There are 11 ways to get from Antwerp to Chester by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
6h 49m£123–460Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Gand-DampoortIc / ...
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chester
12h 19m£37–66Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Antwerp to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Chester
7h 16mFly Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
5h 54m£76–220Bus
- Take the bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Calais
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria700 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
12h 51m£41–66Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Antwerp to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chester
8h 17m£123–181Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)AMS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 22m£66–290Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)AMS - LPL
6h 2m£78–286Train to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Luttre
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CRL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
7h 39m£53–201Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)AMS - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
6h 26m£74–365Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
7h 35m£96–341
Antwerp to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Antwerp to Chester is to bus which costs £40 - £70 and takes 12h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Antwerp to Chester is to fly and train which takes 5h 54m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Antwerp to Chester. However, there are services departing from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 51m.
No, there is no direct train from Antwerp to Chester. However, there are services departing from Antwerpen-Centraal and arriving at Chester via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 49m.
The distance between Antwerp and Chester is 441 miles.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Chester without a car is to train which takes 6h 49m and costs £120 - £460.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Antwerp to Chester, including transfers.
Antwerp to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats station.
Antwerp to Chester train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Antwerpen-Centraal station.
The best way to get from Antwerp to Chester is to train which takes 6h 49m and costs £120 - £460. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £70 and takes 12h 51m.
What companies run services between Antwerp, Belgium and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Chester via Brussel-Zuid, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 6h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Chester Bus Interchange via Calais and London Victoria in around 12h 51m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–10
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Gand-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Anvers-Central to Luttre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- £3–5
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–22
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.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
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–20
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Antwerp Rooseveltplaats to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Antwerp to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Calais station.
Chester is 1h behind Antwerp. It is currently 12:47 AM in Antwerp and 11:47 PM in Chester.
Antwerp to Chester train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Brussel-Zuid station.
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