There are 12 ways to get from Colmar to Chester by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Colmar to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
8h 58m£171–551Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Take the bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
19h 30m£53–99Bus, train
- Take the bus from Colmar to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chester
19h 15m£67–126Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Colmar to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Chester
11h 48mTrain to Basel, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louis
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)BSL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 58m£55–193Train via Strasbourg
- Take the train from Colmar to StrasbourgTer
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est83 / ...
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
9h 56m£150–555Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Colmar to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chester
12h 43m£176–256Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ZRH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
8h 28m£87–242Train to Basel, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louis
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Liverpool (LPL)BSL - LPL
8h 36m£77–198Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)STR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
9h 38m£98–289Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)ZRH - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Take the train from Stafford to Chester
9h 14m£131–289Train to Basel, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louis
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)BSL - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Chester
8h 30m£128–477
Colmar to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colmar to Chester is to bus which costs £50 - £100 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Colmar to Chester is to train and fly which takes 6h 58m and costs £55 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Colmar to Chester. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Colmar to Chester. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Chester via Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 58m.
The distance between Colmar and Chester is 776 miles.
The best way to get from Colmar to Chester without a car is to train which takes 8h 58m and costs £170 - £550.
It takes approximately 8h 58m to get from Colmar to Chester, including transfers.
Colmar to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Colmar station.
Colmar to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Colmar station.
The best way to get from Colmar to Chester is to train which takes 8h 58m and costs £170 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £100 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Colmar, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Colmar to Chester via Paris Est, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 8h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colmar to Chester Bus Interchange via Luxembourg P+R Bouillon and London Victoria in around 19h 30m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Basel to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Basel to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Colmar to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £65–130
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–25
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–25
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–14
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £22–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Brussel Eurolines Busstation to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–22
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Luxembourg P+R Bouillon to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Colmar to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Luxembourg, P+R Bouillon station.
Chester is 1h behind Colmar. It is currently 8:25 AM in Colmar and 7:25 AM in Chester.
Colmar to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Est station.
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