There are 9 ways to get from Aviemore to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Aviemore to Haymarkettrain Inverness - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
7h 10m£131–262Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Chester Bus Interchangebus X30
11h 53m£38–63Drive 353.4 mi
- Drive from Aviemore to Chestercar 353.4 mi
6h 11m£87–126Train to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 28m£120–270Train
- Take the train from Aviemore to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
8h 14m£112–191Bus, train
- Take the bus from Aviemore station to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chestertrain
8h 35m£104–188Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Aviemore to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 41m£110–277Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Aviemore to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 45m£86–227Train, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Aviemore to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
9h 28m£144–344
Aviemore to Chester by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aviemore to Chester is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Aviemore to Chester is to drive which takes 6h 11m and costs £85 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Aviemore station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Aviemore to Chester. However, there are services departing from Aviemore and arriving at Chester via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 10m.
The distance between Aviemore and Chester is 386 miles. The road distance is 355.5 miles.
The best way to get from Aviemore to Chester without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 10m and costs £130 - £270.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Aviemore to Chester, including transfers.
Aviemore to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Station.
Aviemore to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Aviemore station.
The best way to get from Aviemore to Chester is to train via Edinburgh which takes 7h 10m and costs £130 - £270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 11h 53m.
What companies run services between Aviemore, Scotland and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Aviemore to Chester via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay in around 7h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J in around 11h 53m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £26–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–90
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–90
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Aviemore to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Aviemore to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Aviemore to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aviemore to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Aviemore to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Single
- £25–50
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aviemore station to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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More Questions & Answers
Aviemore to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Aviemore to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aviemore to Chester is 355 miles. It takes approximately 6h 11m to drive from Aviemore to Chester.
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