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

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This is compared to other travel options from Chester to Durham:
A coach is £23 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Chester to Durham costing on average £48.
Other travel options to Durham take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 45m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Chester and Durham as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Chester station (CTR) and arrive in Durham station (DHM).
- Coaches mostly depart from Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange) and arrive in Sunderland, Interchange.
- Travel with TransPennine Express, Northern Rail (3) to go to Durham by train.
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