There are 14 ways to get from Spain to Colchester by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
best- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAD - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 39m£85–293Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane MAD - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 37m£35–211Train, bus
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
20h 2m£260–432Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Barcelona to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Colchestercar
15h 22m£315–407Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane PMI - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 29m£38–212Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BCN - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 37m£39–183Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BIQ - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 28m£40–213Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to London Southend Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to London Southend Airport (SEN)plane PMI - SEN
- Take the train from Shenfield to Colchestertrain
6h 13m£83–249Fly Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport, bus
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane VLC - STN
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Railway Stationbus
6h 39m£41–112Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BIO - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Colchestertrain
6h 45m£81–258Bus, train via Lille
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
21h 9m£181–332Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercybus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Colchestertrain
28h 8m£106–279Bus
- Take the bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Coach Stationbus A8 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Coach Stopbus 717
28h 23m£89–238Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Barcelona to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Colchestercar
16h 15m£209–334
Spain to Colchester by train, bus, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Colchester is to fly and bus which costs £40 - £120 and takes 6h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Colchester is to fly and train which takes 6h 13m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Spain station to Colchester. However, there are services departing from Barcelona - North Bus Station and arriving at Coach Stop via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 23m.
The distance between Spain and Colchester is 860 miles.
The best way to get from Spain to Colchester without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 2m and costs £260 - £440.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Spain to Colchester, including transfers.
Spain to Colchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Barcelona - North Bus Station.
Spain to Colchester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
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What companies run services between Spain and Colchester, England?
You can take a bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Coach Stop via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, and Coach Station in around 28h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport via Marseille
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport via Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £29–120
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Stansted Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Bilbao Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–150
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Southend Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–80
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Valencia Airport to London Stansted Airport via Rotterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–190
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Train from Stratford (London) to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Shenfield to Colchester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–5
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–13
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–19
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coach Station to Coach Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Barcelona Airport El Prat T1 to Paris, Quai de Bercy
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Barcelona - North Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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