There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Ardèche by train, taxi, car, car train, plane, bus, 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, taxi
best- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Montelimar Gare SncfTgv
- Take the taxi from Montelimar Gare Sncf to Ardèche
10h 31m€302–831Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)MAN - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
9h 59m€96–281Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ardèche
15h 2mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes SudTgv
- Take the bus from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Aubenas Place De La Paix
15h 25m€230–761Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ardèche
16h 18m€250–368Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
11h 39m€113–276Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Alpes–Isère Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alpes–Isère Airport (GNB)MAN - GNB
- Take the train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Take the train from Valence Ville to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
12h 14m€126–382Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LHR - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
11h 25m€179–601Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)MAN - GVA
- Take the train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
13h 52m€108–367Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)LGW - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Take the bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
11h 17m€140–538
Preston to Ardèche by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Ardèche is to train and fly and bus which costs €110 - €280 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Ardèche is to train and fly and bus which takes 9h 59m and costs €95 - €290.
The distance between Preston and Ardèche is 1419 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Ardèche without a car is to train and taxi which takes 10h 31m and costs €300 - €850.
It takes approximately 10h 31m to get from Preston to Ardèche, including transfers.
Ardèche is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 3:38 PM in Preston and 4:38 PM in Ardèche.
There are 889+ hotels available in Ardèche.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Ardèche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Ardèche. However, you can take the train to London Euston, walk to London St Pancras Intl, take the train to Paris Nord, take the train to Paris Gare de Lyon, take the train to Montelimar Gare Sncf, then take the taxi to Ardèche. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Preston to Ardèche via Folkestone and Calais-Fréthun in around 15h 2m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alpes–Isère Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €17–95
- 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/
- 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
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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 Gare De Lyon to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Valence Ville to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- 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
- +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/
- 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/
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 Vitrolles Aeroport Marseille to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Grenoble to Valence Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Valence Ville to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Geneve to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Montelimar Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 3635
- Website
- groupe-sncf.com
Bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
Bus from Valence Tgv Rhone-Alpes Sud to Aubenas Place De La Paix
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- Phone
- 04 8000 7000
- Website
- auvergnerhonealpes.fr
Bus from Montelimar Gare Routiere to Aubenas Place De La Paix
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- auvergnerhonealpes.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
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- €100–130
Arche Taxi
- Phone
- +33 4 75 01 32 40
AMT Taxi
- Phone
- +33 6 80 40 64 76
- Website
- taxi-montelimar.com
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