There are 10 ways to get from Split to Preston by plane, train, bus, train (Eurostar), night train, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane SPU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
6h 34m£83–284Bus, train via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Freiburg Hauptbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
30h 48m£233–738Train
- Take the train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ic
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Frankfurttrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
31h 22m£205–857Night train, train
- Take the night train from Split to Wien Meidlingnighttrain En
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midinighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
37h 54m£226–784Fly to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)plane SPU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Prestontrain
8h 26m£88–317Fly to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane SPU - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
8h 35m£109–566Bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birminghambus
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Bus Stationbus
43h 26m£97–180Bus, train
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Brusselsbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
45h 15mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Split to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
23h 37mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Split to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestoncar
24h 38m£333–487
Split to Preston by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Preston is to bus which costs £95 - £180 and takes 43h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Preston is to fly and train which takes 6h 34m and costs £80 - £290.
No, there is no direct bus from Split station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Split Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc and Newhall St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 26m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Preston. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Preston via Zagreb Glavni Kol., München Hbf, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 22m.
The distance between Split and Preston is 1146 miles.
The best way to get from Split to Preston without a car is to bus and train via Freiburg im Breisgau which takes 30h 48m and costs £230 - £750.
It takes approximately 6h 34m to get from Split to Preston, including transfers.
Split to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Split Bus Station.
Split to Preston train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), depart from Split station.
The best way to get from Split to Preston is to train which takes 31h 22m and costs £200 - £900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £95 - £180 and takes 43h 26m.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Split to Preston via Zagreb Glavni Kol., Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 31h 22m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Split Bus Station to Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham, and Newhall St in around 43h 26m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Split Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £28–310
Flights from Split Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
Flights from Split Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £70–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–23
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–80
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £270–310
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- 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
- £240–280
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Split to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–28
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
Night train from Split to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–55
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £55–80
- 1st Class
- £110–190
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wien Meidling to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–250
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- £220–250
- Couchette Carriage
- £140–170
- Seating Carriage
- £75–95
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Split Bus Station to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £78
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £45–55
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- jelinak.com
Bus from Split Bus Station to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £21–30
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Regular prices
- £21–26
- Phone
- +387 35 630-532
- info@halilovicbus.ba
- Website
- halilovicbus.ba
Bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- halilovicbus.ba
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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More Questions & Answers
Split to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Preston is 1h behind Split. It is currently 12:06 PM in Split and 11:06 AM in Preston.
Split to Preston train services, operated by HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP), arrive at Zagreb Glavni Kol. station.
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