There are 8 ways to get from Preston to Peterhead by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Take the train from Haymarket to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan Housebus 61 / ...
7h 4m£97–186Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan Housebus 61 / ...
8h 54m£46–106Drive 330.2 mi
- Drive from Preston to Peterheadcar 330.2 mi
5h 53m£84–121Train to Manchester Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane MAN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Buchan Housebus
5h 40m£93–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Aberdeentrain London Euston - Inverness
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan Housebus 61 / ...
7h 20m£74–100Train, bus via Stirling
- Take the train from Preston to Stirlingtrain
- Take the train from Stirling to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan Housebus 61 / ...
7h 33m£82–140Train to Liverpool, fly, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LPL - ABZ
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Buchan Housebus
7h 45m£139–274Train to Birmingham Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane BHX - ABZ
- Take the bus from Adelphi to Buchan Housebus
7h 24m£109–293
Preston to Peterhead by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Peterhead is to bus which costs £45 - £110 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Peterhead is to train and fly and bus which takes 5h 40m and costs £90 - £240.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Peterhead. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Buchan House via Buchanan Bus Station and Union Square Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Preston and Peterhead is 350 miles. The road distance is 332.1 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Peterhead without a car is to train and bus via Edinburgh which takes 7h 4m and costs £95 - £190.
It takes approximately 7h 4m to get from Preston to Peterhead, including transfers.
Preston to Peterhead bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Peterhead bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Peterhead is 332 miles. It takes approximately 5h 53m to drive from Preston to Peterhead.
There are 166+ hotels available in Peterhead.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Peterhead, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Buchan House via Buchanan Bus Station and Union Square Bus Station in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–230
Flights from Liverpool to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £190–650
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Liverpool to Aberdeen Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–280
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–220
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Liverpool to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–350
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–90
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stirling to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Haymarket to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Stirling
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 0345 241 8000
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Adelphi to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Union Square Bus Station to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Adelphi to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Bus from Adelphi to Buchan House
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- Stagecoach North Scotland
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £27–55
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £27–55
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