There are 13 ways to get from Preston to Ulm by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, ferry, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)MAN - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
7h 7m€91–244Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Dover
- Take the bus from Dover to Mannheim
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to UlmN77 / ...
21h 19m€89–135Train
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen FernbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
11h 54m€221–849Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Ulm
13h 38mTrain to Manchester Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)MAN - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Take the train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
7h 48m€106–296Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Frankfurt (FRA)MAN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
7h 43m€124–386Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)LBA - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
10h 16m€111–339Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train, ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)MAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Take the ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
10h€95–300Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)LHR - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
8h 34m€159–513Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)MAN - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
9h 7m€130–475Train via Mannheim
- 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 Mannheim HbfNj
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof11 / ...
14h 32m€204–714Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof11 / ...
27h 13m€104–268Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Ulm
14h 45m€240–348
Preston to Ulm by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Ulm is to bus which costs €85 - €140 and takes 21h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Ulm is to train and fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Ulm via Birmingham, Dover, Mannheim, Schloss and Mannheim central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 19m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 54m.
The distance between Preston and Ulm is 1097 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Ulm without a car is to train which takes 11h 54m and costs €220 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 7m to get from Preston to Ulm, including transfers.
Preston to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Ulm train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Ulm is to train which takes 11h 54m and costs €220 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €140 and takes 21h 19m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a train from Preston to Ulm Hauptbahnhof via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Frankfurt in around 11h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Ulm via Newhall St, Birmingham, Dover, Mannheim, Schloss, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, and Mannheim central bus station in around 21h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–250
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–110
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–250
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Manchester Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- 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
- €8–27
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- 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
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €300–350
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €150–250
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–110
- 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
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Pasing to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Go-Ahead Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Romanshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–21
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–14
- 1st Class Ticket
- €17–21
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 0040263701919
- latinoexpres@yahoo.com
- Website
- latinoexpres.ro
Bus from Dover to Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Schedules at
- latinoexpres.ro
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Romanshorn Autoquai to Friedrichshafen Faehre
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
- 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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Preston to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Ulm is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 6:25 AM in Preston and 7:25 AM in Ulm.
Preston to Ulm train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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