There are 10 ways to get from Marseille to Chester by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles 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
9h 36m£251–523Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane MRS - LPL
7h 52m£51–109Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Newhall Streetbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchangebus
21h 56m£162–288Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Marseille to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
15h 4m£315–412Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MRS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 41m£62–181Train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
10h 3m£294–496Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marseille to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
16h 26m£210–343Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
9h 9m£125–299Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCE - LPL
8h 41m£109–282Fly Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MRS - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
8h 12m£155–374
Marseille to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Chester is to fly which costs £50 - £110 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Chester is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs £60 - £190.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Chester. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 36m.
The distance between Marseille and Chester is 931 miles.
The best way to get from Marseille to Chester without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 36m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from Marseille to Chester, including transfers.
Marseille to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
The best way to get from Marseille to Chester is to train via Paris which takes 9h 36m and costs £250 - £550. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £50 - £110 and takes 7h 52m.
Chester is 1h behind Marseille. It is currently 10:24 AM in Marseille and 9:24 AM in Chester.
Marseille to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 36m. Alternatively, Aer Lingus, Ryanair, and three other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–260
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–280
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £110–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–270
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–85
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–240
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–270
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–130
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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