There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Castelnaudary by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 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 Castelnaudary
7h 12m€94–230Bus
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 Castelnaudary
28h 23m€52–174Train
- 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 CastelnaudaryTer
13h 5m€191–728Train, 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 - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to CastelnaudaryTer
27h 6m€82–257Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Castelnaudary
15h 8mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 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 Castelnaudary
10h 7m€110–269Train to Liverpool, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 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 Castelnaudary
9h 45m€113–267Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, 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 Castelnaudary
8h 44m€172–599Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Carcassonne Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)MAN - CCF
7h 24m€111–375Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Castelnaudary
16h 6m€270–397
Preston to Castelnaudary by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Castelnaudary is to bus which costs €50 - €180 and takes 28h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Castelnaudary is to train and fly which takes 7h 12m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Castelnaudary. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Castelnaudary via London Victoria, Paris, Quai de Bercy and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Castelnaudary. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Castelnaudary via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
The distance between Preston and Castelnaudary is 1247 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Castelnaudary without a car is to train which takes 13h 5m and costs €190 - €750.
It takes approximately 7h 12m to get from Preston to Castelnaudary, including transfers.
Preston to Castelnaudary bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Castelnaudary train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Castelnaudary is to train which takes 13h 5m and costs €190 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €180 and takes 28h 23m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Castelnaudary, France?
You can take a train from Preston to Castelnaudary 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 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Castelnaudary via London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 28h 23m.
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- 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
- €55–290
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
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
- €95–270
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–210
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- 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 Leeds Bradford International Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–300
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- 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
- €9–27
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–21
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- 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
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- 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 Castelnaudary
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- 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
- €30–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €13–29
- 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 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- 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
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Toulouse - Matabiau Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–75
- 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
- €15–23
- 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 Castelnaudary
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://www.groupe-sncf.com/en
- 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 Castelnaudary bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Castelnaudary is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 4:26 AM in Preston and 5:26 AM in Castelnaudary.
Preston to Castelnaudary train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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