There are 9 ways to get from Chester to Hamilton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Warrington Bank Quay
best- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 59m£80–200Train
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwelltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
4h 56m£39–96Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Coop Livebus Mc1
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
8h 21m£47–67Drive 222.3 mi
- Drive from Chester to Hamiltoncar 222.3 mi
3h 44m£54–78Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
5h 10m£56–159Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
5h 54m£70–171Train, 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
5h 2m£57–220Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
6h 40m£72–217Train, 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
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
6h 12m£69–273
Chester to Hamilton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Hamilton is to bus which costs £45 - £70 and takes 8h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Hamilton is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Hamilton station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Bus Station via Philips Park Cemetery and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Hamilton. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Motherwell via Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 59m.
The distance between Chester and Hamilton is 224 miles. The road distance is 223.6 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Hamilton without a car is to train via Warrington Bank Quay which takes 3h 59m and costs £80 - £200.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Chester to Hamilton, including transfers.
Chester to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Hamilton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
The best way to get from Chester to Hamilton is to train via Warrington Bank Quay which takes 3h 59m and costs £80 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £45 - £70 and takes 8h 21m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £160 and takes 5h 10m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Hamilton, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwell every 3 hours. Tickets cost £75–190 and the journey takes 2h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Bus Station via Coop Live, Philips Park Cemetery, Piccadilly Gardens, and Manchester Central Coach Station in around 8h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £21–70
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–75
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–90
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–65
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £75–110
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £130–190
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–75
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £17–24
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £50–75
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £13–19
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £45–65
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- £35–55
- 1st Class
- £75–90
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- £19–28
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £26–40
- 1st Class
- £30–50
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- £28–45
- 1st Class
- £40–55
- 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
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £12–17
- 1st Class
- £21–30
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Coop Live
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Chester to Hamilton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coop Live station.
Chester to Hamilton train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Hamilton is 224 miles. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Chester to Hamilton.
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