There are 4 ways to get from Preston to Malta by train or plane
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane MAN - MLA
7h 14m€71–221Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane LPL - MLA
7h 27m€69–213Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane BHX - MLA
8h 2m€72–242Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Malta International Airport (MLA)plane NCL - MLA
9h 43m€102–299
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Malta International Airport (MLA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Malta is to train and fly which costs €70 - €230 and takes 7h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Malta is to train and fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €70 - €230.
The distance between Preston and Malta is 2415 km.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Preston to Malta, including transfers.
Malta is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 9:10 AM in Preston and 10:10 AM in Malta.
There are 6826+ hotels available in Malta.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Malta?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Malta. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Malta International Airport (MLA), walk to Malta Airport 2, then take the line 117 bus to Ingieret, San Vincenz/Luqa. Alternatively, you can take the train to Warrington Bank Quay, walk to Warrington Central, take the train to Liverpool South Parkway, walk to Liverpool South Parkway, take the bus to Liverpool John Lennon Airport, walk to Liverpool (LPL) airport, fly to Malta International Airport (MLA), walk to Malta Airport 2, then take the line 117 bus to Ingieret, San Vincenz/Luqa.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Liverpool to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Newcastle to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Liverpool to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
Flights from Newcastle to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Liverpool to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Newcastle to Malta International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- 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
- €10–17
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
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