There are 12 ways to get from Preston to Genoa by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Trenitalia), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
8h 31m€68–279Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAN - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
10h 25m€65–239Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuovatrain Tgv
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignoletrain
15h 42m€325–635Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoabus
31h 10m€115–193Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Genoacar
17h 3mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Pisa International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane MAN - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
8h 23m€93–255Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
10h 7m€73–268Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane MAN - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
9h 51m€92–264Train to Liverpool, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane LPL - BGY
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignoletrain
10h 20m€97–318Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane STN - GOA
8h 10m€101–502Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stopbus
33h 57m€157–320Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Genoacar
18h 8m€261–418
Preston to Genoa by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Genoa is to train and fly which costs €65 - €240 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Genoa is to train and fly which takes 8h 10m and costs €100 - €500.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Genoa via Birmingham and Brussels-North train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Genoa. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Genova Brignole via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon and Torino Porta Nuova. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
The distance between Preston and Genoa is 1420 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Genoa without a car is to train which takes 15h 42m and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 31m to get from Preston to Genoa, including transfers.
Preston to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Genoa train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Genoa is to train which takes 15h 42m and costs €320 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 31h 10m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Genoa, Italy?
You can take a train from Preston to Genova Brignole via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, and Torino Porta Nuova in around 15h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Genoa via Newhall St, Birmingham, Brussel Eurolines Busstation, and Brussels-North train station in around 31h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €24–140
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Pisa International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- 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
- €17–29
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- 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
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pisa Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pisa Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- 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
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Genoa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Brussel Eurolines Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €27–31
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Genoa - Via Fanti d'Italia Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €6–35
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Preston to Genoa bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Genoa is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 4:35 PM in Preston and 5:35 PM in Genoa.
Preston to Genoa train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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