There are 9 ways to get from Fort William to Chester by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Glasgow
best- Take the bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Crossbus 915
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
7h 34m£102–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 915
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Chester Bus Interchangebus X30
12h 12m£38–61Drive 336.2 mi
- Drive from Fort William to Chestercar 336.2 mi
6h 5m£82–118Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
7h 53m£71–183Train
- Take the train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Streettrain Mallaig - Glasgow Queen Street
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
8h 20m£122–237Bus, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Haymarketbus
- Take the train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chestertrain
9h 11m£104–189Bus to Inverness Dalcross Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Streetbus
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
7h 41m£114–256Bus to Glasgow Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Terminal Buildingbus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GLA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
7h 53m£66–153Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Chestertrain
8h 25m£70–166
Fort William to Chester by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort William to Chester is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Fort William to Chester is to drive which takes 6h 5m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Fort William station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Fort William to Chester. However, there are services departing from Fort William and arriving at Chester via Glasgow Central and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 20m.
The distance between Fort William and Chester is 339 miles. The road distance is 338.1 miles.
The best way to get from Fort William to Chester without a car is to bus and train via Glasgow which takes 7h 34m and costs £100 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Fort William to Chester, including transfers.
Fort William to Chester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Fort William to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Fort William station.
The best way to get from Fort William to Chester is to bus which takes 12h 12m and costs £35 - £65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £120 - £240 and takes 8h 20m.
What companies run services between Fort William, Scotland and Chester, England?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Chester Bus Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, and Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J in around 12h 12m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Fort William to Chester via Glasgow Queen Street, George Square, Central Station Forecourt, Glasgow Central, and Warrington Bank Quay in around 8h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–160
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £27–85
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–410
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Fort William to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Haymarket to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12–30
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Anniesland Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £18–35
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William Bus Station to Inverness Union Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Bus Station to Terminal Building
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Fort William to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Warrington Bus Interchange Stand J to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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More Questions & Answers
Fort William to Chester bus services, operated by Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Fort William to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort William to Chester is 338 miles. It takes approximately 6h 5m to drive from Fort William to Chester.
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