Travel optionsfrom Carlisle to Chester
How to get to Chester from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Carlisle to Chester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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FAQs: Carlisle to Chester
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Chester:
A train is £55 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Carlisle to Chester costing on average £68.
Other travel options to Chester take longer:
Coach takes on average 5h 21m.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Chester as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Chester station (CTR).
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, TransPennine Express, first_transpennine_express to go to Chester by train.
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