There are 8 ways to get from Munich to Chester by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MUC - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 38m£83–227Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- 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 22m£254–557Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus Uk021 / ...
28h 50m£93–163Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
14h 26mFly Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
7h 34m£113–266Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
8h 14m£94–312Train
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
16h 55m£327–553Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
15h 32m£192–305
Munich to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Chester is to bus which costs £90 - £170 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Chester is to fly and train which takes 6h 38m and costs £80 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Chester. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Chester via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 22m.
The distance between Munich and Chester is 780 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Chester without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 13h 22m and costs £250 - £600.
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Munich to Chester, including transfers.
Munich to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Chester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Chester is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 13h 22m and costs £250 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £170 and takes 28h 50m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Chester, England?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Chester via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 13h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to Chester Bus Interchange via London Victoria in around 28h 50m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–180
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–150
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–380
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–160
- 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
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- 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/
- 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
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £170–290
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–18
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- £5–28
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Chester is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 8:48 PM in Munich and 7:48 PM in Chester.
Munich to Chester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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Book your Munich to Chester bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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