There are 8 ways to get from Chester to Lanark by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwelltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Pollock Street to Hunters Closebus 41 / ...
4h 47m£73–127Drive 212.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chester to Lanarkcar 212.8 mi
3h 39m£53–76Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 830
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hunters Closebus 240X
6h 38mFly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
5h 55m£72–197Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Queen Squarebus 1 / ...
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwelltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
6h 42m£65–120Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Lanarktrain
6h 35m£76–200Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carstairstrain
7h 4m£74–212Train, 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 Central to Lanarktrain
5h 44m£63–155
Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Lanark is to drive which costs £50 - £80 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Lanark is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Lanark. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Hunters Close via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Chester and Lanark is 238 miles. The road distance is 214 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Lanark without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 47m and costs £70 - £130.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Chester to Lanark, including transfers.
Chester to Lanark bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Lanark bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Lanark is 214 miles. It takes approximately 3h 39m to drive from Chester to Lanark.
There are 307+ hotels available in Lanark.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Lanark, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Hunters Close via Buchanan Bus Station in around 6h 38m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £23–80
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–410
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–410
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 01698 386 030
- mail@jmbtravel.co.uk
- Website
- JMB Travel
Bus from Pollock Street to Hunters Close
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- JMB Travel
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
Bus from Pollock Street to Hunters Close
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- First Greater Glasgow
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 141 332 6811
- enquiry@spt.co.uk
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Hunters Close
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Stuarts Coaches UK
- Phone
- +44 151 330 6200
- merseyside.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Queen Square
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
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