There are 9 ways to get from Chester to Motherwell 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£77–133Drive 222.5 mi
cheapest- Drive from Chester to Motherwellcar 222.5 mi
3h 44m£55–80Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Coop Livebus Mc1
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 590 / ...
8h 36m£56–141Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
5h 13m£56–173Train
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwelltrain Liverpool Lime Street - Glasgow Central
4h 54m£85–152Train 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 52m£69–179Train, 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 1m£55–157Fly Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Motherwelltrain
6h 42m£84–192Train, 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 20m£79–181
Chester to Motherwell by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Motherwell is to drive which costs £55 - £80 and takes 3h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Motherwell is to drive which takes 3h 44m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Motherwell. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at High Road via Philips Park Cemetery, Manchester Central Coach Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Motherwell. 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 Motherwell is 224 miles. The road distance is 223.8 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Motherwell without a car is to train via Warrington Bank Quay which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Chester to Motherwell, including transfers.
Chester to Motherwell bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Motherwell train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
The best way to get from Chester to Motherwell is to train via Warrington Bank Quay which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £150 and takes 8h 36m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £180 and takes 5h 13m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Motherwell, Scotland?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from Warrington Bank Quay to Motherwell every 3 hours. Tickets cost £70–120 and the journey takes 2h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to High Road via Coop Live, Philips Park Cemetery, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Bus Station in around 8h 36m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
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 and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £22–80
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–70
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–70
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–75
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- 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
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £22–30
- 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
- £13–35
- 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
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Chester to Motherwell bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coop Live station.
Chester to Motherwell train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Motherwell station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Motherwell is 224 miles. It takes approximately 3h 44m to drive from Chester to Motherwell.
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