How to travel from London to Chester

How to Travel from London to Chester?

Those wanting to travel from London to Chester have a choice between catching a train or taking a coach. Both train and coach services operate daily on this popular route. This includes weekends and most public holidays. Train services offer passengers a wider choice of departure times and faster journeys, although not all services are direct. The quickest coach service has a total average journey time of around five hours and 20 minutes while the fastest train journey takes just under two hours. 

What is the Cheapest Way To Get from London to Chester?

Coach is the cheapest option for passengers travelling from London to Chester. National Express operates the route, with coaches leaving from London Victoria coach station and arriving at Chester Gorse Stacks. Coaches run every day of the week, including weekends, with three or four departures daily. The first coach of the day leaves London in the morning. The last usually departs in the late evening.

What is the Fastest Way to Travel from London to Chester?

Train services provide the quickest way to travel between London and Chester. Avanti West Coast (replacing Virgin Trains) operates the route, with services departing from London Euston and arriving into Chester in around two hours. However, weekend and public holiday services may take longer to complete the journey. Services run daily, with approximately 15 direct trains and an additional number of indirect ones. The first direct service usually departs in the early morning, with the last one leaving in the evening. 

Find and Book with Omio the Best Tickets from London to Chester

Omnio is an online booking platform that displays public transport travel options between London and Chester, allowing passengers to book the mode that suits them best. 

Travel from London to Chester by Train

Avanti West Coast operates trains between London Euston and Chester railway station. Direct services run approximately hourly, every day of the week. A number of additional services, incorporating one or two changes, offer passengers additional departure time options. Trains leave from London Euston and arrive into Chester railway station, which is approximately 15 minutes' walk from the city centre. As well as providing rail connections to local destinations in the northwest and North Wales, local buses and taxis also serve Chester railway station and give arriving passengers an easy way to reach the city centre.

Travel from London to Chester by Bus

National Express operates daily coach services from London Victoria coach station to Chester Gorse Stacks bus station. Direct services leave London Victoria three or four times per day. Departures are usually staggered throughout the day, with one in the morning, one in the late afternoon, and one in the late evening. Passengers arriving at Chester Gorse Stacks are around six minutes by foot from the cathedral and the main shopping district in the city centre. Local buses and taxis also serve Gorse Stacks for passengers wanting to travel further afield. Meanwhile, Chester railway station is approximately 10 minutes by foot.