Fixed fares from £71 · door to door in about 50 mins
Flying into Manchester for a break in Chester, a race day or a trip home? Airport Trips runs a pre-booked taxi from Manchester Airport to Chester, collecting you from Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 and taking you straight to your hotel, office or front door. One car, one fixed price agreed before you travel.
Fixed fares from Manchester Airport to Chester. The price you are quoted is the price you pay, with no surge pricing and no airport drop-off or parking charge on top.
Fares correct as of October 2026 for a standard daytime pickup from Terminal 2. Your exact price depends on terminal, your exact address, pickup time and extras, and is confirmed in the instant quote before you book. Child seats £10 per seat, per journey. See all Manchester Airport taxi fares.
Chester is a historic walled city in west Cheshire, close to the Welsh border. From Manchester Airport the drive is approximately 34 miles and typically takes around 50 mins in normal traffic.
Rail passengers from Manchester Airport usually need to change trains to reach Chester and then get from the station to their final address. A pre-booked taxi takes you door to door in one vehicle.
We take you to the exact address you give us in Chester and across west Cheshire.
Staying inside or near the city walls? Give us the hotel name and your driver will take you to the closest point the streets allow.
Heading for the races or a family day at the zoo? Tell us the venue when you book and we will plan the drop-off around it.
We also drive to Hoole, Upton, Blacon, Ellesmere Port and the villages around Chester. Enter the postcode in the quote for your exact price.
Land at Manchester and be at your Chester hotel in under an hour, ready to walk the walls and the Rows.
Chester is popular for race days and weddings. Our executive cars make an easy, smart arrival.
We fit the right child seat for each child at £10 per seat, and an estate has room for buggies and holiday cases.
Our 8 seater minibus carries up to 8 passengers and 8 large cases on one fixed fare.
With meet and greet, your driver waits in the arrivals hall at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 holding a name board, helps with your bags and walks you to the vehicle. We track your flight in real time, so if it lands early or late your pickup moves with it. Every airport pickup includes 60 minutes of free waiting after landing.
Optional extras, added when you choose them: child seats at £10 per seat, meet and greet (priced in the booking form) and extra stops (priced into your quote). Waiting beyond the free 60 minutes is £20 per hour, payable in cash to the driver.
Flying out of Manchester after your stay? We run the route in reverse, from your Chester hotel or home back to Terminal 2 or Terminal 3, with pickup times planned around your departure. Book both legs together and return fares start from £142 in a saloon.
We also run fixed-fare transfers to Crewe and Knutsford. See all our airport transfers.
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Chester is approximately 34 miles from Manchester Airport by road. The drive typically takes around 50 mins, depending on traffic and the time of day.
Our fixed one-way fares start from £71 in a saloon, £80 in an estate, £88 in an executive car and £99 in the 8 seater minibus. The exact price depends on the vehicle, your exact address, pickup time and any extra stops, and is confirmed before you book.
Yes. Tell us the venue when you book and your driver will take you to the most convenient permitted drop-off point.
Parts of the centre are pedestrianised, so your driver will drop you as close to your hotel or address as the roads allow and help you with your bags.
Yes. Our 8 seater minibus carries up to 8 passengers with 8 large and 6 small bags, on one fixed fare for the whole group.
Yes, at £10 per seat, per journey. Give us each child’s age and weight when booking and we will fit the right seat.
We track your flight, so the pickup moves with the actual landing time at no extra cost. You get 60 minutes of free waiting after landing; after that, waiting is £20 per hour.
Yes. We pick up from any Chester address and take you to Terminal 2 or Terminal 3. Book both journeys together to fix both fares.
Yes. You can cancel up to 24 hours before your pickup time. Full details are in our terms and conditions.
Also travelling to Crewe? See our Manchester Airport to Crewe taxi.
Land at Manchester and be in Chester in under an hour. Fixed fare. Licensed driver. Straight to your hotel or door.