There are 8 ways to get from Preston to Croydon by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 50 bus
best- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the bus from Clapham North & High Street Stations to Hogarth Crescentbus 50
3h 38m£66–146Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus Uk030
7h 12m£29–51Drive 227.1 mi
- Drive from Preston to Croydoncar 227.1 mi
4h 15m£56–81Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
4h 31m£90–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain Blackpool North - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
8h 2m£51–124Train to Liverpool, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane LPL - LGW
5h 56m£78–256Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane MAN - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junctiontrain
4h 59m£117–268Train to Liverpool, fly to London Heathrow Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane LPL - LHR
7h 9m£145–507
Preston to Croydon by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Croydon is to bus which costs £28 - £55 and takes 7h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Croydon is to train and line 50 bus which takes 3h 38m and costs £65 - £150.
The distance between Preston and Croydon is 224 miles. The road distance is 228.4 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Croydon without a car is to train and line 50 bus which takes 3h 38m and costs £65 - £150.
It takes approximately 3h 38m to get from Preston to Croydon, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Croydon is 228 miles. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Preston to Croydon.
There are 20162+ hotels available in Croydon.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Croydon, England?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bus Station to London Victoria every 2 hours. Tickets cost £23–40 and the journey takes 6h 45m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Heathrow Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £250–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–150
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- 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
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–23
- 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
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–70
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Clapham North & High Street Stations to Hogarth Crescent
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–90
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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