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Travelling to Chester
By Car
Chester is linked directly to the national motorway
system via the M53, and London and all the major regions of the UK are
easily accessible from the city. The Campus is situated at the junction
of Cheyney Road and Parkgate Road (A540), which is a continuation of
Northgate Street leading out from the city centre. Access to the main
car park is by the Exton Park entrance.
The Chester City Council website provides a map of parking locations
for the city of Chester.
By Rail
Chester is well served by the railway network and
has frequent, fast rail links to London and major cities in the UK.
Journey times are: London 2hrs 40mins, Birmingham 1hr 45mins,
Manchester 1hr. The University is twenty minutes' walk from Chester
Railway Station, and a taxi will cost approximately GBP5.00. A free bus
service runs at regular intervals between the Railway Station and
Chester City Centre. Our Campus is only ten minutes' walk from the city
centre.
By
Coach
Chester has regular National Express Coach
services from most towns and cities in the UK to the Chester Visitor
Centre by the Roman Amphitheatre.
By Air
Manchester International Airport is 30 miles from
Chester and can be reached in 40 minutes by road or 1hr 30 mins by
rail. Liverpool Airport is 25 miles from Chester and can be reached in
35 minutes by road.
Trains from Manchester Airport to Chester operate
via Manchester Picadilly station.
A bus goes from Liverpool Airport to Liverpool
Lime Street regularly, where you can catch a direct train to Chester
approximately every 15 mins Liverpool
Airport bus details.
By Sea
Holyhead and Liverpool both have ferry ports,
which are within easy reach of Chester by road and rail. Holyhead is
1hr 30mins by rail or 2hrs by road and has ferries to Dublin in Eire.
Liverpool is 45mins by rail and 40mins by road and has ferries to
Belfast, Dublin and Douglas, Isle of Man.
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