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Getting to Colchester
Our Colchester Campus is two miles from the historic city of Colchester – England’s oldest recorded settlement.
Find out how to locate a particular conference, meeting room, accommodation area or part of campus using our interactive Colchester campus map.
Our postcode is CO4 3SQ, head for the North Towers car park, which is the closest car park to the Event Essex Houses accommodation.
When you arrive in Colchester, follow road signs to the University (off the A133) to access to our main visitor car parks, which is via the B1028, Colchester Road.
Have a look at our road route to Colchester Campus here.
There is a taxi rank at Colchester Train Station and in the city centre (High Street). The journey to the University normally takes about 10-20 minutes.
Colchester Campus is well served by local taxi companies in Colchester.
First Bus provide most bus services in and around Colchester and the University. Tickets can be bought online or via their app as well as contactless payment on the bus itself.
National Express coaches run services from around the country to Colchester (drop off and pick up point is currently East Hill close to Colchester Castle) including from London and UK airports. Please note, for some journeys you may need to change buses before continuing to your destination.
If you are a new or current student planning your journey to us, we organise an airport transfer service at the start of autumn term. Transfers are available from Gatwick and Heathrow airports to our Colchester campus.
Greater Anglia provides frequent trains from London Liverpool Street to Colchester (also known as Colchester North). London Liverpool Street has a direct link to Stansted Airport as well as Underground and bus services for travel from and to Gatwick and Heathrow Airports.
The train journey from Liverpool Street takes just under an hour and you can get a bus or taxi from the station to us. Our nearest station is Hythe (Essex) which is a 20-minute walk from campus, train services to this station are less frequent.
- National Rail provide train timetables and fares
- Stansted Express Train service
- Greater Anglia train accessibility service
- Colchester station accessibility information
Airport transfer service
An airport transfer service is available from London airports to our Colchester Campus at the start of the academic year.
London Stansted Airport
Our Colchester Campus is not far from Stansted Airport. The quickest way to travel is by National Express to Colchester City Centre. From there you can get a bus or taxi to the campus.
London Heathrow Airport
If you are arriving at Heathrow, the best option is to get the National Express coach service which runs to and from Colchester City Centre. But if you can’t do this, then you’ll need to take a train from Heathrow (all terminals) to London Liverpool Street and then another train to Colchester. Once in Colchester, you can get a bus, or taxi to the campus.
London Gatwick Airport
There are regular train services from Gatwick to London Liverpool Street Station. You’ll then need to take another train to Colchester. Once in Colchester, you can get a bus, or taxi to the campus.
London Luton airport
If you are arriving at London Luton airport, the best option is to get the National Express coach. But, if you can’t do this then you will need to take a train from Luton to London Liverpool Street and then another train to Colchester. Once in Colchester, you can get a bus, or taxi to the campus.