There are 7 ways to get from Preston to Gillingham by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Preston to London EustonPreston - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gillingham (Kent)St Pancras International - Faversham / ...
3h 30m£57–240Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall StUk030
- Take the bus from Birmingham to ChathamMichalovce
8h 27m£21–32Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals540 / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gillingham (Kent)
7h 32m£24–100Drive 254.9 mi
- Drive from Preston to Gillingham254.9 mi
4h 19m£63–91Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Abbey Wood
- Take the train from Abbey Wood (London) to Gillingham (Kent)
5h 42m£83–263Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London City Airport (LCY)MAN - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford International to Gillingham (Kent)
7h£201–428Train to Liverpool, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)LPL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gillingham (Kent)
7h 10m£98–249
Preston to Gillingham by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Gillingham is to bus which costs £21 - £35 and takes 8h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Gillingham is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £55 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Gillingham. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Chatham via Birmingham. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Gillingham. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Gillingham (Kent) via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 30m.
The distance between Preston and Gillingham is 245 miles. The road distance is 256.4 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Gillingham without a car is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £55 - £240.
It takes approximately 3h 30m to get from Preston to Gillingham, including transfers.
Preston to Gillingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Gillingham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Gillingham is to train which takes 3h 30m and costs £55 - £240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £21 - £35 and takes 8h 27m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Gillingham, England?
You can take a train from Preston to Gillingham (Kent) via London Euston and London St Pancras Intl in around 3h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Chatham via Newhall St and Birmingham in around 8h 27m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–150
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £325
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £160–430
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Manchester Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £170–550
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–22
- 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
- 5 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
- £270–310
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gillingham (Kent)
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–30
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Victoria to Gillingham (Kent)
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Stratford International to Gillingham (Kent)
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–29
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gillingham (Kent)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £4–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Abbey Wood (London) to Gillingham (Kent)
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–18
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–20
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–26
- 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 Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 to Abbey Wood
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–23
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Chatham
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–11
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Gillingham bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Preston to Gillingham train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Gillingham is 256 miles. It takes approximately 4h 19m to drive from Preston to Gillingham.
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