There are 7 ways to get from Sandbach to Colchester by train, car, bus, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Crewe to London Eustontrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain London Liverpool Street - Clacton-on-Sea / ...
3h 33m£65–191Drive 187.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sandbach to Colchestercar 187.5 mi
3h 55m£46–67Line 38 bus to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Common to Railway Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
5h 51mTrain via Leicester
- Take the train from Crewe to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Leicester to Stansted Airporttrain
8h 21m£102–155Train to Liverpool, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
6h 58m£68–211Line 38 bus to Manchester Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Common to Railway Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAN - STN
- Take the train from Chelmsford to Colchestertrain
7h 33mFly 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
7h 30m£203–444
Sandbach to Colchester by bus, train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sandbach to Colchester is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Sandbach to Colchester is to train which takes 3h 33m and costs £65 - £200.
The distance between Sandbach and Colchester is 219 miles. The road distance is 188.6 miles.
The best way to get from Sandbach to Colchester without a car is to train which takes 3h 33m and costs £65 - £200.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Sandbach to Colchester, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sandbach to Colchester is 189 miles. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from Sandbach to Colchester.
There are 1016+ hotels available in Colchester.
What companies run services between Sandbach, England and Colchester, England?
You can take a bus from Common to Colchester via Railway Station, Crewe, London Euston, Euston station, Moorgate station, and London Liverpool Street in around 3h 33m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
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
- £260–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Saturday 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
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- 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
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
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
- 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
- £260–650
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £260–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
- 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
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 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
- £190–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–26
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Chelmsford to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–20
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Crewe to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leicester to Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01782 332337
- info@dgbus.co.uk
- Website
- dgbus.co.uk
Bus from Common to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.dgbus.co.uk/
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