There are 7 ways to get from Dubai to Preston by plane, train, or shuttle
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Fly Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane DXB - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
11h 53m£145–321Shuttle to Abu Dhabi, fly to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Take a shuttle bus from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Fly from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane AUH - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
13h 43m£132–419Fly Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane DXB - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
13h 32m£182–586Fly Dubai International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane DXB - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
16h 7m£161–601Fly Dubai International Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Newcastle (NCL)plane DXB - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Prestontrain
14h 3m£198–662Fly Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane DXB - LHR
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
13h 38m£239–794Fly Dubai International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane DXB - STN
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
13h 19m£189–620
Dubai International Airport (DXB) to Manchester Airport (MAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dubai to Preston is to fly and train which costs £140 - £330 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Dubai to Preston is to fly and train which takes 11h 53m and costs £140 - £330.
The distance between Dubai and Preston is 3586 miles.
It takes approximately 11h 53m to get from Dubai to Preston, including transfers.
Preston is 4h behind Dubai. It is currently 3:52 AM in Dubai and 11:52 PM in Preston.
There are 1218+ hotels available in Preston.
What companies run services between Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Preston, England?
There is no direct connection from Dubai to Preston. However, you can take the subway to Airport Terminal 3 Metro Station 1, walk to Dubai International Airport (DXB) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Preston. Alternatively, you can take the subway to Ibn Battuta Metro Station, walk to Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall, take the shuttle to Abu Dhabi Airport, walk to Abu Dhabi (AUH) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Preston.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–600
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–360
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–360
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–550
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £140–650
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £190–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–550
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–550
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170–700
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £150–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Abu Dhabi to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £130–460
- Website
- flyroyalbrunei.com
Flights from Dubai International Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–400
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Newcastle to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £14–19
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–85
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Website
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
Shuttle from Dubai - Ibn Battuta Mall to Abu Dhabi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–8
- Schedules at
- zayedinternationalairport.ae
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