There are 9 ways to get from Dorking to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Dorking to Vauxhalltrain Dorking - London Waterloo
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain London Euston - Chester / ...
4h 3m£53–215Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchangebus 551 / ...
8h 23m£23–47Line 465 bus, bus
- Take the bus from West Street to Cromwell Road Bus Stationbus 465
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queenswaybus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchangebus
7h 39mDrive 202 mi
- Drive from Dorking to Chestercar 202 mi
3h 53m£49–70Fly London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
5h 27m£65–229Fly London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
6h 22m£63–154Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Dorking to Worcester Parktrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LHR - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chestertrain
7h 14m£116–355Fly London City Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
7h 16m£230–702Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
5h 43m£101–224
Dorking to Chester by train and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dorking to Chester is to bus which costs £23 - £50 and takes 8h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Dorking to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 53m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct bus from Dorking to Chester. However, there are services departing from West Street and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Kingston Station, London Heathrow Airport and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Dorking to Chester. However, there are services departing from Dorking and arriving at Chester via Vauxhall station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Dorking and Chester is 204 miles. The road distance is 203.2 miles.
The best way to get from Dorking to Chester without a car is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £50 - £220.
It takes approximately 4h 3m to get from Dorking to Chester, including transfers.
Dorking to Chester bus services, operated by Abellio London, depart from West Street station.
Dorking to Chester train services, operated by South Western Railway, depart from Dorking station.
The best way to get from Dorking to Chester is to train which takes 4h 3m and costs £50 - £220. Alternatively, you can line 465 bus and bus, which costs and takes 7h 39m, you could also fly, which costs £60 - £160 and takes 6h 22m.
What companies run services between Dorking, England and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Dorking to Chester via Vauxhall, Vauxhall station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 4h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from West Street to Chester Bus Interchange via Cromwell Road Bus Station, Kingston Station, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Heathrow Airport, and Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway in around 7h 39m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–550
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £250–450
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–450
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–430
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–330
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £230–750
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Dorking to Vauxhall
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Dorking to Worcester Park
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 20 7788 8550
- customer.care@abellio.co.uk
- Website
- transportukbus.com
Bus from West Street to Cromwell Road Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- https://www.transportukbus.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dorking to Chester bus services, operated by Abellio London, arrive at Cromwell Road Bus Station.
Dorking to Chester train services, operated by South Western Railway, arrive at Vauxhall station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dorking to Chester is 203 miles. It takes approximately 3h 53m to drive from Dorking to Chester.
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