There are 14 ways to get from Rome to Chester by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train (Trenitalia, Eurostar), 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 Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CIA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 25m£52–220Train via Lille
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain Tgv
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
18h 1m£320–666Train, bus
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Bologna Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Bologna to Gentbus
- Take the bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birminghambus
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Chestertrain
37h 4mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Rome to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
21h 25mFly Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane FCO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 27m£68–221Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Liverpool (LPL)plane FCO - LPL
9h 18m£70–203Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CIA - LPL
7h 21m£69–232Fly Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane FCO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 18m£63–210Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to East Midlands Airport, train
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to East Midlands Airport (EMA)plane CIA - EMA
- Take the train from Derby to Crewetrain
8h 56m£92–272Fly Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane FCO - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 1m£151–363Fly Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Roma Ciampino Airport (CIA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane CIA - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 17m£116–337Train
- Take the train from Roma Termini to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Fr
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
18h 6m£356–624Bus
- Take the bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
37h 15m£132–243Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rome to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Chestercar
22h 25m£282–447
Rome to Chester by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rome to Chester is to fly and train which costs £50 - £220 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Rome to Chester is to fly which takes 7h 21m and costs £65 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Rome to Chester. However, there are services departing from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Rome to Chester. However, there are services departing from Roma Termini and arriving at Chester via Milano Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Lille Europe and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 1m.
The distance between Rome and Chester is 1121 miles.
The best way to get from Rome to Chester without a car is to train via Lille which takes 18h 1m and costs £320 - £700.
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Rome to Chester, including transfers.
Rome to Chester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina station.
Rome to Chester train services, operated by ItaloTreno, depart from Roma Termini station.
The best way to get from Rome to Chester is to train via Lille which takes 18h 1m and costs £320 - £700. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £65 - £210 and takes 9h 18m, you could also bus, which costs £130 - £250 and takes 37h 15m.
What companies run services between Rome, Italy and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Roma Termini to Chester via Milano Centrale, Torino Porta Susa, Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy, Lille Europe, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 18h 1m. Alternatively, easyJet, Air France, and ITA Airways fly from Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) to Liverpool (LPL) once daily.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Manchester Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to Liverpool via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–240
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to East Midlands Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to East Midlands Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–220
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to East Midlands Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–230
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport via Cagliari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £27–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–240
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Fiumicino International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Roma Ciampino Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–280
- 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/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Roma Termini to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Milano Centrale to Torino Porta di Susa
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
Train from Roma Termini to Bologna Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Torino Porta Susa to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Bologna to Gent
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Gent-Dampoort to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Roma, Autostazione Tiburtina to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- 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
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Rome to Chester bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Chester is 1h behind Rome. It is currently 4:48 AM in Rome and 3:48 AM in Chester.
Rome to Chester train services, operated by ItaloTreno, arrive at Milano Centrale station.
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