There are 8 ways to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverleytrain London Euston - Edinburgh / ...
4h 23m£21–131Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
9h 15mDrive 230.2 mi
- Drive from Chester Station to Edinburghcar 230.2 mi
4h 13m£57–82Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
5h 5m£68–211Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain Llandudno - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Manchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
5h 19m£29–94Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
5h 36m£72–188Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BHX - EDI
4h 42m£60–148Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
5h 29m£64–208
Chester Station to Edinburgh by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh is to train via Manchester which costs £29 - £95 and takes 5h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 13m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester Station to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester Station to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 23m.
The distance between Chester Station and Edinburgh is 236 miles. The road distance is 231.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 4h 23m and costs £21 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 23m to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Chester Station to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester Station to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
The best way to get from Chester Station to Edinburgh is to train which takes 4h 23m and costs £21 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 9h 15m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £220 and takes 5h 5m.
What companies run services between Chester Station, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley every 4 hours. Tickets cost £18–120 and the journey takes 2h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chester Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Chester Bus Interchange, Liverpool, Liverpool One, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 9h 15m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–24
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–22
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £5–22
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Chester Station to Edinburgh bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Edinburgh is 1h behind Chester Station. It is currently 2:07 PM in Chester Station and 1:07 PM in Edinburgh.
Chester Station to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester Station to Edinburgh is 232 miles. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Chester Station to Edinburgh.
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