There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Chester by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
3h 47m£77–189Train via Paris
- Take the train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
10h 30m£286–486Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
22h 55m£84–147Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
12h 41m£288–373Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GVA - LPL
3h 31m£95–267Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
4h 46m£82–234Train
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieutrain Ter
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
11h 24m£284–500Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
13h 36m£185–306
Geneva to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Chester is to bus which costs £80 - £150 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Chester is to fly which takes 3h 31m and costs £90 - £270.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Chester. However, there are services departing from Geneve and arriving at Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Geneva and Chester is 672 miles.
The best way to get from Geneva to Chester without a car is to train via Paris which takes 10h 30m and costs £280 - £490.
It takes approximately 3h 47m to get from Geneva to Chester, including transfers.
Geneva to Chester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus Station.
Geneva to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Geneve station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Chester is to train via Paris which takes 10h 30m and costs £280 - £490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £80 - £150 and takes 22h 55m, you could also fly, which costs £90 - £270 and takes 3h 31m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Geneve to Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 22h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–310
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.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
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–35
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Bellegarde to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Chester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Chester is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 6:18 AM in Geneva and 5:18 AM in Chester.
Geneva to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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