There are 10 ways to get from Chester to Porto by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane MAN - OPO
6h 22m€65–205Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris Dauphine to Porto - Casa da Músicabus
30h 13m€216–709Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Plymouthcar
- Take the car ferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Portocar
31h 48m€243–946Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Portocar
22h 59mFly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LPL - OPO
5h 51m€72–186Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane BHX - OPO
7h€77–234Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO)plane LGW - OPO
7h 51m€122–493Train, bus via Porto - Hospital de São João
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Porto - Hospital de São Joãobus
31h 39m€201–646Bus, train
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Marble Archbus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Guimaraesbus
- Take the bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitáriobus
36h 44m€193–526Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhãbus
39h 17m€94–490
Chester to Porto by train, foot, bus, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Porto is to fly which costs €70 - €190 and takes 5h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Porto is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs €70 - €190.
The distance between Chester and Porto is 1524 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Porto without a car is to train and bus which takes 30h 13m and costs €210 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 22m to get from Chester to Porto, including transfers.
There are 6252+ hotels available in Porto.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Porto, Portugal?
Ryanair flies from Liverpool (LPL) to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) 5 times a week.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Liverpool to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Liverpool to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Liverpool to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–130
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- flytap.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- 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
- 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
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- 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
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Paris Dauphine to Porto - Casa da Música
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- info@barquense.com
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Paris Porte Maillot to Porto - Hospital de São João
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Guimaraes
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitário
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–7
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–109
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €16–80
- Phone
- +351 253 009 900
- Website
- avemobilidade.pt
Bus from Central de Camionagem de Guimarães to Porto - Pólo Universitário
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Schedules at
- https://avemobilidade.pt/schedules
- On board ticket
- €4–7
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–700
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Adult
- €75–100
- Car
- €240–340
- Single Ticket
- €100–220
- Car Single Ticket
- €280–700
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