There are 6 ways to get from Sunderland to Chester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Line 20 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Interchange to Bus Station Stand Dbus 20 / ...
- Take the train from Durham to Newton-le-Willowstrain Newcastle - Liverpool Lime Street
4h 57mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus Uk930
- Take the bus from Whitechapel to Chester Bus Interchangebus 1 / ...
7h 28m£24–35Bus via Manchester
- Take the bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 172
- Take the bus from Coop Live to Chester Bus Interchangebus Mc1
6h 57m£32–54Drive 166.5 mi
- Drive from Sunderland to Chestercar 166.5 mi
3h 5m£41–58Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 42m£51–182Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCL - LPL
6h 48m£57–138
Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Chester is to bus which costs £24 - £35 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 5m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Chester. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Piccadilly Gardens and Coop Live. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Sunderland and Chester is 190 miles. The road distance is 167.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Chester without a car is to line 20 bus and train which takes 4h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 4h 57m to get from Sunderland to Chester, including transfers.
Sunderland to Chester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Chester is to bus via Manchester which takes 6h 57m and costs £30 - £55. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £55 - £140 and takes 6h 48m.
Sunderland to Chester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Manchester Central Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to Chester is 168 miles. It takes approximately 3h 5m to drive from Sunderland to Chester.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Chester, England?
You can take a bus from Interchange to Chester Bus Interchange via Manchester Central Coach Station, Piccadilly Gardens, Philips Park Cemetery, and Coop Live in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines 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 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–150
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
- £28–180
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
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- 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
- £100–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- 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
- £100–360
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Durham to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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 Bus Station Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Coop Live to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Whitechapel to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/merseyside-and-south-lancashire
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