Munich to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Colchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Colchester is to train which takes 11h 2m and costs £120 - £440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £200 and takes 26h 10m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Colchester via Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Köln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid, London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 11h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to Coach Stop via London Victoria in around 26h 10m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–95
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen to London Stansted Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–160
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–650
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–320
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to London City Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–440
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 London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £24–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–25
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Brussel-Zuid to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £50–75
- 1st Class
- £100–170
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £55–85
- 1st Class
- £110–190
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Muenchen Ost to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £225–240
- Couchette Carriage
- £130–150
- Seating Carriage
- £55–70
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from München Hbf to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- £22–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Munich to Colchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Colchester is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 6:26 AM in Munich and 5:26 AM in Colchester.
Munich to Colchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Köln Messe/Deutz Bf station.
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