There are 7 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£81–138Drive 212.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chester to Lanarkcar 212.8 mi
3h 39m£52–75Fly 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 54m£75–194Bus, 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£82–140Train, 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 45m£67–163Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carstairstrain
6h 58m£78–198Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carstairstrain
7h 59m£78–205
Chester to Lanark by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Lanark is to drive which costs £50 - £75 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Lanark is to drive which takes 3h 39m and costs £50 - £75.
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 £80 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 47m to get from Chester to Lanark, including transfers.
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?
There is no direct connection from Chester to Lanark. However, you can take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, take the train to Motherwell, walk to Pollock Street, then take the bus to Hunters Close. Alternatively, you can drive from Chester to Lanark in around 3h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–210
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–75
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- 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
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- 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
- £12–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Central to Lanark
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Cross Country
- 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
- £11–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Haymarket to Carstairs
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- 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
- 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
- +44 151 330 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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