There are 8 ways to get from Leeds to Prestwick by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Leeds to Prestontrain
- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Towntrain
5h 24m£85–193Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Ukn31
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Roadbus X77k / ...
5h 40m£27–43Drive 203.9 mi
- Drive from Leeds to Prestwickcar 203.9 mi
4h 9m£50–73Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LBA - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Towntrain
5h 29m£65–186Train via Carlisle
- Take the train from Leeds to Carlisletrain Leeds - Carlisle / ...
- Take the train from Carlisle to Kilmarnocktrain Carlisle - Glasgow Central
6h 19m£81–160Bus via Gardiner Street
- Take the bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus 591 / ...
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Streetbus 4
8h 32m£32–126Train to Manchester Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Towntrain
6h 22m£83–223Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Leeds to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
- Take the train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Towntrain
5h 39m£108–214
Leeds to Prestwick by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Leeds to Prestwick is to bus which costs £26 - £45 and takes 5h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Leeds to Prestwick is to drive which takes 4h 9m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Leeds station to Prestwick. However, there are services departing from Leeds City Bus Station and arriving at Saunterne Road via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Leeds to Prestwick. However, there are services departing from Leeds and arriving at Prestwick Town via Preston and Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 24m.
The distance between Leeds and Prestwick is 291 miles. The road distance is 205.1 miles.
The best way to get from Leeds to Prestwick without a car is to train which takes 5h 24m and costs £80 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 24m to get from Leeds to Prestwick, including transfers.
Leeds to Prestwick bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Leeds City Bus Station.
Leeds to Prestwick train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Leeds station.
The best way to get from Leeds to Prestwick is to train which takes 5h 24m and costs £80 - £200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £26 - £45 and takes 5h 40m.
What companies run services between Leeds, England and Prestwick, Scotland?
You can take a train from Leeds to Prestwick Town via Preston and Glasgow Central in around 5h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Saunterne Road via Buchanan Bus Station in around 5h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £26–95
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–500
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–100
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–280
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £120–420
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Leeds to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Paisley Gilmour Street to Prestwick Town
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Kilmarnock
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Leeds City Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Saunterne Road
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Gardiner Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/west-scotland
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Leeds City Bus & Coach Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Leeds to Prestwick bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Leeds to Prestwick train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Preston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Leeds to Prestwick is 205 miles. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Leeds to Prestwick.
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