There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Split by train, plane, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Split Airport (SPU)MAN - SPU
6h 40m€93–335Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Split Bus Station
29h 45m€281–1,000Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Zagreb Glavni Kol.Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to SplitIc
37h 16m€324–845Train, night train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien MeidlingNj
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to SplitEn
37h 18m€381–1,080Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Split Airport (SPU)BHX - SPU
8h 6m€98–357Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Split Airport (SPU)LBA - SPU
8h 24m€117–381Train, train to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Split Airport (SPU)LTN - SPU
8h 30m€133–639Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Split Bus Station
44h 10m€116–212Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the bus from Brussels to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
45h 56mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Split
23h 30mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Split
24h 38m€379–556
Preston to Split by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Split is to bus which costs €110 - €220 and takes 44h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Split is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €90 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Split station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Split Bus Station via Birmingham and Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Split. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Split via London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling and Zagreb Glavni Kol.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 16m.
The distance between Preston and Split is 1833 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Split without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 29h 45m and costs €280 - €1000.
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Preston to Split, including transfers.
Preston to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Split train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Split is to train which takes 37h 16m and costs €320 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €220 and takes 44h 10m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Split, Croatia?
You can take a train from Preston to Split via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Bruxelles-Midi, Wien Meidling, and Zagreb Glavni Kol. in around 37h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Split Bus Station via Newhall St, Birmingham, and Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 44h 10m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Split Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Luton Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Split Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–360
Flights from Luton Airport to Split Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–360
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Split Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Split Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Split Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- 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
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–55
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €310–350
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–300
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €95–140
- 1st Class
- €150–220
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €160–190
- Seating Carriage
- €90–110
Night train from Wien Meidling to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–230
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Brussels to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- halilovicbus.ba
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–34
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- €24–29
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Preston to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Split is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 5:44 AM in Preston and 6:44 AM in Split.
Preston to Split train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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