There are 7 ways to get from Preston to Shotts by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 266 bus
best- Take the train from Preston to MotherwellRugby - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Pollock Street to Easter Road266
3h 13mTrain
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow CentralLondon Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 18m£24–115Bus, line 266 bus
- Take the bus from Coach Stn to Bus Station181
- Take the bus from Bus Station to King Street266
5h 11mDrive 174 mi
- Drive from Preston to Shotts174 mi
2h 58m£44–63Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)MAN - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Shotts
6h 37m£80–205Bus, line 240 bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus StationUk030
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Pollock Street240
6h 35mTrain to Liverpool, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LPL - GLA
5h 53m£84–202
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Shotts is to drive which costs £40 - £65 and takes 2h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Shotts is to drive which takes 2h 58m and costs £40 - £65.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston to Shotts. However, there are services departing from Coach Stn and arriving at King Street via Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 11m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Shotts. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Shotts via Glasgow Central. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 18m.
The distance between Preston and Shotts is 193 miles. The road distance is 175 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Shotts without a car is to train and line 266 bus which takes 3h 13m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 13m to get from Preston to Shotts, including transfers.
Preston to Shotts bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Stn station.
Preston to Shotts train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Shotts is to bus and line 266 bus which takes 5h 11m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £24 - £120 and takes 3h 18m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Shotts, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Coach Stn to King Street via Bus Station in around 5h 11m. Alternatively, Avanti West Coast operates a train from Preston to Glasgow Central hourly. Tickets cost £16–110 and the journey takes 2h 20m. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–290
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Southampton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–120
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–110
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–23
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £28–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Motherwell
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £260–300
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Haymarket to Shotts
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–22
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Standard
- £8–12
- 1st Class
- £15–22
- Phone
- +44 141 420 7600
- Website
- firstbus.co.uk
Bus from Pollock Street to Easter Road
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
Bus from Bus Station to King Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Pollock Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Website
- https://www.firstbus.co.uk/greater-glasgow
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Stn to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Shotts bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Preston to Shotts train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Glasgow Central station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Shotts is 175 miles. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Preston to Shotts.
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