There are 5 ways to get from South Shields to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willowstrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 40m£34–133Line 27 bus, bus, train
- Take the bus from Interchange to Monument Market Streetbus 27
- Take the bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Chestertrain
7h 54mDrive 170.6 mi
- Drive from South Shields to Chestercar 170.6 mi
3h 20m£42–60Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 44m£52–145Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCL - LPL
6h 51m£58–131
South Shields to Chester by subway and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from South Shields to Chester is to drive which costs £40 - £60 and takes 3h 20m.
The fastest way to get from South Shields to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 20m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct train from South Shields to Chester. However, there are services departing from South Shields and arriving at Chester via Newcastle and Newton-le-Willows. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 40m.
The distance between South Shields and Chester is 198 miles. The road distance is 171.6 miles.
The best way to get from South Shields to Chester without a car is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs £30 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from South Shields to Chester, including transfers.
South Shields to Chester train services, operated by TransPennine Express, depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from South Shields to Chester is to train which takes 4h 40m and costs £30 - £140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 6h 51m.
South Shields to Chester train services, operated by TransPennine Express, arrive at Newton-le-Willows station.
Yes, the driving distance between South Shields to Chester is 172 miles. It takes approximately 3h 20m to drive from South Shields to Chester.
What companies run services between South Shields, England and Chester, England?
TransPennine Express operates a train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willows hourly. Tickets cost £30–120 and the journey takes 2h 38m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and KLM fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–150
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–150
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £29–180
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Victoria to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–15
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Interchange to Monument Market Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Newcastle-Upon-Tyne to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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