There are 9 ways to get from Preston to Par by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouthtrain
- Take the train from Plymouth to Partrain
7h 27m£162–249Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Preston Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Bristol Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Stationbus
- Take the bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Polgrean Placebus 504
12h 35m£35–103Drive 326.8 mi
- Drive from Preston to Parcar 326.8 mi
5h 42m£82–118Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane MAN - NQY
- Take the train from Newquay to Partrain
6h 8m£71–298Train via Exeter
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Partrain
7h 45m£157–265Train via Cardiff
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Partrain
10h 24m£166–302Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Exeter, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Exeter (EXT)plane MAN - EXT
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Partrain
6h 34m£118–349Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LBA - NQY
8h 41m£101–431Train to Liverpool, fly to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Newquay Cornwall Airport (NQY)plane LPL - NQY
8h 22m£73–388
Preston to Par by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Par is to bus which costs £35 - £110 and takes 12h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Par is to drive which takes 5h 42m and costs £80 - £120.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Par. However, there are services departing from Preston Bus Station and arriving at Polgrean Place via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Bristol Bus Station and Plymouth Coach Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Par. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Par via Birmingham New Street and Plymouth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 27m.
The distance between Preston and Par is 355 miles. The road distance is 328.7 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Par without a car is to train which takes 7h 27m and costs £160 - £250.
It takes approximately 7h 27m to get from Preston to Par, including transfers.
Preston to Par bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Preston Bus Station.
Preston to Par train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Par is to train which takes 7h 27m and costs £160 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £110 and takes 12h 35m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Par, England?
You can take a train from Preston to Par via Birmingham New Street and Plymouth in around 7h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Preston Bus Station to Polgrean Place via Manchester, Shudehill Interchange, Bristol Bus Station, and Plymouth Coach Station in around 12h 35m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Exeter
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Liverpool to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Liverpool to Newquay Cornwall Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Newquay Cornwall Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–180
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Plymouth
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–26
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Plymouth to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Newquay to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–17
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–75
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Cardiff Central to Par
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £90–170
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- 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
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- 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
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Preston Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Manchester, Shudehill Interchange to Bristol Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Plymouth Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £23–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Plymouth Coach Station to Polgrean Place
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–16
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Par bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange station.
Preston to Par train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Birmingham New Street station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Par is 329 miles. It takes approximately 5h 42m to drive from Preston to Par.
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