There are 5 ways to get from Sunderland to Chester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Station172
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to ChesterManchester Airport - Llandudno / ...
5h£18–57Line 20 bus, train
- Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Bus Station Stand D20 / ...
- Take the train from Durham to Newton-le-WillowsNewcastle - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
5h 9m£40–162Drive 166.5 mi
- Drive from Sunderland to Chester166.5 mi
3h 3m£42–60Fly to Liverpool
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL)NCL - LPL
6h 41m£66–128Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Manchester Airport (MAN)NCL - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chester
6h 52m£66–152
Sunderland to Chester by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Chester is to bus and train which costs £17 - £60 and takes 5h.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 3m and costs £40 - £60.
The distance between Sunderland and Chester is 173 miles. The road distance is 167.5 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Chester without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h and costs £17 - £60.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Sunderland to Chester, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to Chester is 168 miles. It takes approximately 3h 3m to drive from Sunderland to Chester.
There are 967+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Chester, England?
Ryanair, easyJet, and two other airlines fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Liverpool (LPL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–150
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Newcastle to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–28
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- £35–150
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to Bus Station Stand D
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
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