There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Milan by train, plane, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Milan Linate Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane MAN - LIN
5h 29mDrive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Milancar
17h 30m€240–396Train
- 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 Milano Centraletrain Fr
13h 57mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall Stbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
28h 1mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Milancar
16h 24mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- 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 Porta Garibalditrain
6h 19mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane MAN - BGY
6h 13mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane LPL - BGY
6h 27mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane BHX - BGY
7h 19mTrain via Lyon
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centraletrain Fr
14h 34mTrain, 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, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus 729
30h 31m
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Milan is to drive and car ferry which costs €240 - €400 and takes 17h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Milan is to drive and car ferry which takes 17h 30m and costs €240 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Milan. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Birmingham and Gent. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Milan. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Milano Centrale via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe and Lyon Part Dieu. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 34m.
The distance between Preston and Milan is 1283 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Milan without a car is to train which takes 13h 57m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from Preston to Milan, including transfers.
Preston to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Milan train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Milan is to train which takes 13h 57m and costs . Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 28h 1m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Milan, Italy?
You can take a train from Preston to Milano Centrale via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Gare de Lyon - Diderot, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 13h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano via Newhall St, Birmingham, Gent-Dampoort, and Gent in around 28h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €24–100
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, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–190
Flights from Liverpool to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- 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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- northernrail.org
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- northernrail.org
- Website
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- virgintrains.co.uk
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sleeper.scot
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- eurostar.com
- Website
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- fsitaliane.it
- 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
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Porta Garibaldi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- trenord.it
- Website
- nsinternational.nl
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- nsinternational.nl
- Website
- voyages-sncf.com
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- voyages-sncf.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Bus from Gent to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- traveline.info
- 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
- €9–22
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Preston to Milan bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Milan is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 3:18 PM in Preston and 4:18 PM in Milan.
Preston to Milan train services, operated by Virgin West Coast Trains, arrive at London Euston station.
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