There are 12 ways to get from Split to Preston by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, shuttle, 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.
Fly Split Airport to Manchester Airport, train
best- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)SPU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
6h 41m£69–212Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Take the bus from Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
24h 50mNight train, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the night train from Split to Wien MeidlingEn
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Frankfurt(Main)HbfIce
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
32h 39m£372–956Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Split to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Drive from Folkestone to Preston
23h 27mFly Split Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Liverpool (LPL)SPU - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
7h 24m£82–297Fly Split Airport to Birmingham Airport, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Birmingham Airport (BHX)SPU - BHX
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Preston
8h 27m£104–292Shuttle to Dubrovnik Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Split to Dubrovnik
- Fly from Dubrovnik Airport (DBV) to Manchester Airport (MAN)DBV - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Preston
11h 16mFly Split Airport to Luton Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Split Airport (SPU) to Luton Airport (LTN)SPU - LTN
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Golders Green Station
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
9h 15m£100–458Bus
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Birmingham
- Take the bus from Newhall St to Bus Station
43h 55m£106–155Bus, train
- Take the bus from Split Bus Station to Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica
- Take the bus from Zenica, Glavna Autobuska Stanica to Brussels
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
45h 19mNight train, train
- Take the night train from Split to Wien MeidlingEn
- Take the night train from Wien Meidling to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras IntlEil
- Take the train from London Euston to Preston
37h 26m£337–886Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Split to Calais
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Drive from Port of Dover to Preston
24h 28m£343–494
Split to Preston by night train, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Split to Preston is to fly and train which costs £65 - £220 and takes 6h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Split to Preston is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs £65 - £220.
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 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Split to Preston. However, there are services departing from Split and arriving at Preston via Wien Meidling, Frankfurt, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 39m.
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 Frankfurt am Main which takes 24h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 41m 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 ÖBB, depart from Split station.
Split to Preston bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
What companies run services between Split, Croatia and Preston, England?
You can take a bus from Split Bus Station to Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Birmingham, and Newhall St in around 43h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Split Airport to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Split Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–260
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–130
Flights from Split Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Split Airport to Birmingham Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Split Airport to Birmingham Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–300
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Manchester Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Split Airport to Manchester Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Dubrovnik Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Split Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–210
- 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
- £7–24
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Meidling to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £60–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- 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
- £50–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham International to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–85
- 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
Night train from Split to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- +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
- £75–100
- Phone
- +385 60 300 300
- info@ap.hr
- Website
- ap.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £12–14
- Schedules at
- ap.hr
- Phone
- +385 52 356 500
- brioni@brioni.hr
- Website
- brioni.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £8
- Website
- https://www.brioni.hr/en-gb/
- Phone
- +385 1 3335 170
- uprava@samoborcek.hr
- Website
- samoborcek.hr
Bus from Split Bus Station to Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- samoborcek.hr
- Phone
- +387 066 890 490
- tourist@teol.net
- Website
- touristcompany.ba
Bus from Šibenik, Autobusni Kolodvor to Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- touristcompany.ba
- Phone
- +387 61 197 121
- Website
- evropatours.com
Bus from Sanski Most, Autobuska Stanica to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- evropatours.com
- Phone
- +385 21 344 085
- Info@sugamantours.com
- Website
- sugamantours.com
Shuttle from Split to Dubrovnik
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Schedules at
- sugamantours.com
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Golders Green Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- 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
- £45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Newhall St to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- 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
- + 387 32 88 44 88
- jelinak@gmail.com
- Website
- facebook.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
Want to know more about travelling around United Kingdom
Rome2Rio's Travel Guide series provide vital information for the global traveller. Filled with useful and timely travel information, the guides answer all the hard questions - such as 'How do I buy a ticket?', 'Should I book online before I travel? ', 'How much should I expect to pay?', 'Do the trains and buses have Wifi?' - to help you get the most out of your next trip.
Related travel guides
Travelling to the UK: What do I need to know?
Read the travel guide
Travelling Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast by boat, bus, car and train
Read the travel guide
Heading to Europe? Read this before you buy a Eurail Pass
Read the travel guide
More Questions & Answers
Preston is 1h behind Split. It is currently 3:02 AM in Split and 2:02 AM in Preston.
Split to Preston train services, operated by ÖBB, arrive at Wien Meidling station.
Book your Split to Preston bus tickets online with Omio.
There are 2182+ hotels available in Preston.


















































































