By ship
The main purpose for travellers to pass Harwich is because of the International Ferry Terminal at Parkeston Quay.
There are several services per day to Hook of Holland in The Netherlands, taking around 8 hours, as well as less frequent services to Denmark (http://www.dfdsseaways.co...). The ferry port is easily accessible from the A120 road if travelling by car, and Harwich International train station is directly connected to the terminal building. The DutchFlyer mixed-mode ticket at GBP50.00 one way allows travel from any National Express East Anglia rail station including London Liverpool Street, Cambridge and Norwich to any Dutch Railways NS station including the ferry from Harwich to Hoek Van Holland.
By bus
Regional bus services terminate at Harwich Town Bus Station, opposite Harwich Town train station. There's 2 principal routes - services to Colchester run every 30 minutes and take approx. 1hr20minutes and services to Clacton run hourly and take just under 1 hour.
By train
The conurbation of Harwich, Dovercourt and Parkeston is served by 3 train stations. The largest is Harwich International, servicing the international ferry terminal, Parkeston village and Parkeston retail park. Dovercourt station is located just of Dovercourt High Street the conurbation's main shopping area, and Harwich Town station is located in the heart of Old Harwich, within 5 minutes walk of the Ha'penny pier.There's an hourly local service between Harwich Town and Manningtree, calling at all stations, which usually then runs semi-fast to London Liverpool Street - expect journey times of around 100 minutes. Heading north to Ipswich and Norwich, change at Manningtree, cross via the underpass to Platform 3 and there's usually a connecting service waiting on the other side. From Harwich International there's also the DutchFlyer train which takes arriving and departing Stena Line passengers between the ferry terminal and London Liverpool Street. This train is usually more spacious 12 cars instead of 4 and is much faster than the local train. There is also a twice-daily service to Cambridge via Ipswich which connects with the Stena Line ferry service.
By car
The main route into Harwich is the A120 trunk road, which connects with the A12 at Colchester and the M11 at Stansted Airport. If coming from the Midlands along the A14, change to the A12 at Ipswich and then to the A120 at Colchester, or alternatively exit the A14 at Ipswich at take the A137 local road towards Manningtree and then take the B-roads towards Harwich - this way is more direct but slower as it uses narrow countryside roads.