There are 9 ways to get from Basildon to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain London Euston - Chester / ...
4h 21m£71–110Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Coach Stationbus X10
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Chester Bus Interchangebus 830
9h 22m£35–63Drive 209.9 mi
- Drive from Basildon to Chestercar 209.9 mi
3h 37m£52–75Fly London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
5h 39m£89–288Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Coach Stationbus X10
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chestertrain
8h 24m£99–171Fly London City Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
6h 3m£437–629Fly London City Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LCY - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 59m£225–351Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
7h 4m£89–188Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Streettrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chestertrain
7h 20m£79–185
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Basildon to Chester is to bus which costs £30 - £65 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Basildon to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Basildon station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Coach Station and Birmingham Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Basildon to Chester. However, there are services departing from Basildon and arriving at Chester via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 21m.
The distance between Basildon and Chester is 207 miles. The road distance is 211.2 miles.
The best way to get from Basildon to Chester without a car is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £70 - £110.
It takes approximately 4h 21m to get from Basildon to Chester, including transfers.
Basildon to Chester bus services, operated by First Essex, depart from Bus Station.
Basildon to Chester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from London Euston station.
The best way to get from Basildon to Chester is to train which takes 4h 21m and costs £70 - £110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £65 and takes 9h 22m, you could also fly, which costs £430 - £650 and takes 6h 3m.
What companies run services between Basildon, England and Chester, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from London Euston to Chester every 2 hours. Tickets cost £60–95 and the journey takes 2h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Coach Station and Birmingham Coach Station in around 9h 22m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–310
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £320–600
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £180–310
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £180–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from London City Airport to Manchester Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–400
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- contact@c2crail.co.uk
- Website
- c2c
Train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- c2c
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- stcessex@firstbus.co.uk
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Coach Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Birmingham Coach Station to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Basildon to Chester bus services, operated by First Essex, arrive at Coach Station.
Basildon to Chester train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Chester station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basildon to Chester is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Basildon to Chester.
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