There are 6 ways to get from Dunblane to Preston by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Dunblane to Haymarkettrain Dunblane - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Haymarket to Prestontrain Edinburgh - London Euston / ...
3h 59m£76–151Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stnbus Ember
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus Uk030
5h 27m£24–96Drive 202.8 mi
- Drive from Dunblane to Prestoncar 202.8 mi
3h 20m£50–73Train to Glasgow Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Liverpool (LPL)plane GLA - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 35m£74–201Train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Prestontrain Inverness - London Euston
4h 9m£45–75Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Parktrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)plane EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 22m£87–197
Dunblane to Preston by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunblane to Preston is to bus which costs £23 - £100 and takes 5h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Dunblane to Preston is to drive which takes 3h 20m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Dunblane station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Dunblane Police Station and arriving at Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 27m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Dunblane and arriving at Preston. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 4h 9m.
The distance between Dunblane and Preston is 230 miles. The road distance is 204 miles.
The best way to get from Dunblane to Preston without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £160.
It takes approximately 3h 59m to get from Dunblane to Preston, including transfers.
Dunblane to Preston bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Dunblane Police Station.
Dunblane to Preston train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Dunblane station.
The best way to get from Dunblane to Preston is to train via Edinburgh which takes 3h 59m and costs £75 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £23 - £100 and takes 5h 27m.
What companies run services between Dunblane, Scotland and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Dunblane to Preston via Haymarket in around 3h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dunblane Police Station to Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station in around 5h 27m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–180
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Dunblane to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dunblane to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dunblane to Edinburgh Park
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–28
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Dunblane to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Dunblane to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Dunblane Police Station to Buchanan Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Dunblane to Preston bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Buchanan Bus Stn station.
Dunblane to Preston train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Haymarket station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunblane to Preston is 204 miles. It takes approximately 3h 20m to drive from Dunblane to Preston.
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