How to travel from Braintree to Colchester

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Travel Information to Colchester from Braintree

Distance15 miles (24 km)
Available travel modesTrain or bus
Ticket price range$16 - $16
Cheapest modeTrain • $16 (€15) • 34 min
Fastest modeTrain • $16 (€15) • 34 min
Popular travel companiesFirst Essex or Abellio Greater Anglia

Travel 15 miles (24 km) by train or bus from Braintree to Colchester. The most popular travel companies which serve this journey are First Essex or Abellio Greater Anglia among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Braintree to Colchester.

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from Braintree to Colchester

How to get from Braintree to Colchester by train, bus or flight.

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The best way to travel from Braintree to Colchester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Abellio Greater Anglia
05:33PM1h00
Braintree
06:33PMColchester
$191One-way
0 transfers

Cheapest

Abellio Greater Anglia
05:33PM1h00
Braintree
06:33PMColchester
$191One-way
0 transfers

Fastest

Abellio Greater Anglia
08:02AM0h37
Braintree
08:39AMColchester
$201One-way
0 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Braintree to Colchester

Travel to Colchester easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Braintree to Colchester.

FAQs

There are 2 travel options from Braintree to Colchester: train or bus.

The cheapest way to go to Colchester from Braintree is by taking a train, which costs on average $16 (€15).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Braintree to Colchester:

Taking a train costs $1 (€1) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $16 (€15) for the same trip.

The fastest way from Braintree to Colchester is by train with an average journey time of 34 min.

There are alternative travel options to Colchester that take longer:

Getting to Colchester by bus takes 1 h 30 min on average.

The distance is approximately 15 miles (24 km) from Braintree to Colchester.

The average frequency per day from Braintree to Colchester is:

  • Around 1 bus per day.
  • 4 trains a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey between Braintree and Colchester as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Braintree to Colchester:

  • Most travelers take a train from Braintree to Colchester.

The following travel companies offer services from Braintree to Colchester:

  • Abellio Greater Anglia can get you to Colchester by train. You can find a good deal for train tickets with Abellio Greater Anglia from Braintree to Colchester for $16 (€15) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct services available from Braintree to Colchester with the following travel companies:

  • Take a direct bus with First Essex.
  • Take a direct train with.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Colchester as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Braintree to Colchester.

Many of our customers traveling from Braintree to Colchester don't make Colchester their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Colchester are London, Stansted Mountfitchet, London Liverpool Street, Manchester or Norwich, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Colchester to any of these top destinations today!

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