There are 9 ways to get from Perth to Preston by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Glasgow
best- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen StreetDundee - Glasgow Queen Street / ...
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to PrestonGlasgow Central - Rugby / ...
4h 11m£33–132Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUk093
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus StationUk030
6h 6m£17–48Drive 221.4 mi
- Drive from Perth to Preston221.4 mi
3h 47m£56–81Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Manchester Airport (MAN)EDI - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
6h 5mTrain
- Take the train from Perth to PrestonInverness - London Euston
4h 45m£65–85Train #2
- Take the train from Perth to Edinburgh WaverleyPerth - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to PrestonEdinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
4h 49m£28–155Bus via Coach Stn
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationM8
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Coach Stn181 / ...
6h 58m£25–56Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Liverpool, train
- Take the bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Liverpool (LPL)EDI - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
6h 28mTrain to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Manchester Airport (MAN)ABZ - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
6h 23m£103–304
Perth to Preston by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Perth to Preston is to bus which costs £16 - £50 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Perth to Preston is to drive which takes 3h 47m and costs £55 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Perth station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Perth and arriving at Preston. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Perth and Preston is 254 miles. The road distance is 222.7 miles.
The best way to get from Perth to Preston without a car is to train via Glasgow which takes 4h 11m and costs £30 - £140.
It takes approximately 4h 11m to get from Perth to Preston, including transfers.
Perth to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Perth to Preston train services, operated by ScotRail, depart from Perth station.
The best way to get from Perth to Preston is to train via Glasgow which takes 4h 11m and costs £30 - £140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £16 - £50 and takes 6h 6m.
What companies run services between Perth, Scotland and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Perth to Preston via Glasgow Queen Street and Glasgow Central in around 4h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Buchanan Bus Station in around 6h 6m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–390
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £24–55
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- 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
- £260–300
Train from Perth to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65–85
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £65–85
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £280–320
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- 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
- £230–270
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Perth to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £65–90
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Anytime Day Single
- £65–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Leonard Street to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- parksofhamilton.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.parksofhamilton.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Coach Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Perth to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Perth to Preston train services, operated by ScotRail, arrive at Glasgow Queen Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Perth to Preston is 223 miles. It takes approximately 3h 47m to drive from Perth to Preston.
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