There are 8 ways to get from Chester Zoo 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 / ...
5h 6mFly from Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
6h 18m£54–135Bus
- Take the bus from Outlet Village to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 170
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus Ukn11 / ...
10h 33mDrive 229.4 mi
- Drive from Chester Zoo to Edinburghcar 229.4 mi
4h 13m£56–81Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
6h 46mBus, train
- Take the bus from Zoo Main Entrance to Hood streetbus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 22mTrain via Leeds
- Take the train from Chester to Leedstrain Chester - Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 22mTrain, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- 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
6h
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is to drive which costs £55 - £85 and takes 4h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is to drive which takes 4h 13m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Zoo Main Entrance and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Outlet Village and Leeds City Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 33m.
The distance between Chester Zoo and Edinburgh is 240 miles. The road distance is 230.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh without a car is to train which takes 5h 6m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Outlet Village station.
The best way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 6m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 33m, you could also fly, which costs £50 - £140 and takes 6h 18m.
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is 231 miles. It takes approximately 4h 13m to drive from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Chester Zoo, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Virgin West Coast Trains operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley every 4 hours, and the journey takes 2h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Zoo Main Entrance, Outlet Village, Leeds City Bus & Coach Station, and Leeds City Bus Station in around 10h 33m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arrivatrainswales.co.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Chester to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- londonmidland.com
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- londonmidland.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Outlet Village to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Zoo Main Entrance to Hood street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
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