There are 9 ways to get from Basildon to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Streettrain Shoeburyness - London Fenchurch Street / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain London Euston - Chester / ...
3h 59m£76–137Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Stansted Airport (STN)bus X10
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Pool Meadow Bus Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from Coventry to Chester Bus Interchangebus
9h 22m£36–77Drive 209.9 mi
- Drive from Basildon to Chestercar 209.9 mi
3h 37m£52–75Fly London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
5h 39m£97–319Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Stansted Airport (STN)bus X10
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Chestertrain
8h 25m£119–202Fly London City Airport to Liverpool
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
6h 25m£248–585Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
7h 7m£86–243Train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SOU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 13m£133–304Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Streettrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chestertrain
7h 19m£84–188
Basildon to Chester by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basildon to Chester is to bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 9h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Basildon to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 37m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Basildon station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Coach Station and Coventry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Basildon to Chester. However, there are services departing from Basildon and arriving at Chester via Bank station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 59m.
The distance between Basildon and Chester is 207 miles. The road distance is 211.2 miles.
The best way to get from Basildon to Chester without a car is to train which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £140.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Basildon to Chester, including transfers.
Basildon to Chester bus services, operated by First Essex, depart from Bus Station.
Basildon to Chester train services, operated by c2c, depart from Basildon station.
The best way to get from Basildon to Chester is to train which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £80 and takes 9h 22m, you could also fly, which costs £240 - £600 and takes 6h 25m.
What companies run services between Basildon, England and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Basildon to Chester via London Fenchurch Street, Bank station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 3h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Coach Station and Coventry in around 9h 22m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–700
- Phone
- +44 345 744 4422
- [email protected]
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Basildon to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–17
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Stansted Airport to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- [email protected]
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Stansted Airport (STN)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
Bus from Bus Station to London Stansted Airport (STN)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/essex
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Pool Meadow Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Coventry to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basildon to Chester bus services, operated by First Essex, arrive at London Stansted Airport (STN) station.
Basildon to Chester train services, operated by c2c, arrive at London Fenchurch Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basildon to Chester is 211 miles. It takes approximately 3h 37m to drive from Basildon to Chester.
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