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Compare train and coach for Chester to Birkenhead
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Chester to Birkenhead among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £3. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 35m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £3, and a train costs an average of £8.
Distance: 24 km
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Travel optionsfrom Chester to Birkenhead
How to get to Birkenhead from Chester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Chester to Birkenhead is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- 7:370h34Chester8:11Birkenhead£81One-way0 changes
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- 7:370h34Chester8:11Birkenhead£81One-way0 changes
Fastest
- 7:370h34Chester8:11Birkenhead£81One-way0 changes
Other options
- 8:070h34Chester8:41Birkenhead£81One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Chester to Birkenhead
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This is compared to other travel options from Chester to Birkenhead:
A coach is £4 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 23m.
- Around 14 trains per day.
- Around 6 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 FlixBus, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire to go to Birkenhead by coach.
- Travel with Mersey Rail, Transport for Wales, Merseyrail to go to Birkenhead by train.
- 0 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.
- 9 direct trains per day with Transport for Wales, Merseyrail.
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