There are 7 ways to get from Preston to Dunbar by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Preston to Edinburgh WaverleyLondon Euston - Edinburgh / ...
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to DunbarEdinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
3h 29m£29–112Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street900
- Take the bus from Princes Street to High StreetX7
6h 43m£25–54Drive 185.8 mi
- Drive from Preston to Dunbar185.8 mi
3h 34m£47–68Train to Manchester Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 40m£77–192Train via Leeds
- Take the train from Preston to LeedsBlackpool North - York / ...
- Take the train from Leeds to DunbarPlymouth - Edinburgh / ...
5h 14m£56–123Train to Liverpool, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LPL - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 42m£91–220Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)BHX - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
6h 17m£56–223
Preston to Dunbar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Dunbar is to bus which costs £25 - £55 and takes 6h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Dunbar is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs £28 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at High Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Princes Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 43m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Dunbar. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Dunbar via Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 29m.
The distance between Preston and Dunbar is 220 miles. The road distance is 186.9 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Dunbar without a car is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs £28 - £120.
It takes approximately 3h 29m to get from Preston to Dunbar, including transfers.
Preston to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Dunbar train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Dunbar is to train which takes 3h 29m and costs £28 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £25 - £55 and takes 6h 43m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Dunbar, Scotland?
You can take a train from Preston to Dunbar via Edinburgh Waverley in around 3h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to High Street via Buchanan Bus Station and Princes Street in around 6h 43m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Derry
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
Flights from Liverpool to Edinburgh Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–170
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £95–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £24–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–100
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £5–8
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Leeds to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Dunbar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Princes Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- hello@eastcoastbuses.co.uk
- Website
- eastcoastbuses.co.uk
Bus from Princes Street to High Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £5–7
- Website
- East Coast Buses
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Dunbar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Preston to Dunbar train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Edinburgh Waverley station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Dunbar is 187 miles. It takes approximately 3h 34m to drive from Preston to Dunbar.
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