There are 11 ways to get from Chester to Lake Bled by train, plane, bus, night train, shuttle, train (Eurostar), car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ljubljana
best- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane MAN - LJU
7h 15m€118–296Train, bus
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
18h 22m€396–737Bus
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus stationbus 943
34h 15m€155–244Train, night train
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the nighttrain from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bledtrain 19 / ...
22h 40m€277–592Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport, bus
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane MAN - VCE
- Take the bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajaliscebus
9h 45m€140–712Train, train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Ljubljana
- Take the train from Chester to Staffordtrain
- Take the train from Stafford to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane BHX - LJU
9h 28m€123–347Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Chester to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane MAN - TRS
- Take a shuttle bus from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
11h 43m€208–556Train
- Take the train from Chester to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbftrain Trn / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
24h 10m€297–636Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoriabus 830
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Unionbus
38h 52m€168–280Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Chester to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Bledcar
17h 52m€416–550Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Chester to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Bledcar
18h 59m€309–505
Chester to Lake Bled by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chester to Lake Bled is to bus which costs €150 - €250 and takes 34h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chester to Lake Bled is to train and fly which takes 7h 15m and costs €110 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Chester to Lake Bled station. However, there are services departing from Chester Bus Interchange and arriving at Bled bus station via London Victoria and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Chester to Lake Bled. However, there are services departing from Chester and arriving at Lesce Bled via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Salzburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 40m.
The distance between Chester and Lake Bled is 1549 km.
The best way to get from Chester to Lake Bled without a car is to train and bus which takes 18h 22m and costs €390 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 15m to get from Chester to Lake Bled, including transfers.
Chester to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chester Bus Interchange station.
Chester to Lake Bled train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Chester station.
The best way to get from Chester to Lake Bled is to bus which takes 34h 15m and costs €150 - €250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €650 and takes 24h 10m.
What companies run services between Chester, England and Lake Bled, Slovenia?
You can take a bus from Chester Bus Interchange to Bled bus station via London Victoria and Munich central bus station in around 34h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chester to Bled Jezero via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, Villach Hbf, and Jesenice in around 24h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Venice Marco Polo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- aeroitalia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Chester to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to Stafford
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Chester to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €20–24
Train from Köln Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Lesce Bled
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
Train from Stafford to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €12–35
- Website
- West Midlands Trains
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Bled bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia to Bled, Glavna Avtobusna Postajalisce
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €81–470
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €81
- Private
- €255
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Trieste Airport to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €95–120
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Chester Bus Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Ljubljana AP to Bled Union
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Chester to Lake Bled bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lake Bled is 1h ahead of Chester. It is currently 19:48 in Chester and 20:48 in Lake Bled.
Chester to Lake Bled train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Book your Chester to Lake Bled bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1858+ hotels available in Lake Bled.