There are 12 ways to get from Oxford to Chartres by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain Ter
6h 28m€109–346Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartrestrain Ter
14h 49m€57–94Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Oxford to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Chartrescar
6h 45mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane BHX - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
7h 11m€91–268Bus
- Take the bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group to Chartres Gare Rue Nicolebus
16h 14m€59–117Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Oxford to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Chartrescar
8h 13m€115–179Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LHR - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
7h 15m€131–389Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LGW - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
8h 14m€112–280Train, train to Luton Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane LTN - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
7h 54m€97–273Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport
- Take the train from Oxford to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane LGW - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
8h 10m€103–261Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Paris Orly Airport, train
- Take the train from Oxford to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Paris Orly Airport (ORY)plane LHR - ORY
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartrestrain
7h 16m€87–360Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Oxford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA)plane BHX - BVA
- Take the bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillotbus
- Take the train from Versailles Chantiers to Chartrestrain
8h 18m€99–354
Oxford to Chartres by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Oxford to Chartres is to bus and train which costs €55 - €95 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Oxford to Chartres is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Oxford to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Queens Lane and arriving at Chartres Gare Rue Nicole via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Gare de Lyon - Diderot and Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Oxford to Chartres. However, there are services departing from Oxford and arriving at Chartres via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 28m.
The distance between Oxford and Chartres is 648 km.
The best way to get from Oxford to Chartres without a car is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs €100 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 28m to get from Oxford to Chartres, including transfers.
Oxford to Chartres bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, depart from Queens Lane station.
Oxford to Chartres train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Oxford station.
The best way to get from Oxford to Chartres is to train which takes 6h 28m and costs €100 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €120 and takes 16h 14m.
What companies run services between Oxford, England and Chartres, Centre-Val de Loire, France?
You can take a train from Oxford to Chartres via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, and Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 in around 6h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Queens Lane to Chartres Gare Rue Nicole via Green Line Coach Station, London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), Gare de Lyon, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, Gare Montparnasse, and Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group in around 16h 14m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Paris Orly Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Beauvais–Tillé Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Oxford to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–60
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–24
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–260
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Gare Montparnasse to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Versailles Chantiers to Chartres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Oxford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Oxford to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Farringdon to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 1865 772250
- customer.services@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Queens Lane to Green Line Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Paris-Montp Pt Rencontre Group to Chartres Gare Rue Nicole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- +33 (0) 9 77 40 24 20
- service.clients@aeroportbeauvais.com.
- Website
- aerobus.fr
Bus from Aéroport Paris Beauvais to Paris Porte Maillot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–20
- Schedules at
- aerobus.fr
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Oxford to Chartres bus services, operated by Stagecoach Oxfordshire, arrive at Green Line Coach Station.
Chartres is 1h ahead of Oxford. It is currently 5:04 AM in Oxford and 6:04 AM in Chartres.
Oxford to Chartres train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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