There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Albi by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, night train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly, train
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)MAN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
7h 48m€87–270Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the bus from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
28h 11m€56–182Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse MatabiauTgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi VilleTer
13h 38m€199–728Train, night train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the night train from Paris Austerlitz to Albi Madeleine
21h 23m€264–822Train to Liverpool, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LPL - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
9h 54m€106–249Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LBA - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
10h 57m€112–285Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
9h 20m€155–609Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Millau
- Take the bus from MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF to ALBI - Hôtel de Police720
28h 51m€85–245Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Albi
15h 17mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Albi
16h 14m€260–387
Preston to Albi by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Albi is to bus which costs €55 - €190 and takes 28h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Albi is to train and fly which takes 7h 48m and costs €85 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Albi. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Albi Ville via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Albi. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Albi Ville via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Preston and Albi is 1267 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Albi without a car is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €190 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Preston to Albi, including transfers.
Preston to Albi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Albi train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Albi is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €190 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €190 and takes 28h 11m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Albi, France?
You can take a train from Preston to Albi Ville via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 13h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Albi Ville via London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 28h 11m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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 Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Night train from Paris Austerlitz to Albi Madeleine
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €120–180
- Rail 1st Class
- €190–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–21
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €300–350
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- 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 Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Millau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €6–35
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Toulouse Matabiau to Albi Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +33 800 31 31 31
- Website
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from MILLAU - Gare Routière / SNCF to ALBI - Hôtel de Police
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Albi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Albi is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 12:12 AM in Preston and 1:12 AM in Albi.
Preston to Albi train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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