There are 9 ways to get from Leipzig to Chester by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, plane, train, or car ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
13h 29m£285–751Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BER - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 43m£89–295Bus
- Take the bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus stationbus N23 / ...
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
23h 31m£93–169Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Leipzig to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
13h 34m£292–371Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LEJ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
9h 17m£118–324Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 51 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
14h 58m£291–787Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Leipzig to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
14h 35m£184–309Fly Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane LEJ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 55m£141–362Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane BER - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 36m£102–323
Leipzig to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leipzig to Chester is to bus which costs £90 - £170 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Leipzig to Chester is to train and fly which takes 7h 43m and costs £85 - £300.
No, there is no direct bus from Leipzig station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Leipzig central train station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Leipzig to Chester. However, there are services departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Chester via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 29m.
The distance between Leipzig and Chester is 893 miles.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Chester without a car is to train which takes 13h 29m and costs £280 - £750.
It takes approximately 13h 29m to get from Leipzig to Chester, including transfers.
Leipzig to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leipzig central train station.
Leipzig to Chester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Leipzig to Chester is to train which takes 13h 29m and costs £280 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £170 and takes 23h 31m.
What companies run services between Leipzig, Germany and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Leipzig Hbf to Chester via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 13h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leipzig central train station to Chester Bus Interchange via DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and London Victoria in around 23h 31m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £80–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Manchester Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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 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
- 59 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
- £16–28
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 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
- £16–28
- 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
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 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
- £19–28
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- 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/
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 FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leipzig central train station to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–90
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- 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
- £9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Leipzig to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dortmund central bus station.
Chester is 1h behind Leipzig. It is currently 8:43 PM in Leipzig and 7:43 PM in Chester.
Leipzig to Chester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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