There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Preston by plane, train, train (TGV, Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
6h 7m£65–191Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville 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
11h 59m£275–633Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoriabus 700
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Stationbus 181 / ...
30h 50m£125–249Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Nice to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
18hFly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane NCE - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
7h 18m£101–247Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MRS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
8h 37m£97–255Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Liverpool (LPL)plane NCE - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 38m£67–201Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Nice to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestoncar
19h 25m£235–353
Nice to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Preston is to fly and train which costs £65 - £200 and takes 6h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Preston is to fly and train which takes 6h 7m and costs £65 - £200.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria and Manchester Central Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Preston. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Preston via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 59m.
The distance between Nice and Preston is 849 miles.
The best way to get from Nice to Preston without a car is to train which takes 11h 59m and costs £270 - £650.
It takes approximately 6h 7m to get from Nice to Preston, including transfers.
Nice to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Preston is to train which takes 11h 59m and costs £270 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £120 - £250 and takes 30h 50m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Nice Ville to Preston via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 11h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), London Victoria, and Manchester Central Coach Station in around 30h 50m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–260
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £100–190
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–370
- 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
- £15–29
- 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
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–260
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £120–320
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- 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
- £75–120
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–15
- 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
- £7–18
- 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
- £5–14
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Preston is 1h behind Nice. It is currently 7:59 PM in Nice and 6:59 PM in Preston.
Nice to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
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