There are 12 ways to get from Saumur to Chester by train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, train, ferry, car, car train, train (Eurostar), car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Tours
best- Take the train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corpstrain Ter
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 24m£243–409Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Maupassant to Gare Routière et SNCFbus 417
- Take the bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchangebus
22h 28m£72–123Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Saumur to Rennestrain
- Take the bus from Gare routière to Médiathèquebus 507
- Take the ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouthferry
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Chestertrain
23h 6mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Saumur to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Chestercar
10h 29m£249–309Train
- Take the train from Saumur to Paris Austerlitztrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 41m£247–410Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Saumur to Port of Cherbourgcar
- Take the carferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poolecarferry
- Drive from Poole to Chestercar
13h 37m£120–470Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NTE - LPL
8h 43m£93–279Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane CDG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
8h 5m£98–257Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Liverpool (LPL)plane CDG - LPL
7h 41m£105–305Train, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Birmingham Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2train
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane CDG - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Crewetrain
8h 37m£107–322Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Saumur to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane NTE - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain
9h 3m£126–336Train, train to Beauvais–Tillé Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Saumur to Massy TGVtrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Beauvaistrain
- Fly from Beauvais–Tillé Airport (BVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
10h 33m£101–300
Saumur to Chester by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saumur to Chester is to bus which costs £70 - £130 and takes 22h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Saumur to Chester is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs £100 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Saumur to Chester. However, there are services departing from Maupassant and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Angers - Bus Station Esplanade, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 28m.
No, there is no direct train from Saumur to Chester. However, there are services departing from Saumur and arriving at Chester via St Pierre Des Corps, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Saumur and Chester is 643 miles.
The best way to get from Saumur to Chester without a car is to train via Tours which takes 9h 24m and costs £240 - £410.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Saumur to Chester, including transfers.
Saumur to Chester bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, depart from Maupassant station.
Saumur to Chester train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Saumur station.
The best way to get from Saumur to Chester is to train via Tours which takes 9h 24m and costs £240 - £410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 22h 28m.
What companies run services between Saumur, Pays de la Loire, France and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Saumur to Chester via St Pierre Des Corps, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare du Nord, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Maupassant to Chester Bus Interchange via Angers - Bus Station Esplanade, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, and London Victoria in around 22h 28m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Liverpool via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £27–160
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–180
Flights from Beauvais–Tillé Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £25–130
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Paris Austerlitz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Saint-Pierre-des-Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £10–16
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saumur to Massy TGV
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- 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 London Euston to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–95
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Birmingham International to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- 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
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- 3424
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
Train from Massy - Palaiseau to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10
- Website
- Réseau Express Régional (RER Paris)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- 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
- +44 333 311 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
- Phone
- 02 41 22 72 95
- Website
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
Bus from Maupassant to Gare Routière et SNCF
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Schedules at
- aleop.paysdelaloire.fr
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Angers - Bus Station Esplanade to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Chester Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 02 99 300 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- BreizhGo
Bus from Gare routière to Médiathèque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- BreizhGo
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Ferry from Saint-Malo to Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £59
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Port of Cherbourg to Poole
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–330
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £45–85
- Car Single Ticket
- £120–330
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Booking & Getting There
Saumur to Chester bus services, operated by Aléop en Maine-et-Loire, arrive at Gare Routière et SNCF station.
Chester is 1h behind Saumur. It is currently 2:21 PM in Saumur and 1:21 PM in Chester.
Saumur to Chester train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Saint-Pierre-des-Corps station.
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