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Compare coach and train for Hartlepool to Chester
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Hartlepool to Chester among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £53. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 30m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £53, and a train costs an average of £63.
Distance: 199 km
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Travel optionsfrom Hartlepool to Chester
How to get to Chester from Hartlepool by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Hartlepool to Chester is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
7:093h52Hartlepool11:01Chester£631One-way2 changes
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7:093h52Hartlepool11:01Chester£631One-way2 changes
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7:093h52Hartlepool11:01Chester£631One-way2 changes
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9:004h00Hartlepool13:00Chester£631One-way2 changes
10:594h02Hartlepool15:01Chester£631One-way2 changes
15:594h03Hartlepool20:02Chester£631One-way2 changes
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FAQs: Hartlepool to Chester
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This is compared to other travel options from Hartlepool to Chester:
A coach is £12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hartlepool to Chester costing on average £65.
Other travel options to Chester take longer:
Coach takes on average 11h 30m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hartlepool and Chester as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Hartlepool station (HPL) and arrive in Chester station (CTR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Sunderland, Interchange and arrive in Chester, Gorse Stacks (Bus Interchange).
- Travel with National Express to go to Chester by coach.
- Travel with Transpennine Express, Grand Central Trains to go to Chester by train.
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