Trains from Nottingham to Colchester

Nottingham to Colchester train information

The route connecting Nottingham, which is in England and Colchester, located in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

The journey time to go to Colchester from Nottingham may vary depending if your train is direct or if you need to make a change. There are 114 miles between the two cities.

Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to check the latest available offers.

Best prices for Nottingham to Colchester train tickets

Nottingham - Colchester prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Nottingham to Colchester by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Nottingham to Colchester tend to increase if you don't book early. Based on our data, if you purchase your ticket 7 days in advance, the price of the ticket starts at £23 whereas when booking on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £28 for your trip. Thus, you will save 18% on the price of your ticket by buying your ticket 7 days in advance as opposed to on the day you're travelling.

The data are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Nottingham to Colchester trains

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

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National Railcards can bring you great savings if you're taking the train. Depending on your age and your situation, you might want to get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you make great savings for your Nottingham Colchester train ticket.

• 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 Nottingham 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 Nottingham (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

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

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