There are 11 ways to get from Brussels to Chester by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to ChesterLondon Euston - Chester / ...
5h 18m£121–461Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to BirminghamMichalovce
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Chester Bus InterchangeUk021 / ...
12h 14m£26–39Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brussels to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Chester
7h 9mFly 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 34m£73–196Bus via London
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to London VictoriaN280 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus InterchangeUk021 / ...
16h 30m£44–145Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brussels to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chester
8h 11m£121–178Bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)CRL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 23m£55–185Fly Brussels Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Liverpool (LPL)BRU - LPL
7h 6m£74–202Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)AMS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 55m£90–281Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Liverpool (LPL)AMS - LPL
6h 37m£91–277Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi 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 59m£92–318
Brussels to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brussels to Chester is to bus which costs £26 - £40 and takes 12h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Brussels to Chester is to train which takes 5h 18m and costs £120 - £470.
No, there is no direct bus from Brussels station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Brussel Eurolines Busstation and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Brussels to Chester. However, there are services departing from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and arriving at Chester via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 18m.
The distance between Brussels and Chester is 411 miles.
The best way to get from Brussels to Chester without a car is to train which takes 5h 18m and costs £120 - £470.
It takes approximately 5h 18m to get from Brussels to Chester, including transfers.
Brussels to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brussels-North train station.
Brussels to Chester train services, operated by Eurostar, depart from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi station.
The best way to get from Brussels to Chester is to train which takes 5h 18m and costs £120 - £470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £40 and takes 12h 14m, you could also fly, which costs £70 - £210 and takes 7h 6m.
What companies run services between Brussels, Belgium and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Chester via London St Pancras Intl and London Euston in around 5h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Chester Bus Interchange via Birmingham and Newhall St in around 12h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Brussels Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–230
- 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
- £130–230
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- 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
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- 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/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–22
- 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 Newhall St to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Brussels Midi / Brussels South West to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–18
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- 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
Brussels to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Chester is 1h behind Brussels. It is currently 3:00 PM in Brussels and 2:00 PM in Chester.
Brussels to Chester train services, operated by Eurostar, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Book your Brussels to Chester train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Brussels to Chester bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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