There are 9 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 7m£84–146Bus
cheapest- 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 / ...
9h 54m£45–98Drive 229.4 mi
- Drive from Chester Zoo to Edinburghcar 229.4 mi
4h 13m£56–81Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
6h 5m£66–181Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zoo Main Entrance to Queen Squarebus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
6h 23m£70–149Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Chester to Leedstrain Chester - Leeds
- Take the train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Plymouth - Edinburgh / ...
7h 15m£157–248Train 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
7h 3m£72–178Train, 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
5h 57m£68–160Train, 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
6h 46m£69–200
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh by foot, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is to bus which costs £45 - £100 and takes 9h 54m.
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 9h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Edinburgh Waverley via Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 7m.
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 7m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 5h 7m to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Outlet Village station.
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
The best way to get from Chester Zoo to Edinburgh is to train which takes 5h 7m and costs £80 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £100 and takes 9h 54m, you could also fly, which costs £65 - £190 and takes 6h 5m.
What companies run services between Chester Zoo, England and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley every 4 hours. Tickets cost £75–130 and the journey takes 2h 57m. 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 9h 54m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14–23
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–180
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)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
- £21–40
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Outlet Village to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zoo Main Entrance to Queen Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
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More Questions & Answers
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Leeds City Bus & Coach Station.
Chester Zoo to Edinburgh train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley 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.
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