There are 10 ways to get from Nice to Chester by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 1m£73–189Fly to Liverpool
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCE - LPL
6h 34m£60–187Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville 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
12h 32m£349–578Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
28h 30m£126–194Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
17h 39m£365–476Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane NCE - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
7h 43m£87–234Fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCE - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
8h 29m£145–383Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane NCE - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
8h 22m£126–304Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain
- Take the train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus 830
18h 49m£256–398Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
19h 1m£271–437
Nice to Chester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Chester is to fly which costs £55 - £190 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Chester is to fly which takes 6h 34m and costs £55 - £190.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Chester. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Chester. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 32m.
The distance between Nice and Chester is 858 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Chester without a car is to train which takes 12h 32m and costs £340 - £600.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Nice to Chester, including transfers.
Nice to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Chester is to train which takes 12h 32m and costs £340 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £200 and takes 28h 30m, you could also fly, which costs £55 - £190 and takes 6h 34m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Chester via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 32m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Chester Bus Interchange via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 28h 30m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–250
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- 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
- £140–240
- 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
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £10–28
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–25
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice-Ville to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Marseille Saint Ch to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £150–230
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Lille Europe to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Nice to Chester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Chester is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 11:47 PM in Nice and 10:47 PM in Chester.
Nice to Chester train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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