City · Essex

Transport in Colchester

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Colchester, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Colchester
Region: East of England
Population: 137,828 (2024)

ColchesterCity · Essex

Transport

How well connected Colchester is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Colchester. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Colchester City Rail Station
Rail station
0.4 miles
02
Colchester Town Rail Station
Rail station
0.4 miles
03
Colchester Rail Station
Rail station
0.8 miles
04
Hythe (Essex) Rail Station
Rail station
1.4 miles

Nearest bus stop: High Street, 30 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

29.3% of working residents in Colchester mostly work from home, broadly in line with the England average of 31.5%. 45.4% drive to work.

ColchesterEngland

Work from home29.3%31.5%

Drive45.4%44.5%

Car passenger3.8%3.9%

Bus or coach3.6%4.3%

Train2.4%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot10.5%7.6%

Bicycle2.9%2.1%

Other2%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

21.7% of households in Colchester have no car or van, broadly in line with the England average of 23.5%.

ColchesterEngland

No car or van21.7%23.5%

144.1%41.3%

226.5%26.1%

3 or more7.7%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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