There are 12 ways to get from Preston to Cognac by train (Eurostar, TGV), train, bus, car, car ferry, plane, 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.
Train
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 Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to AngoulemeTgv
- Take the train from Angouleme to CognacTer
10h 50m€201–728Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)MAN - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
10h 19m€91–266Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Take the train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to AngoulemeTgv
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta160
19h 45mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Poole
- Take the car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Drive from St Malo Ferry Port to Cognac
16h 6m€171–247Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Take the bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta160
25h 37mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cognac
12h 52mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)MAN - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
10h 25m€110–400Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LBA - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
13h 28m€166–324Train to Liverpool, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LPL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
12h 35m€95–356Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport (LIG)MAN - LIG
- Take the bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncf
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
11h 33m€116–440Train to Manchester Airport, fly to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport (LRH)MAN - LRH
- Take the train from La Rochelle Ville to Cognac
8h 14m€116–352Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)LGW - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Take the train from Angouleme to Cognac
11h 42m€146–505
Preston to Cognac by train, foot, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Cognac is to train and fly which costs €90 - €270 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Cognac is to train and fly which takes 8h 14m and costs €110 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via London Victoria, Paris and Angouleme-Gare Sncf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Cognac. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Cognac via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Angouleme. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 50m.
The distance between Preston and Cognac is 1272 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Cognac without a car is to train which takes 10h 50m and costs €200 - €750.
It takes approximately 10h 50m to get from Preston to Cognac, including transfers.
Preston to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Cognac train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Cognac is to train which takes 10h 50m and costs €200 - €750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 25h 37m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Cognac, France?
You can take a train from Preston to Cognac via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Angouleme in around 10h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta via London Victoria, Paris, Angoulême, and Angouleme-Gare Sncf in around 25h 37m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–170
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
Flights from Manchester Airport to La Rochelle – Île De Ré Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–420
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
Flights from Liverpool to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Limoges-Bellegarde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–230
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- 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 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- 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 Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- Rail 1st Class
- €110–160
Train from Angouleme to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Marne La Vallee Chessy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–180
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Angouleme
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €130–180
Train from La Rochelle Ville to Cognac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €7–35
- 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
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- 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 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Disneyland Paris - Chessy Sud
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 05.55.10.10.03
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Angouleme-Gare Sncf to Cognac-Cognac Place Gambetta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- 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
Bus from Paris to Angoulême
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–50
- 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
- 05 44 00 10 63
- Website
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
Bus from Terminal Cars to Angouleme - Gare Sncf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- transports.nouvelle-aquitaine.fr
- Phone
- +44 3456 091 024
- contactcentre@brittanyferries.gg
- Website
- condorferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Poole to St Malo Ferry Port
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.condorferries.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Cognac bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Cognac is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 8:53 PM in Preston and 9:53 PM in Cognac.
Preston to Cognac train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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