There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Preston by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane GVA - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
3h 4m£44–225Train via Bellegarde
- Take the train from Bellegarde to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
10h 34m£256–521Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus
25h 20m£78–217Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Geneva to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
12h 58mFly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane GVA - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
5h 28m£50–239Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane GVA - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
4h 56m£59–219Train
- Take the train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
10h 45m£263–501Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Geneva to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestoncar
13h 59m£185–309
Geneva to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Preston is to fly and train which costs £40 - £230 and takes 3h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Preston is to fly and train which takes 3h 4m and costs £40 - £230.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Geneva - Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Geneva to Preston. However, there are services departing from Genève and arriving at Preston via Bellegarde, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 34m.
The distance between Geneva and Preston is 663 miles.
The best way to get from Geneva to Preston without a car is to train via Bellegarde which takes 10h 34m and costs £250 - £550.
It takes approximately 3h 4m to get from Geneva to Preston, including transfers.
Geneva to Preston bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Geneva - Bus Station.
Geneva to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bellegarde station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Preston is to train via Bellegarde which takes 10h 34m and costs £250 - £550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £75 - £220 and takes 25h 20m.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Genève to Preston via Bellegarde, Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 10h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Bus Station via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and London Victoria in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–230
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £27–130
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £28–140
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–460
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–410
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Bellegarde to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–220
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- 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 Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £27–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–110
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Geneva to Preston bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Preston is 1h behind Geneva. It is currently 2:02 PM in Geneva and 1:02 PM in Preston.
Geneva to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Book your Geneva to Preston train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Geneva to Preston bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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