There are 9 ways to get from Chester to Bathgate by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to HaymarketLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
4h 50m£47–136Train via Manchester
cheapest- Take the train from Chester to Manchester PiccadillyLlandudno - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to HaymarketManchester Airport - Edinburgh / ...
6h 23m£36–196Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station830
- Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Livingston Bus Terminal Stance Dmegabus 902
7h 50m£43–59Drive 229.2 mi
- Drive from Chester to Bathgate229.2 mi
3h 58m£57–83Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
5h 17m£84–199Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
5h 42m£80–178Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
5h 47m£84–195Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
4h 54m£74–164Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
5h 38m£67–168
Chester to Bathgate by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Bathgate is to bus which costs £40 - £60 and takes 7h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Bathgate is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Bathgate. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Council Offices via Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station and Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Bathgate. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Bathgate via Warrington Bank Quay and Haymarket. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 50m.
The distance between Chester and Bathgate is 252 miles. The road distance is 230.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Bathgate without a car is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs £45 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 50m to get from Chester to Bathgate, including transfers.
Chester to Bathgate bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Bathgate train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
The best way to get from Chester to Bathgate is to train which takes 4h 50m and costs £45 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £40 - £60 and takes 7h 50m, you could also fly, which costs £80 - £200 and takes 5h 17m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Bathgate, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket 5 times a day. Tickets cost £40–120 and the journey takes 2h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Council Offices via Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station, Livingston Bus Terminal Stance D, and Bus Terminal in around 7h 50m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- 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
- £12–19
- 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
- £3–24
- 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 Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street Low Level to Bathgate
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–24
- 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 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £9–24
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Livingston Bus Terminal Stance D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station to Livingston Bus Terminal Stance D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Chester to Bathgate bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Chester to Bathgate train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Bathgate is 231 miles. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Chester to Bathgate.
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