There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Preston by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MUC - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
5h 59m£69–219Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoriabus N280
- Take the bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Preston Coach Stationbus megabus M11
30h 15m£67–165Train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
12h 54m£157–727Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Munich to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
14h 45mTrain to Salzburg Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SZG - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
7h 28m£80–276Train to Innsbruck Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane INN - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
7h 35m£78–368Fly Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane MUC - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
7h 46m£94–287Fly Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane MUC - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
9h 37m£101–257Train
- Take the train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Miditrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
16h 27m£166–498Train, bus
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
- Take the bus from Plzeň CAN to Bradfordbus
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
30h 53m£139–267Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Munich to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestoncar
15h 46m£221–325
Munich to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Preston is to bus which costs £65 - £170 and takes 30h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Preston is to fly and train which takes 5h 59m and costs £65 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Preston Coach Station via London Victoria Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Munich to Preston. However, there are services departing from München Hbf and arriving at Preston via Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 54m.
The distance between Munich and Preston is 771 miles.
The best way to get from Munich to Preston without a car is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 12h 54m and costs £150 - £750.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Munich to Preston, including transfers.
Munich to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Preston train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Preston is to train via Frankfurt Airport (FRA) which takes 12h 54m and costs £150 - £750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £65 - £170 and takes 30h 15m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Preston, England?
You can take a train from München Hbf to Preston via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 12h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Munich central bus station to Preston Coach Station via London Victoria Coach Station in around 30h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–200
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–160
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–320
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–320
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–360
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–410
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–140
- 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
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £6–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Bradford Interchange to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ostbahnhof to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £55–80
- 1st Class
- £110–190
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- 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 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–85
- 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
- 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
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
- 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
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £27–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Ostbahnhof to Salzburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from München Ost to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £55–80
- 1st Class
- £85–130
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- laenderbahn.com
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–71
- Schedules at
- laenderbahn.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Munich central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Preston Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–25
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Plzeň CAN to Bradford
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/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
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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Munich to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Preston is 1h behind Munich. It is currently 8:18 PM in Munich and 7:18 PM in Preston.
Munich to Preston train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
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