Travel optionsfrom Bangor to Chester
How to get to Chester from Bangor by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Bangor to Chester is by taking a ferry because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Stena Line10:308h00Port of Belfast18:30Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£441One-way0 changes
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Stena Line10:308h00Port of Belfast18:30Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£441One-way0 changes
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U251222:150h50Belfast International Airport23:05Liverpool John Lennon Airport£741One-way0 changes
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Y73142 · Y38886+
L6423913:056h44Stranraer station (STR)19:49Chester station (CTR)£741One-way3 changes
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Y73151 · Y38853+
L643049:006h42Stranraer station (STR)15:42Chester station (CTR)£831One-way3 changes
U2897:051h00Belfast International Airport8:05Manchester Airport£621One-way0 changes
EI36107:001h05George Best Belfast City Airport8:05Manchester Airport£701One-way0 changes
RK 1908:551h00Belfast International Airport9:55Manchester Airport£821One-way0 changes
Stena Line22:458h15Port of Belfast7:00Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead)£491One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Bangor to Chester:
A ferry is £3 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Bangor to Chester costing on average £45.
A ferry is £51 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Bangor to Chester costing on average £94.
Other travel options to Chester take longer:
Train takes on average 7h 41m.
Ferry takes on average 8h 0m.
- Around 20 flights per day.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
- Around 2 ferries per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Bangor and Chester as scheduled services by train, flight and ferry can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from George Best Belfast City Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Ferries mostly depart from Port of Belfast and arrive in Liverpool (Port of Birkenhead).
- Trains mostly depart from Stranraer station (STR) and arrive in Chester station (CTR).
- Travel with Stena Line to go to Chester by ferry.
- 2 direct ferries per day with Stena Line.
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