There are 7 ways to get from Preston to Uluru by train, plane, or bus
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)MAN - AYQ
30h 45m$1,475–3,522Train, train to Newcastle, fly to Alice Springs Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Carlisle
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)NCL - ASP
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yulara
47h 19m$1,340–4,486Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)BHX - AYQ
31h 47m$1,592–3,741Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Alice Springs Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)MAN - ASP
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yulara
47h 59m$1,505–4,112Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)EDI - AYQ
32h 4m$1,519–3,701Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Alice Springs Airport, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Alice Springs Airport (ASP)LHR - ASP
- Take the bus from Alice Springs to Yulara
39h 40m$1,833–3,842Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ)LBA - AYQ
47h 14m$1,476–9,666
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Uluru is to train and fly which costs $1,400 - $3,600 and takes 30h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Uluru is to train and fly which takes 30h 45m and costs $1,400 - $3,600.
The distance between Preston and Uluru is 15144 km.
It takes approximately 30h 45m to get from Preston to Uluru, including transfers.
There are six+ hotels available in Uluru.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Uluru, NT, Australia?
There is no direct connection from Preston to Uluru. However, you can take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), then take the taxi to Uluru. Alternatively, you can take the train to Birmingham International, walk to Birmingham Intl Rail Station, take the vehicle to Birmingham International Airport, walk to Birmingham Airport (BHX) airport, fly to Ayers Rock Airport (AYQ), then take the taxi to Uluru.
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–4,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,000–7,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–6,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–8,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Guangzhou Baiyun, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $950–3,900
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Cairns
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–9,500
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,600–5,500
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Singapore Changi, Darwin
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–4,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Hong Kong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- virginaustralia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–3,400
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,500–3,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Hong Kong, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $1,200–3,800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Doha, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,400–4,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Melbourne
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ayers Rock Airport via Dubai, Sydney
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,800–5,500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,800–6,000
Flights from Newcastle to Alice Springs Airport via Dubai, Adelaide
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,700–5,500
- Website
- flyairnorth.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Doha, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,300–3,800
Flights from Manchester Airport to Alice Springs Airport via Singapore Changi, Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–7,500
- 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
- $15–50
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–95
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- 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
- $23–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- 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
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–170
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–210
- 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
- $24–120
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- Twice daily
- 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
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +61 8 8953 0127
- reservations@centrebushbus.com.au
- Website
- centrebushbus.com.au
Bus from Alice Springs to Yulara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Schedules at
- centrebushbus.com.au
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