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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Glasgow Centraltrain train London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
    2. Take the train from Dalmuir to Obantrain train Glasgow Queen Street - Oban
    8h 7m
    £120–220

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Warrington Bus Interchange Stand Gbus bus X30
    2. Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus bus 976
    12h 13m
    £36–56

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Queen Squarebus bus 1 / ...
    2. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Glasgow Centraltrain train
    3. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Stn to Corran Hallsbus bus
    10h 22m
    £96–167

  4. Drive 325 mi

    1. Drive from Chester to Obancar car 325 mi
    5h 51m
    £81–117

  5. Fly Liverpool to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane LPL - GLA
    2. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    7h 58m
    £80–247

  6. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane plane BHX - GLA
    4. Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    7h 29m
    £84–196

  7. Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain train
    2. Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    3. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane plane BHX - EDI
    4. Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    8h 22m
    £79–206

  8. Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane plane MAN - INV
    3. Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Oban Bus Stationbus bus
    9h 23m
    £122–269

Chester to Oban by train

Calendar14Weekly Trains
Duration8h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket£120Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 329.1 mi
  • Duration: 8h 7m

What companies run services between Chester, England and Oban, Argyll and Bute, Scotland?

You can take a train from Chester to Oban via Warrington Bank Quay, Glasgow Central, Glasgow Central Low Level, and Dalmuir in around 8h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Bus Station via Warrington Bus Interchange Stand N, Shudehill Interchange, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 12h 13m.

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