There are 9 ways to get from Porto to Preston by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane OPO - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
6h 12m£57–151Bus, train
- Take the bus from Porto - Casa da Música to Paris Dauphinebus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
31h 23m£237–472Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Porto to Santandercar
- Take the car ferry from Santander to Plymouthcarferry
- Drive from Plymouth to Prestoncar
31h 49m£242–829Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Porto to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
23h 22mFly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Liverpool (LPL)plane OPO - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 33m£66–161Fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane OPO - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Prestontrain
8h 22m£77–172Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane OPO - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
7h 59m£65–227Bus, train via Perpignan
- Take the bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Perpignan - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Perpignan to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
32h 10m£335–698Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarãesbus
- Take the bus from Guimaraes to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
33h 5m£178–437
Porto to Preston by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Preston is to fly and train which costs £55 - £160 and takes 6h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Preston is to fly and train which takes 6h 12m and costs £55 - £160.
The distance between Porto and Preston is 945 miles.
The best way to get from Porto to Preston without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 23m and costs £230 - £480.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Porto to Preston, including transfers.
There are 1283+ hotels available in Preston.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Preston, England?
There is no direct connection from Porto to Preston. However, you can take the vehicle to Porto - Aeroporto Francisco Sá Carneiro, walk to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) airport, fly to Manchester Airport (MAN), walk to Manchester Airport, then take the train to Preston. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Porto - Casa da Música to Preston via Paris Dauphine, Porte Dauphine, Belleville, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 31h 23m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Liverpool via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Liverpool via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £35–160
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–150
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- 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
- £15–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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
- £120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- 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/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- 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 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Perpignan to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £25–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- (+34) 988 225 288
- anpian@anpian.com
- Website
- anpian.com
Bus from Porto - Casa da Música to Paris Dauphine
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–140
- Schedules at
- anpian.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Porto - Terminal Intermodal de Campanhã to Perpignan - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt
- Phone
- +351 253 009 900
- Website
- avemobilidade.pt
Bus from Porto - Pólo Universitário to Central de Camionagem de Guimarães
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Schedules at
- avemobilidade.pt
- On board ticket
- £4–6
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Guimaraes to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- reservations@brittanyferries.com
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Santander to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £90–600
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- £90–190
- Car Single Ticket
- £240–600
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