There are 13 ways to get from Preston to Europe by train (Eurostar), train, bus, taxi, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train
best- 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 Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf50 / ...
14h 39m$243–922Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)MAN - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
10h 57m$129–316Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Take the bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln HbfNj
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof51
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
25h 52m$152–234Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Europe
12h 1mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
9h 16m$148–350Train via Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- 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 Wiesbaden HbfIce
- Take the train from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof50
14h 42m$246–943Train, bus, taxi via London
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille EuropeEil
- Take the bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus station280
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof51
- Take the taxi from Bebra Bahnhof to Sontra-Blankenbach250
17h 27m$223–840Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Europe
13h 8m$248–372Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
10h 58m$157–442Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Frankfurt (FRA)BHX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
10h 38m$154–420Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)MAN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege Stadtbahnhof
11h 40mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
13h 4m$165–553Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)MAN - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
11h 11m$139–465
Preston to Europe by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Europe is to train and bus and taxi which costs $150 - $240 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Europe is to train and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs $140 - $350.
The distance between Preston and Europe is 1332 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Europe without a car is to train which takes 14h 39m and costs $240 - $950.
It takes approximately 14h 39m to get from Preston to Europe, including transfers.
Europe is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 10:04 AM in Preston and 11:04 AM in Europe.
There are 780+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Europe?
You can take a train from Preston to Sontra-Ulfen Mitte via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Frankfurt, Eisenach Hbf, Herleshausen Bahnhof, and Herleshausen Bahnhof in around 14h 39m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–310
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $35–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $50–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $80–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $110–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–290
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–80
- 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
- $85–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $85–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $360–410
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $330–380
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $28–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wiesbaden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–32
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $65–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–65
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- $23–35
- 1st Class
- $35–55
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $45–75
- 1st Class
- $95–170
Train from Schiphol Airport to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $20–30
- 1st Class
- $35–65
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–210
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- $60–90
- 1st Class
- $120–210
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–100
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Düsseldorf central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- $10–14
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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