There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Milan by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
5h 38m€44–215Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centraletrain Fr
13h 38m€190–749Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
26h 17mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Milancar
16h 1mFly Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane LPL - LIN
6h 53m€111–286Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane BHX - LIN
6h 11m€91–314Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
6h 21m€48–217Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibalditrain
6h 31m€47–177Train via Chambéry
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eauxtrain
- Take the train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centraletrain Fr
13h 53m€303–976Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 729
29h 20m€77–266Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Milancar
17h 1m€262–386
Chester to Milan by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Milan is to train and fly which costs €45 - €220 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Milan is to train and fly which takes 5h 38m and costs €40 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Milan. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Birmingham and Brussels-North Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 17m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Milan. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Milano Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Chambery Challes Les Eaux. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
The distance between Chester and Milan is 1298 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Milan without a car is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €190 - €750.
It takes approximately 5h 38m to get from Chester to Milan, including transfers.
Chester to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Milan train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Milan is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €190 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus via Brussels, which costs and takes 26h 17m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €290 and takes 6h 53m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Milan, Italy?
You can take a train from Chester to Milano Centrale via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North Station in around 26h 17m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €29–110
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Liverpool to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to Chambery Challes Les Eaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €150–210
- Comfort
- €180–250
- Premium
- €230–300
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Chambery Challes Les Eaux to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €5–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Brussels-North Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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Chester to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Milan is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 8:08 AM in Chester and 9:08 AM in Milan.
Chester to Milan train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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