There are 8 ways to get from Dunstable to Preston by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train via Crewe
best- Take the bus from Liscombe Road to Central stationbus X1
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Prestontrain
3h 19m£30–128Drive 185.4 mi
- Drive from Dunstable to Prestoncar 185.4 mi
3h 6m£46–66Fly Luton Airport to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LTN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
5h 48m£62–213Train
- Take the train from Leagrave to London St Pancras Intltrain Bedford - Brighton / ...
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 23m£67–162Bus, train
- Take the bus from The Quadrant to Central stationbus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Prestontrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
4h 18m£30–98Bus, train via Coventry
- Take the bus from The Quadrant to Central stationbus X1 / ...
- Take the train from Milton Keynes Central to Coventrytrain
- Take the train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
6h 7m£76–141Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
5h 18m£75–239Fly Luton Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Liverpool (LPL)plane LTN - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 2m£67–252
Dunstable to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dunstable to Preston is to drive which costs £45 - £70 and takes 3h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Dunstable to Preston is to drive which takes 3h 6m and costs £45 - £70.
No, there is no direct train from Dunstable to Preston. However, there are services departing from Leagrave and arriving at Preston via London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 23m.
The distance between Dunstable and Preston is 176 miles. The road distance is 186.5 miles.
The best way to get from Dunstable to Preston without a car is to bus and train via Crewe which takes 3h 19m and costs £29 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 19m to get from Dunstable to Preston, including transfers.
Dunstable to Preston train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Leagrave station.
Dunstable to Preston train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunstable to Preston is 186 miles. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Dunstable to Preston.
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What companies run services between Dunstable, England and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Leagrave to Preston via London St Pancras Intl and London Euston in around 3h 23m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–210
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Manchester Airport via Kerry
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from Luton Airport to Liverpool via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Coventry
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–95
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Coventry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–40
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
Train from Milton Keynes Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28–55
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £50–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Leagrave to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Coventry to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Liscombe Road to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from The Quadrant to Central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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