The main station is situated about 10 minutes walk from the centre (there is a bus which you can use free with a train ticket). Trains leave here frequently to Manchester, Liverpool, Crewe and North Wales. From Crewe it is possible to change to get to most areas of the country. The station is manned and there is free bicycle parking as well as a nearby pay and display car park. The other station, Chester Bache, serves the zoo.
National Express coaches pick up in Chester (from the visitor's centre). It is possible to book tickets to any National Express destination, and coaches run direct to Birmingham (among other destinations).
Buses run to and from the bus exchange in the centre of the city. Local buses, though expensive for short distances (fares rise quickly to the maximum), are frequent within the highly populated areas. Buses run every few minutes to the suburbs, and less frequently to other towns in the region. During the day, for example, there is a service every 20 minutes from Chester city centre to Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet in Ellesmere Port.
It is possible to buy tickets valid all day from many of the bus companies. Be wary, however. It is often the case that more than one company runs on a particular route, so you need to be sure that you will be wanting to use many buses run by that particular company before you buy the ticket.
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