There are 6 ways to get from Preston to Geelong by train, plane, or shuttle
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane MAN - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
26h 24m$767–3,393Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane BHX - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
28h$886–3,360Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane EDI - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
28h 48m$985–3,574Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane NCL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
32h 1m$1,072–3,429Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Avalon Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Avalon Airport (AVV)plane MAN - AVV
29h 44m$1,033–2,624Train to Liverpool, fly to Melbourne Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Melbourne Airport (MEL)plane LPL - MEL
- Take a shuttle bus from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
30h 58m$1,068–3,892
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Melbourne Airport (MEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Geelong is to train and fly and shuttle which costs $750 - $3,400 and takes 26h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Geelong is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 26h 24m and costs $750 - $3,400.
The distance between Preston and Geelong is 17107 km.
It takes approximately 26h 24m to get from Preston to Geelong, including transfers.
Geelong is 9h ahead of Preston. It is currently 3:13 AM in Preston and 12:13 PM in Geelong.
There are 889+ hotels available in Geelong.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Geelong, VIC, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Geelong. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport, then take the shuttle to Geelong station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Melbourne Airport (MEL), walk to Melbourne Airport, then take the shuttle to Geelong station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–1,400
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,900
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $850–2,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Melbourne Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,600
- Website
- jetstar.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–2,700
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–7,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Avalon Airport via Abu Dhabi, Ngurah Rai
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,500
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $750–4,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,800
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to Melbourne Airport via Copenhagen, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,500
Flights from Liverpool to Melbourne Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–3,800
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Melbourne Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–3,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.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
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–30
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- +61 3 5222 4966
- enquiries@gull.com.au
- Website
- gull.com.au
Shuttle from Melbourne Airport to Geelong station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $39
- Schedules at
- gull.com.au
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