Colchester United are among the hardest-travelled sides in the League Two, covering 3,294 miles across 23 away days — 811 miles above the average. The longest journey is the 214-mile trip to Fleetwood Town, while the shortest is just 40 miles to Gillingham. 13 of their away days exceed 150 miles as the crow flies. With return legs that's roughly 6,589 miles of round trips — about 132 hours on the coach, or 56.3 laps of the M25.
* All distances are straight-line (as the crow flies) and do not represent road or rail distances.
How far is Colchester United?
Colchester United play at JobServe Community Stadium. This season their nearest League Two away ground is Gillingham at 40 miles, and their furthest is Fleetwood Town at 214 miles. In total Colchester United travel 3,294 miles on away days — 3rd most in the League Two.
All distances straight-line (crow-flies) · See full League Two travel table →
Travel Insights
Trips Ranked by Distance
How Far In Each Direction?
All away days 2026/27 (23)
| # | Away at | Miles |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gillingham | 40 |
| 2 | Barnet | 55 |
| 3 | Crawley Town | 74 |
| 4 | Northampton Town | 81 |
| 5 | Swindon Town | 117 |
| 6 | Grimsby Town | 120 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 126 |
| 8 | Walsall | 130 |
| 9 | Chesterfield | 134 |
| 10 | Rotherham United | 141 |
| 11 | Port Vale | 152 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 152 |
| 13 | Crewe Alexandra | 162 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 163 |
| 15 | York City | 164 |
| 16 | Newport County | 168 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 170 |
| 18 | Salford City | 172 |
| 19 | Rochdale | 174 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 187 |
| 21 | Tranmere Rovers | 193 |
| 22 | Exeter City | 208 |
| 23 | Fleetwood Town | 214 |
🚆 Nearest Train Station to Colchester United
The nearest train station to Colchester United (JobServe Community Stadium) is Colchester (COL), approximately 1.6 miles from the ground.
| # | Station | Code | Distance | Walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester | COL | 1.6 mi | 32 min |
| 2 | Colchester Town | CET | 2.6 mi | 51 min |
| 3 | Hythe | HYH | 2.9 mi | 58 min |
Colchester is the closest National Rail station to JobServe Community Stadium, though local buses or taxis may help with the final stretch. Colchester Town (2.6 mi) may offer better onward connections.
Distances straight-line · walk times estimated at 3 mph · Check National Rail for live times
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