There are 8 ways to get from Bordeaux to Chester by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car ferry, plane, train, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
9h 4m£138–650Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Take the bus from Paris to London Victoria700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange423 / ...
24h 59m£47–247Bus via Calais
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Paris
- Take the bus from Paris to Calais700
- Take the bus from Calais to London Victoria814 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
21h 6m£62–141Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bordeaux to Caen
- Take the car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Drive from Portsmouth International Port to Chester
16h 32m£144–435Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BOD - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 23m£57–166Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bordeaux to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Chester
13h 31mFly to Liverpool
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Liverpool (LPL)BOD - LPL
7h 44m£83–185Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)BOD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
7h 54m£96–429
Bordeaux to Chester by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Chester is to bus via Calais which costs £60 - £150 and takes 21h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Chester is to fly and train which takes 6h 23m and costs £55 - £170.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Chester. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Paris, Calais and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Chester. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Chester via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 4m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Chester is 800 miles.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Chester without a car is to train which takes 9h 4m and costs £130 - £650.
It takes approximately 9h 4m to get from Bordeaux to Chester, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Chester is to train which takes 9h 4m and costs £130 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus via Calais, which costs £60 - £150 and takes 21h 6m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £190 and takes 7h 44m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Chester via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux to Chester Bus Interchange via Paris, Calais, and London Victoria in around 21h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- £55–290
- 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
- £45–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bordeaux to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Calais to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Paris to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Caen to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–250
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- £27–35
- Car
- £55–80
- Single Ticket
- £18–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–250
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More Questions & Answers
Bordeaux to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Chester is 1h behind Bordeaux. It is currently 11:22 AM in Bordeaux and 10:22 AM in Chester.
Bordeaux to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
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