There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Taranto by train, plane, train (Eurostar, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), or car ferry
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 to Naples Airport, train
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Naples Airport (NAP)MAN - NAP
- Take the train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
11h 52m€82–267Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to TarantoFr
22h 49m€245–888Bus via Mannheim
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to Mannheim
- Take the bus from Ludwigshafen to Metaponto
- Take the bus from Metaponto to Taranto - Porto Mercantile321
36h 39m€189–244Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Taranto
24h 28mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Brindisi Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brindisi Airport (BDS)MAN - BDS
- Take the train from Brindisi to Taranto
8h 48m€99–288Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)MAN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
12h 55mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, bus, Italobus Connections
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport (BRI)STN - BRI
- Take the bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Take the bus from Matera to Taranto
12h 28mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Roma Ciampino Airport, train
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA)MAN - CIA
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Take the train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
13h 9m€117–482Train via Lyon
- Take the train from Chester to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano CentraleFr
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia AvFr
- Take the train from Reggio Emilia Av to TarantoFr
23h 51m€302–1,050Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Taranto
47h 20m€152–345Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Taranto
25h 29m€412–596
Chester to Taranto by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Taranto is to train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 8h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Taranto is to train and fly which takes 8h 48m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Taranto - Porto Mercantile via Birmingham, Dover, Mannheim, Schloss, Ludwigshafen and Metaponto. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Taranto. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Taranto via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Milano Centrale and Reggio Emilia Av. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 51m.
The distance between Chester and Taranto is 2261 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Taranto without a car is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs €240 - €900.
It takes approximately 11h 52m to get from Chester to Taranto, including transfers.
Chester to Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Taranto train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Taranto is to train which takes 22h 49m and costs €240 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Mannheim, which costs €180 - €250 and takes 36h 39m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Taranto, Italy?
You can take a train from Chester to Taranto via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Milano Centrale in around 22h 49m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Taranto - Porto Mercantile via Newhall St, Birmingham, Dover, Mannheim, Mannheim, Schloss, Ludwigshafen, Hauptbahnhof, Ludwigshafen, and Metaponto in around 36h 39m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Trieste
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Roma Ciampino Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brindisi Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Naples Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- 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
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–26
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Brindisi to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–31
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 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/
- 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
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Napoli Afragola to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–55
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Super Economy
- €14–20
- Base Standard
- €30–45
- Base Premium
- €35–55
Train from Reggio Emilia Av to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Napoli Afragola
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Reggio Emilia Av
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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 Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dover to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- +39 098 3520 315
- info@fsbusitaliafast.it
- Website
- simetbus.it
Bus from Ludwigshafen to Metaponto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 12m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Schedules at
- simetbus.it
- Phone
- +39 080 579 0211
- info@sitasudtrasporti.it
- Website
- sitasudtrasporti.it
Bus from Metaponto to Taranto - Porto Mercantile
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Schedules at
- sitasudtrasporti.it
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- Phone
- +39 080 5790111
- info@cotrap.it
- Website
- cotrap.it
Bus from Bari Airport to Matera piazza Matteotti
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Schedules at
- biglietteria.cotrap.it
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Bus from Matera to Taranto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- 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 Taranto bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Taranto is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 9:57 PM in Chester and 10:57 PM in Taranto.
Chester to Taranto train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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