How to get to Carlisle from Chester

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Travel Information to Carlisle from Chester

Distance117 miles
Available travel modesTrain or coach
Ticket price range£27 - £43
Cheapest modeTrain • £27 • 2 h 26 min
Fastest modeTrain • £27 • 2 h 26 min
Popular travel companiesTransPennine Express

Take a train or coach to travel 117 miles from Chester to Carlisle. The most popular travel providers which serve this trip are TransPennine Express among others. Travellers can even take a direct train from Chester to Carlisle.

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from Chester to Carlisle

How to get to Carlisle from Chester by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

train

The best way to travel from Chester to Carlisle is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Avanti West Coast
05:522h08
Chester
08:00Carlisle
£441One-way
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Cheapest

Avanti West Coast
05:522h08
Chester
08:00Carlisle
£441One-way
0 changes

Fastest

Avanti West Coast
05:522h08
Chester
08:00Carlisle
£441One-way
0 changes

Other options

Avanti West Coast
07:522h08
Chester
10:00Carlisle
£701One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Chester to Carlisle

Travel to Carlisle easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Chester to Carlisle.

FAQs

You can get from Chester to Carlisle 2 different ways: train or coach.

The cheapest way to go to Carlisle from Chester is by taking a train, which costs on average £27.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Chester to Carlisle:

A train is £16 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Chester to Carlisle costing on average £43.

The fastest way from Chester to Carlisle is by train with an average journey time of 2 h 26 min.

There are alternative travel options to Carlisle that take longer:

Taking a coach requires on average 3 h 28 min of travel time.

You should expect to travel around 117 miles from Chester to Carlisle.

The average frequency per day from Chester to Carlisle is:

  • 9 coaches per day.
  • 7 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Chester to Carlisle as scheduled services by train or coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Chester to Carlisle:

    Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Chester to Carlisle:

    • You can go to Carlisle from Chester by train with TransPennine Express, Avanti West Coast, Transport for Wales or Northern Rail (3). You'll see cheap train tickets for £27 with TransPennine Express from Chester to Carlisle on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct routes from Chester to Carlisle with the following travel companies:

    • You can book a direct train with.

    Direct services to Carlisle tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your journey.

    Your journey from Chester to Carlisle doesn't have to end in Carlisle. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Newcastle-upon-Tyne. If you’d like to add London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Newcastle-upon-Tyne to your Chester to Carlisle trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Carlisle today!

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