Getting here

Situated at the very heart of the UK, Chesterfield Area is easily accessible by road, rail and air.

By Car
Junction 29 of the M1 motorway is just 10 minutes from Chesterfield via the A617. Affordable parking is available in the town centre with most of our carparks having achieved the ‘Park Safe’ award. Find out where to park in Chesterfield here. Several car parks now have electric vehicle charge points, you can find out where to charge your vehicle here. 

By Train
Chesterfield is on a major train route, just 1 ¾ hours from London and 15 minutes from Sheffield with through trains from Manchester, Birmingham, York, Newcastle and Bristol. Buy tickets online at National Rail or Trainline

By Bus and Coach
With services travelling around the country, National Express serve Chesterfield with regular services to London, major airports, Birmingham, Manchester and many more destinations.

Buy your National Express tickets from Chesterfield Visitor Information Centre for your onward journeys.

By Plane
With four major airports close by to choose from. Chesterfield is approximately 40 minutes’ drive from both East Midlands and Doncaster Sheffield airports with daily flights from across Europe. Birmingham airport is about an  hour away and we’re just  90 minutes  from Manchester airport, both have flights jetting in from across Europe, Asia, the US and Middle East daily.

For information on local transport whilst here in Chesterfield Area see our getting around page