Trains from Glasgow to Colchester

Glasgow to Colchester train information

• The route connecting Glasgow, which is in Scotland and Colchester, located in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 346 miles from Glasgow to Colchester. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Colchester from Glasgow, and it’s also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.
• Prices will vary depending on the day and hour of travel and how far in advance you purchase your ticket.

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Best prices for Glasgow to Colchester trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Glasgow and Colchester by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Colchester to Glasgow and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

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The best way to pay less on your Glasgow Colchester train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

  For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Glasgow Colchester ticket is £50.00 (1).

  Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Colchester to Glasgow (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

• The price to purchase a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to get the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most train fares for one year.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey