There are 8 ways to get from Leuchars to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leuchars to Haymarkettrain Aberdeen - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
5h 43m£91–162Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dundee Slessor Gardens to Buchanan Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool Onebus 802
- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchangebus
9h 31m£51–85Drive 280.5 mi
- Drive from Leuchars to Chestercar 280.5 mi
5h 2m£70–100Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
6h 13m£90–223Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Chestertrain
6h 54m£89–166Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gatewaytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane EDI - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Crewetrain
6h 9m£74–200Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Leuchars to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
6h 59m£113–284Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Take the train from Leuchars to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane ABZ - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Crewetrain
7h 47m£117–329
Leuchars to Chester by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leuchars to Chester is to bus which costs £50 - £85 and takes 9h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Leuchars to Chester is to drive which takes 5h 2m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from Leuchars to Chester. However, there are services departing from St Bunyan's Place and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Dundee Slessor Gardens, Buchanan Bus Station and Liverpool, Liverpool One. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 31m.
No, there is no direct train from Leuchars to Chester. However, there are services departing from Leuchars and arriving at Chester via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 43m.
The distance between Leuchars and Chester is 284 miles. The road distance is 282.1 miles.
The best way to get from Leuchars to Chester without a car is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs £90 - £170.
It takes approximately 5h 43m to get from Leuchars to Chester, including transfers.
Leuchars to Chester bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Dundee Slessor Gardens station.
Leuchars to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Leuchars station.
The best way to get from Leuchars to Chester is to train which takes 5h 43m and costs £90 - £170. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £85 and takes 9h 31m.
What companies run services between Leuchars, Scotland and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Leuchars to Chester via Haymarket and Warrington Bank Quay in around 5h 43m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from St Bunyan's Place to Chester Bus Interchange via Railway Station, Dundee Slessor Gardens, Buchanan Bus Station, and Liverpool, Liverpool One in around 9h 31m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £27–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £27–95
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–370
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–370
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Birmingham Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Gateway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Leuchars to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–23
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leuchars to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Haymarket to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Leuchars to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Leuchars to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- 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
- £13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Birmingham International to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £18–50
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Dundee Slessor Gardens to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–15
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Liverpool, Liverpool One
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Leuchars to Chester bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Stn station.
Leuchars to Chester train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leuchars to Chester is 282 miles. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Leuchars to Chester.
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