There are 8 ways to get from Preston to Sydney by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)MAN - SYD
26h 56m$786–1,470Train to Liverpool, fly to Sydney International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)LPL - SYD
47h 41m$750–1,990Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)BHX - SYD
26h 37m$898–1,979Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)STN - SYD
26h 51m$1,059–2,411Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)NCL - SYD
28h 10m$1,258–3,134Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle Airport (NTL)LHR - NTL
- Take the train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
40h 30m$1,054–1,990Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Sydney International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Sydney International Airport (SYD)LBA - SYD
2d$836–2,312Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Canberra International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Canberra International Airport (CBR)LHR - CBR
- Take the bus from Canberra to Central Station
34h 6m$1,193–3,271
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Sydney International Airport (SYD) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Sydney is to train and fly which costs $750 - $1,500 and takes 26h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Sydney is to train and fly which takes 26h 37m and costs $900 - $2,000.
The distance between Preston and Sydney is 17085 km.
It takes approximately 26h 56m to get from Preston to Sydney, including transfers.
Sydney is 11h ahead of Preston. It is currently 12:58 PM in Preston and 11:58 PM in Sydney.
There are 4670+ hotels available in Sydney.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Sydney, NSW, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Sydney. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, then take the train to Central Station. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Sydney International Airport (SYD), walk to International Airport Station, then take the train to Central Station.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from Newcastle to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–4,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Perth, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,700
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,300
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Sydney International Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,400–2,800
Flights from Newcastle to Sydney International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–3,800
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $800–4,700
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Copenhagen, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $950–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Singapore Changi, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $950–2,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Sydney International Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–1,600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Canberra International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
- Website
- airchina.com
Flights from Liverpool to Sydney International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Liverpool to Sydney International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,900
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Sydney International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Beijing Capital
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 7m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,200
- Website
- flypelican.com.au
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport via Singapore Changi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Sydney International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,500
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,100
- Website
- thaiairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Sydney International Airport via Suvarnabhumi
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $800–1,900
- 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
- $18–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–90
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–430
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–70
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $490–600
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–170
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $430–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–170
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $500–650
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $420–460
- Sleeper Seat
- $120–160
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $480–550
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- bookings@westcoastrailways.net
- Website
- westcoastrailways.co.uk
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/
- Phone
- 131 500
- Website
- transportnsw.info
Train from Hamilton Station to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://transportnsw.info/regional
- Phone
- (61) 13 22 51
- enquiries@murrays.com.au
- Website
- murrays.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Schedules at
- murrays.com.au
- Website
- flixbus.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.au
- Phone
- 1300 473946
- Website
- greyhound.com.au
Bus from Canberra to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.greyhound.com.au/timetables
- Early Bird
- $50–75
- Advantage
- $55–85
- Flexible
- $60–95
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