There are 8 ways to get from Ullapool to Chester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the train from Inverness to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
10h 13m£135–301Bus, train via Preston
cheapest- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus 961
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
12h 16m£62–161Drive 438 mi
- Drive from Ullapool to Chestercar 438 mi
7h 44m£107–154Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h£109–239Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6bus 61
- Take the train from Inverness to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
11h 27mBus, train #3
- Take the bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6bus 61
- Take the train from Inverness to Durhamtrain
- Take the train from Durham to Newton-le-Willowstrain
11h 40mBus, train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
9h 25m£140–302Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3bus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Liverpool (LPL)plane INV - LPL
10h 15m£94–241
Ullapool to Chester by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ullapool to Chester is to bus and train via Preston which costs £60 - £170 and takes 12h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Ullapool to Chester is to bus and fly and train which takes 7h and costs £100 - £240.
The distance between Ullapool and Chester is 473 miles. The road distance is 440.6 miles.
The best way to get from Ullapool to Chester without a car is to bus and train which takes 10h 13m and costs £130 - £310.
It takes approximately 10h 13m to get from Ullapool to Chester, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ullapool to Chester is 441 miles. It takes approximately 7h 44m to drive from Ullapool to Chester.
There are 1016+ hotels available in Chester.
What companies run services between Ullapool, Scotland and Chester, England?
There is no direct connection from Ullapool to Chester. However, you can take the bus to Bus Station Stance 3, walk to Inverness, take the train to Stirling, take the train to Glasgow Queen Street, walk to Glasgow Central, take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, then take the train to Chester. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ferry Terminal to Chester via Bus Station Stance 3, Inverness Union Street, Buchanan Bus Station, Bus Station, Railway Station, Preston, and Warrington Bank Quay in around 12h 16m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–230
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stirling to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Durham to Newton-le-Willows
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Ferry Terminal to Bus Station Stance 3
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01463 222 444
- info@decoaches.co.uk
- Website
- decoaches.co.uk
Bus from High School to Bus Station Stance 6
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- https://www.decoaches.co.uk/
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