There are 10 ways to get from Annecy to Chester by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Annecy to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
10h 23m£267–465Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 55m£53–173Bus
- Take the bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchangebus
23h 50m£76–122Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Annecy to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
13h 6mBus via London
- Take the bus from Annecy to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
25h 30m£82–147Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Annecy to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
14h 6m£175–279Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 1m£65–192Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane GVA - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Chestertrain
8h 25m£87–263Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GVA - LPL
6h 56m£73–175Train to Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Fly from Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport (CMF) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CMF - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 31m£82–234
Annecy to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Annecy to Chester is to bus which costs £75 - £130 and takes 23h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Annecy to Chester is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 55m and costs £50 - £180.
No, there is no direct bus from Annecy to Chester. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Lille and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Annecy to Chester. However, there are services departing from Annecy and arriving at Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 23m.
The distance between Annecy and Chester is 822 miles.
The best way to get from Annecy to Chester without a car is to train which takes 10h 23m and costs £260 - £470.
It takes approximately 10h 23m to get from Annecy to Chester, including transfers.
Annecy to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Annecy station.
Annecy to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Annecy station.
The best way to get from Annecy to Chester is to train which takes 10h 23m and costs £260 - £470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £130 and takes 23h 50m.
What companies run services between Annecy, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Annecy to Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Brussels - Midi Train Station, Bruxelles-Midi, Brussels-North, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, Birmingham, and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway in around 23h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–120
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £26–80
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–90
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–140
Flights from Chambéry Aix-Les-Bains Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Annecy to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Annecy to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Annecy - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Annecy to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +33 4 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Eglise des Fins to Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Schedules at
- laregionvoustransporte.fr
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Annecy to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Lille station.
Chester is 1h behind Annecy. It is currently 8:47 AM in Annecy and 7:47 AM in Chester.
Annecy to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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