Colchester
Population 121,859 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Visas and entry What your passport needs for United Kingdom
Daylight 7 h 48 in Dec, dark by 15:45 · 16 h 41 in Jun
- January: 8 h 17 of daylight
- February: 9 h 58 of daylight
- March: 11 h 48 of daylight
- April: 13 h 52 of daylight
- May: 15 h 39 of daylight
- June: 16 h 41 of daylight
- July: 16 h 15 of daylight
- August: 14 h 41 of daylight
- September: 12 h 42 of daylight
- October: 10 h 44 of daylight
- November: 8 h 51 of daylight
- December: 7 h 48 of daylight
Getting there
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Where you can go from Colchester
- Under 1 h
- 1–2 h
- 2–3 h
- 3–5 h
- 5 h +
From Colchester's stations on a Tuesday at 08:00, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
2 to 3 hours· 24
3 to 5 hours· 56
- Arundel3h 04
- Stamford3h 08
- Derby3h 10
- Nottingham3h 11
- Warminster3h 12
- Warrington3h 16
- Gloucester3h 17
- York3h 18
- Eastbourne3h 19
- Doncaster3h 19
46 moreFewer
- Bath3h 20
- Salisbury3h 21
- Bournemouth3h 27
- Wigan3h 27
- Runcorn3h 28
- Bristol3h 29
- Cheltenham3h 33
- Wakefield3h 36
- Stockport3h 37
- Preston3h 41
- Cardiff3h 42
- Sheffield3h 43
- Leeds3h 45
- Manchester3h 46
- Chester3h 46
- Salford3h 49
- Exeter3h 56
- Tewkesbury3h 57
- Lincoln3h 59
- Bolton3h 59
- Liverpool4h 01
- Paris4h 01
- Worcester4h 02
- Wrexham4h 02
- Huddersfield4h 07
- Durham4h 08
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 10
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 11
- Accrington4h 13
- Shrewsbury4h 14
- Kingston upon Hull4h 18
- Blackpool4h 22
- Burnley4h 24
- Lille4h 28
- Saint-Cloud4h 29
- Torquay4h 31
- Middlesbrough4h 31
- Swansea4h 35
- Altrincham4h 35
- Versailles4h 41
- Sunderland4h 42
- Ludlow4h 51
- Cleethorpes4h 55
- Llandudno4h 55
- Disneyland Paris4h 56
- Fontainebleau4h 58
5 hours or more· 82
- Scarborough5h 02
- Plymouth5h 05
- Brussels5h 07
- Llanfairpwllgwyngyll5h 19
- Le Mans5h 24
- Berwick-upon-Tweed5h 27
- Nelson5h 27
- Annan5h 28
- Kraainem5h 36
- Edinburgh5h 40
72 moreFewer
- Amiens5h 42
- Leuven5h 44
- Kortrijk5h 47
- Reims5h 49
- Aalst5h 52
- Mechelen5h 52
- Rouen5h 55
- Metz5h 55
- Ghent6h 02
- Charleroi6h 04
- Glasgow6h 04
- Antwerp6h 11
- Calais6h 19
- Lier6h 25
- Rennes6h 27
- Chartres6h 28
- Ath6h 30
- Bruges6h 31
- Namur6h 32
- Rotterdam6h 34
- Liège6h 36
- Greenock6h 36
- Hasselt6h 37
- Sint-Niklaas6h 37
- Kirkcaldy6h 40
- Strasbourg6h 40
- Schiedam6h 43
- Le Havre6h 46
- Nancy6h 46
- Ypres6h 49
- Delft6h 49
- Nantes6h 49
- Stirling6h 53
- Ostend6h 56
- Lyon6h 58
- The Hague7h 02
- Caen7h 03
- Penzance7h 05
- Perth7h 06
- Dinant7h 08
- Breda7h 09
- Bordeaux7h 10
- North Berwick7h 13
- Helensburgh7h 13
- Saint-Malo7h 14
- Dordrecht7h 16
- Leiden7h 17
- Lanark7h 20
- Amsterdam7h 22
- Aberystwyth7h 23
- Colmar7h 23
- Tilburg7h 25
- Spa7h 25
- Tywyn7h 27
- Gouda7h 28
- Dundee7h 29
- Dijon7h 33
- Whitby7h 34
- Bayeux7h 35
- Zaandam7h 36
- Haarlem7h 37
- Weesp7h 37
- Hilversum7h 38
- Maastricht7h 39
- Tenby7h 39
- Utrecht7h 48
- Almere7h 49
- Eindhoven7h 49
- Bussum7h 49
- Amersfoort7h 50
- 's-Hertogenbosch7h 52
- Dieppe7h 56
From Colchester's stations on a Friday at 17:30, by train, coach or ferry, to the other city's station: the wait for the first train included, not the way to the station.
Under an hour· 2
1 to 2 hours· 3
2 to 3 hours· 26
3 to 5 hours· 57
- Derby3h 03
- Arundel3h 05
- Cromer3h 11
- Eastbourne3h 11
- Doncaster3h 12
- Bath3h 21
- Salisbury3h 22
- Nottingham3h 25
- Lille3h 28
- Bristol3h 28
47 moreFewer
- Bournemouth3h 31
- Cardiff3h 34
- York3h 34
- Runcorn3h 36
- Wakefield3h 40
- Stockport3h 41
- Cheltenham3h 42
- Sheffield3h 45
- Warrington3h 46
- Gloucester3h 48
- Manchester3h 51
- Liverpool3h 55
- Wigan3h 57
- Leeds3h 59
- Paris4h 01
- Altrincham4h 05
- Chester4h 06
- Brussels4h 07
- Lincoln4h 10
- Salford4h 11
- Preston4h 11
- Kingston upon Hull4h 12
- Tewkesbury4h 13
- Warminster4h 14
- Kortrijk4h 17
- Worcester4h 18
- Shrewsbury4h 21
- Bolton4h 24
- Newcastle upon Tyne4h 31
- Scarborough4h 31
- Kraainem4h 32
- Saint-Cloud4h 34
- Swansea4h 36
- Durham4h 37
- Wrexham4h 37
- Huddersfield4h 38
- Aalst4h 40
- Accrington4h 42
- Versailles4h 42
- Blackpool4h 47
- Burnley4h 52
- Disneyland Paris4h 52
- Mechelen4h 53
- Ghent4h 54
- Leuven4h 58
- Stratford-upon-Avon4h 59
- Fontainebleau4h 59
5 hours or more· 1
From published timetables, as of 19 October 2026. Only cities with a page here, in the countries we have timetables for.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Colchester Castle Museum · 220 m
- St. Martin Attraction · 390 m
- Jumbo (Balkerne Water Tower) Attraction · 590 m
- Balkerne Gate Ruins · 680 m
- Natural History Museum Museum · 100 m
- The Minories Gallery · 160 m
- Hollytrees Museum Museum · 170 m
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- St. Botolph's Priory (Ruins) Ruins · 150 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Eating nearby
All 76 places to eatSomewhere to run
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