There are 9 ways to get from Sale to Colchester by train, bus, car, tram, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain Manchester Piccadilly - London Euston
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain London Liverpool Street - Norwich / ...
3h 55m£96–171Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Knebworth Park Estatebus K09
- Take the bus from Knebworth Park Estate to Coach Stopbus K03
8h 30m£44–106Drive 200.5 mi
- Drive from Sale to Colchestercar 200.5 mi
4h 28m£49–71Tram to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the tram from Sale to Deansgate-Castlefieldtram
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
4h 44m£100–291Train via Peterborough
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Peterboroughtrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
- Take the train from Peterborough to Colchestertrain Peterborough - Colchester
7h 37m£112–192Fly Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
6h 33m£58–224Fly Manchester Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London City Airport (LCY)plane MAN - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 21m£200–459Fly Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 23m£139–301Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
7h 13m£71–221
Sale to Colchester by tram, train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sale to Colchester is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Sale to Colchester is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs £95 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Sale to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Marks and Spencer and arriving at Coach Stop via Manchester Central Coach Station and Knebworth Park Estate. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Sale to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Sale and arriving at Colchester via Manchester Piccadilly, Euston station and London Liverpool Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 55m.
The distance between Sale and Colchester is 244 miles. The road distance is 201.7 miles.
The best way to get from Sale to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs £95 - £180.
It takes approximately 3h 55m to get from Sale to Colchester, including transfers.
Sale to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Manchester Central Coach Station.
Sale to Colchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Manchester Piccadilly station.
The best way to get from Sale to Colchester is to train which takes 3h 55m and costs £95 - £180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £110 and takes 8h 30m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £230 and takes 6h 33m.
What companies run services between Sale, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a vehicle from Sale to Colchester via Piccadilly, Manchester Piccadilly, London Euston, Euston station, Moorgate station, and London Liverpool Street in around 3h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Marks and Spencer to Coach Stop via Charlotte Street, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Knebworth Park Estate in around 8h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–190
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–250
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £200–290
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Peterborough to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0161 205 2000
- customerservices@metrolink.co.uk
- Website
- tfgm.com
Tram from Sale to Deansgate-Castlefield
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://tfgm.com/ways-to-travel/tram
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Knebworth Park Estate
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £30–75
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Knebworth Park Estate to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Sale to Colchester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Knebworth Park Estate station.
Sale to Colchester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sale to Colchester is 202 miles. It takes approximately 4h 28m to drive from Sale to Colchester.
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