There are 8 ways to get from Athenry to Chester by car, car ferry, train, ferry, plane, or bus
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Drive, car ferry
best- Drive from Athenry to Dublin Terminal 1car
- Take the car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglascarferry
- Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpoolcarferry
9h 24m£60–355Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Liverpool
cheapest- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Liverpool (LPL)plane DUB - LPL
7h 40m£46–157Train, ferry
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
10h 37m£54–117Train, ferry via Holyhead
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heustontrain Re / ...
- Take the ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyheadferry
- Take the train from Holyhead to Chestertrain
10h 44m£59–182Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DUB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
9h 14m£54–165Bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NOC - LPL
7h 35m£46–160Train to Shannon Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Athenry to Ennistrain
- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SNN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 29m£53–195Train to Dublin Airport, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Take the train from Athenry to Dublin Heustontrain
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DUB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Chestertrain
10h 30m£63–180
Athenry to Chester by train, tram, foot, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athenry to Chester is to train and ferry which costs £50 - £120 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Athenry to Chester is to train and fly which takes 7h 29m and costs £50 - £200.
The distance between Athenry and Chester is 316 miles.
The best way to get from Athenry to Chester without a car is to train and ferry which takes 10h 37m and costs £50 - £120.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Athenry to Chester, including transfers.
There are 1062+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Athenry, Ireland and Chester, England?
There is no direct connection from Athenry to Chester. However, you can drive to Dublin Terminal 1, take the car ferry to Isle of Man Douglas, take the car ferry to Liverpool, then drive to Chester. Alternatively, you can take a train from Athenry to Chester via Dublin Heuston, Heuston, The Point, Dublin Ferryport B+I, Holyhead Ferry, and Holyhead in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–90
Flights from Shannon Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £18–90
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Dublin Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £28–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–85
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Athenry to Dublin Heuston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £14–20
Train from Athenry to Ennis
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- £5–8
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Bradford Interchange to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- expressway.ie
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.expressway.ie/
- Phone
- +44 8722 992 992
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin Terminal 1 to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–282
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Foot Passanger
- £40
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £144
- Car&Adult
- £282
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.steam-packet.com/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–35
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Dublin Ferryport B+I to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–100
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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