There are 10 ways to get from Channel Islands to Chester by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car
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Fly Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane JER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
3h 10m£63–198Fly Jersey Airport to Liverpool, train
cheapest- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Liverpool (LPL)plane JER - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chestertrain
3h 1m£41–152Car ferry, train via London
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poolecarferry
- Take the train from Poole to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 12m£227–383Car ferry, bus
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poolecarferry
- Take the bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 035
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchangebus
13h 8m£157–232Ferry, car ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourgferry
- Take the car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Chestertrain
16h 2m£177–482Fly Guernsey Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GCI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
3h 35m£100–205Fly Guernsey Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Guernsey Airport (GCI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GCI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
4h 11m£106–229Fly Jersey Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane JER - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
4h 46m£122–278Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Portcarferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
17h 15m£151–330Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Chestercar
8h 47m£95–247
Jersey Airport (JER) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Channel Islands to Chester is to fly and train which costs £40 - £160 and takes 3h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Channel Islands to Chester is to fly and train which takes 3h 1m and costs £40 - £160.
The distance between Channel Islands and Chester is 340 miles.
The best way to get from Channel Islands to Chester without a car is to car ferry and train via London which takes 9h 12m and costs £220 - £390.
It takes approximately 3h 10m to get from Channel Islands to Chester, including transfers.
There are 1025+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Channel Islands, Guernsey and Chester, England?
There is no direct connection from Channel Islands to Chester. However, you can fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Chester. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Chester via Port Of Poole, Poole, London Waterloo, Waterloo station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 9h 12m.
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Jersey Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–130
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
Flights from Guernsey Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Jersey Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Jersey Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Poole to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- 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 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Portsmouth & Southsea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Southampton Central to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Seldown Coach Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–160
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Guernsey St Peter Port to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
Car ferry from Jersey St Helier to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
- Phone
- 07781 119796
- Website
- alderneyferryservices.co.uk
Ferry from Alderney to Port of Cherbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–65
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/
- Website
- https://alderneyferryservices.co.uk/book-here
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Portsmouth International Port
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–220
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £40–70
- Car Single Ticket
- £60–220
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