There are 9 ways to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Streettrain Southend Victoria - London Liverpool Street
- Take the train from London Euston to Chestertrain London Euston - Chester / ...
4h 19m£82–155Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Station to Pool Meadow Bus Stationbus 777
- Take the bus from Coventry to Chester Bus Interchangebus Ukn21
9h 54m£38–80Drive 221.9 mi
- Drive from Southend-on-Sea to Chestercar 221.9 mi
3h 54m£54–78Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Chestertrain
5h 54m£108–343Train via Birmingham
- 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 49m£119–205Train to London City Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LCY - LPL
6h 50m£252–594Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Streettrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane STN - LPL
7h 36m£95–207Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Streettrain
- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LGW - LPL
7h 31m£89–240Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Manchester Airport
- Take the train from Southend Central to West Hamtrain
- 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 30m£137–313
Southend-on-Sea to Chester by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester is to bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 9h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester is to drive which takes 3h 54m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Southend-on-Sea station to Chester. However, there are services departing from Victoria Station Interchange and arriving at Chester Bus Interchange via Bus Station, Coach Station and Coventry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
No, there is no direct train from Southend-on-Sea to Chester. However, there are services departing from Southend Victoria and arriving at Chester via Moorgate station and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Southend-on-Sea and Chester is 224 miles. The road distance is 223.2 miles.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs £80 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester, including transfers.
Southend-on-Sea to Chester bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Southend-on-Sea to Chester train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Southend Victoria station.
The best way to get from Southend-on-Sea to Chester is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs £80 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £80 and takes 9h 54m.
What companies run services between Southend-on-Sea, England and Chester, England?
You can take a train from Southend Victoria to Chester via London Liverpool Street, Moorgate station, Euston station, and London Euston in around 4h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Victoria Station Interchange to Chester Bus Interchange via Bus Station, Coach Station, and Coventry in around 9h 54m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London City Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £240–550
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
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
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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
- £240–550
Flights from Southampton Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Wednesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–230
- 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
- £240–550
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- greateranglia.co.uk
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Southend Victoria to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.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
- £60–110
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Manchester Airport to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- 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
- +44 345 744 4422
- [email protected]
- Website
- c2c-online.co.uk
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to London Fenchurch Street
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–26
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.co.uk/
Train from Southend Central to West Ham
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- Website
- https://www.c2c-online.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
- £13–27
- 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
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Pool Meadow Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- 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
Southend-on-Sea to Chester bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Pool Meadow Bus Station.
Southend-on-Sea to Chester train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at London Liverpool Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Southend-on-Sea to Chester is 223 miles. It takes approximately 3h 54m to drive from Southend-on-Sea to Chester.
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