Train duration | 1h44m |
Arrival | Chester, England |
Departure | Birmingham, England |
Distance | 64 Miles |
Lowest train price | from £14.70 |
Average train price | £23.00 |
Which train company can I use?
The trip between Birmingham, located in England and Chester, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
How long is the train?
There are 64 miles between the two cities and the average duration between Birmingham to Chester is around 1h44m. Train travel is most of the time the quickest way to travel to Chester from Birmingham, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving or taking the plane.
What is the price of a train ticket for this journey?
Looking at our data, the best fare to travel by train in the next month is £14.70. This price is based on an adult ticket and does not include the money you can save with a railcard.
from £14.70 | MORE | 1h44m |
from €16.00 | MORE | 2h05m | |
from £8.79 | MORE | 2h03m |
Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Birmingham to Chester by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.
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Purchasing your ticket beforehand is most of the time cheaper than leaving it to the day you intend to travel. However, as you may see in the graph above, the price of train tickets Birmingham to Chester do not tend to change a lot and cost £10.
We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Birmingham and Chester by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Chester to Birmingham and find the best deal for your outbound journey.
From | To | Price | Departure on | At | Company | Searched |
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Birmingham New Street |
Chester |
£14.70 | 28/04/2025 | 15:22 | 9 days ago | |
Birmingham New Street |
Chester |
£22.00 | 28/04/2025 | 15:07 | 9 days ago | |
Birmingham New Street |
Chester |
£22.50 | 28/04/2025 | 16:07 | 9 days ago | |
Birmingham New Street |
Chester |
£26.00 | 28/04/2025 | 15:07 | 9 days ago | |
Birmingham New Street |
Chester |
£27.00 | 28/04/2025 | 15:34 | 9 days ago |
Best prices for the next 180 days.
Willing to travel for cheap? Many railcards and deals exist to spend less for your Birmingham Chester train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are different types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.
For your calculation, you must include the railcard cost, for instance £30, the discount on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Birmingham Chester ticket is £22.44 (1).
Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £22.44: £88/£22.44 = 3.92. It will take you on average 4 trips from Chester to Birmingham (one way journey) with your railcard to start saving money.
(1)Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey
Train Journey | Average price without railcard(1) | With a railcard 34% off(2) | Saving based on a one-way trip | Number of return trips to pay off the cost |
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Birmingham to Chester train | £22.44 | £14.96 | £7.48 | 3.93 |
(1)Average price observed over the last 6 months for one way
(2)Price calculated with an average reduction of 34% on train tickets fare
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