There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Colchester by plane, train, train (Eurostar), ferry, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London City Airport (LCY)RTM - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
2h 13m£98–261Train
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.Eurostar
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to ColchesterLondon Liverpool Street - Clacton-on-Sea / ...
4h 42m£79–386Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Take the bus from Harwich International Station to Greyfriars102
10h 49mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchester
5h 38mFly Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)RTM - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchester
2h 10m£138–884Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Norwich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)AMS - NWI
- Take the train from Norwich to Colchester
4h 5m£155–606Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchester
6h 39m£100–143
Rotterdam to Colchester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Colchester is to drive and car ferry which costs £95 - £150 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 2h 10m and costs £130 - £900.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Colchester via King's Cross St. Pancras station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 42m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Colchester is 243 miles.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 4h 42m and costs £75 - £390.
It takes approximately 2h 13m to get from Rotterdam to Colchester, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Colchester train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Colchester is 1h behind Rotterdam. It is currently 9:22 PM in Rotterdam and 8:22 PM in Colchester.
Rotterdam to Colchester train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at London St. Pancras Int. station.
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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Colchester, England?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Colchester via London St. Pancras Int., King's Cross St. Pancras station, Liverpool Street station, and London Liverpool Street in around 4h 42m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Norwich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–550
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–340
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Norwich to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–29
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £210–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +44 345 646 0707
- stcessex@firstbus.co.uk
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Harwich International Station to Greyfriars
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Port of Hoek van Holland to Harwich International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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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