There are 6 ways to get from Chester to Sunderland by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 20 bus
best- Take the train from Newton-le-Willows to Durhamtrain Liverpool Lime Street - Newcastle
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stand D to Interchangebus 20 / ...
4h 46mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Stationbus 170 / ...
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchangebus 133 / ...
6h 37m£16–56Drive 166.7 mi
- Drive from Chester to Sunderlandcar 166.7 mi
3h 4m£41–59Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LPL - NCL
5h 25m£56–135Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Leedstrain Chester - Leeds
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Interchangebus Uk010
5h 17m£21–84Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newcastle (NCL)plane MAN - NCL
6h 45m£51–182
Liverpool (LPL) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Sunderland is to bus which costs £15 - £60 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Sunderland is to drive which takes 3h 4m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Interchange via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Chester and Sunderland is 189 miles. The road distance is 167.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Sunderland without a car is to train and line 20 bus which takes 4h 46m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Chester to Sunderland, including transfers.
Chester to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
The best way to get from Chester to Sunderland is to bus which takes 6h 37m and costs £15 - £60. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 5h 25m.
Chester to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Liverpool, Liverpool One station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Sunderland is 168 miles. It takes approximately 3h 4m to drive from Chester to Sunderland.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Sunderland, England?
You can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Interchange via Liverpool, Liverpool One and Leeds City Bus & Coach Station in around 6h 37m. Alternatively, easyJet, Ryanair, and two other airlines fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Newcastle (NCL) once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newcastle via Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–420
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newton-le-Willows to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–70
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station Stand D to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Leeds City Bus & Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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