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Colchester · United Kingdom

Car hire and driving in Colchester

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In United Kingdom traffic drives on the left. Picking up at STN means 46 km (29 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3086706.

Drives from Colchester

Car rental from Colchester: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Colchester to IpswichUnited Kingdom26 km (16 mi)about 23 min
Colchester to ChelmsfordUnited Kingdom34 km (21 mi)about 31 min
Colchester to Southend-on-SeaUnited Kingdom41 km (26 mi)about 38 min
Colchester to BasildonUnited Kingdom47 km (29 mi)about 43 min
Colchester to GillinghamUnited Kingdom61 km (38 mi)about 56 min
Colchester to DagenhamUnited Kingdom63 km (39 mi)about 58 min
Colchester to CambridgeUnited Kingdom64 km (40 mi)about 59 min
Colchester to Saint PetersUnited Kingdom68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Colchester to IlfordUnited Kingdom68 km (42 mi)about 1 h 2 min
Colchester to BarkingUnited Kingdom69 km (43 mi)about 1 h 3 min
Colchester to WalthamstowUnited Kingdom72 km (45 mi)about 1 h 6 min
Colchester to Enfield TownUnited Kingdom73 km (45 mi)about 1 h 7 min
Colchester to LondonUnited Kingdom83 km (51 mi)about 1 h 16 min
Colchester to BerlinGermany854 km (531 mi)about 13 h 1 min
Colchester to MadridSpain1,323 km (822 mi)about 20 h 11 min
Colchester to RomeItaly1,415 km (880 mi)about 21 h 35 min
Colchester to ParisFrance353 km (219 mi)about 5 h 23 min
Colchester to HamburgGermany639 km (397 mi)about 9 h 45 min
Colchester to MinskBelarus1,792 km (1,113 mi)about 27 h 19 min
Colchester to BudapestHungary1,388 km (863 mi)about 21 h 10 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Colchester?

The left, as everywhere in United Kingdom.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.