There are 4 ways to get from Preston to Llangollen by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 1 bus, line 5 bus
best- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7bus 1
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Parade Street 2bus 5
2h 59m£19–35Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Wrexham Generaltrain
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Bridge End Hotelbus 5 / ...
3h 7m£21–57Drive 75.2 mi
- Drive from Preston to Llangollencar 75.2 mi
1h 30m£19–27Bus, train, line 1 bus, line 5 bus
- Take the bus from Waterstones to Railway Approachbus 2A
- Take the train from Ormskirk to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Central Loop Line to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7bus 1
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Parade Street 2bus 5
4h 58m£21–46
Preston to Llangollen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Llangollen is to drive which costs £18 - £27 and takes 1h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Llangollen is to drive which takes 1h 30m and costs £18 - £27.
The distance between Preston and Llangollen is 70 miles. The road distance is 75.7 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Llangollen without a car is to train and line 1 bus and line 5 bus which takes 2h 59m and costs £18 - £35.
It takes approximately 2h 59m to get from Preston to Llangollen, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Llangollen is 76 miles. It takes approximately 1h 30m to drive from Preston to Llangollen.
There are 767+ hotels available in Llangollen.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Llangollen, Wales?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Llangollen. However, you can take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, take the train to Chester, walk to Railway Station, take the line 1 bus to Wrexham Bus Station 7, walk to Wrexham Bus Station 1, then take the line 5 bus to Parade Street 2. Alternatively, you can take a train from Preston to Bridge End Hotel via Crewe, Wrexham General, Wrexham General Station, and Wrexham Bus Station 1 in around 3h 7m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Wrexham General
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Wrexham General
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–22
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–13
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Ormskirk to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–16
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Liverpool Central Loop Line to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–21
- Website
- Merseyrail
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Parade Street 2
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Bridge End Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £0
Bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Parade Street 2
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- info@lloydscoaches.com
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 1 to Bridge End Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–2
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Waterstones to Railway Approach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
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