There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Wick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
12h 50m£156–328Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane MAN - WIC
8h 6m£75–335Train, bus via Manchester
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarkettrain
- Take the bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-opbus
13h 47m£118–209Drive 482.9 mi
- Drive from Chester to Wickcar 482.9 mi
8h 53m£118–171Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
14h 16m£207–433Train, bus via Glasgow
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Victoriatrain
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus X99
14h 21m£76–126Train
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Invernesstrain
- Take the train from Inverness to Wicktrain
15h 11m£191–359Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane MAN - INV
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
9h 11m£127–277Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Wick John O' Groats Airport
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Wick John O' Groats Airport (WIC)plane BHX - WIC
9h 5m£84–353Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
11h 36m£158–350Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hallbus
12h 30m£172–378
Chester to Wick by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Wick is to train and bus via Glasgow which costs £75 - £130 and takes 14h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Wick is to train and fly which takes 8h 6m and costs £75 - £340.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Wick. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Wick via Warrington Bank Quay, Haymarket and Inverness. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Chester and Wick is 526 miles. The road distance is 485.8 miles.
The best way to get from Chester to Wick without a car is to train and bus which takes 12h 50m and costs £150 - £330.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Chester to Wick, including transfers.
Chester to Wick train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Warrington Bank Quay station.
Chester to Wick train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chester to Wick is 486 miles. It takes approximately 8h 53m to drive from Chester to Wick.
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What companies run services between Chester, England and Wick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Chester to Wick via Warrington Bank Quay, Haymarket, and Inverness in around 14h 16m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £120–400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via London Heathrow, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Belfast City, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Wick John O' Groats Airport via Belfast City, Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–480
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Wick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Chester to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Chester to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- 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
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 01224591381
- bluebird.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Town Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Haymarket to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Wick Co-op
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £12–18
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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