Trains from Chester to Bangor

Chester to Bangor train information

Which train company can I use?

The trip between Chester, located in England and Bangor, situated in Wales 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 52 miles between the two cities and the average duration between Chester to Bangor is around 1h35m. Train travel is most of the time the fastest way to travel to Bangor from Chester, and it's also a greener option than driving or taking the plane.

What is the price of the train?

According to our data, the starting price to take the train in the next 180 days is £24.70. This fare is based on an adult fare and is not including the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best prices for Chester to Bangor train tickets

Chester - Bangor prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Chester to Bangor by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Chester - Bangor: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Chester to Bangor will increase if you don't book early. If we look at our data, if you book your seat 2 months in advance, tickets should be available from £9 whereas when buying your ticket on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £16 for your journey. Thus, you can save 46% on the price of your ticket by purchasing your seat 2 months in advance rather than on the day you're travelling.

The results are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Chester to Bangor trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Chester and Bangor by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Bangor to Chester and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Chester - Bangor train tickets

The easiest way to spend less on your Chester Bangor train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

The main benefit of using a railcard is that you only need a few trips to be profitable.

You will need to purchase at least £88 of train tickets throughout the duration of the railcard's validity for the railcard to be worth the investment. It corresponds to the price of the card, thirty pounds, divided by the saving, thirty four percent. On every train that you buy after that, you will save money.

For instance, train tickets from Chester to Bangor cost on average £24.70 (1). If you're dividing £88 by £24.70 (£88/£24.70 = 3.56), it turns out that after only 4 one way trips from Bangor to Chester, the card will have paid for itself.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey