Travel optionsfrom Chester to Birkenhead
How to get to Birkenhead from Chester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Chester to Birkenhead is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Chester to Birkenhead:
A coach is £5 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Chester to Birkenhead costing on average £8.
Other travel options to Birkenhead take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 13m.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 8 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Chester and Birkenhead as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Chester station (CTR) and arrive in Birkenhead Hamilton Square (BKQ).
- Travel with Al's Coaches, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire to go to Birkenhead by coach.
- Travel with Merseyrail, Merseyrail, Transport for Wales to go to Birkenhead by train.
- 5 direct coaches per day with Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.
- 7 direct trains per day with Merseyrail, Merseyrail, Transport for Wales.
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