How to travel from Liverpool to Preston

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Travel Information between Liverpool and Preston

distanceDistance27 miles (43 km)
modeAvailable travel modesTrain or bus
priceTicket price range$5 - $7
cheapestCheapest modeBus • $5 (€4) • 2 h 25 min
fastestFastest modeTrain • $7 (€6) • 54 min
carriersPopular travel companiesMegabus or Northern Rail (3)

Take a train or bus to travel 27 miles (43 km) from Liverpool to Preston. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are Megabus or Northern Rail (3) among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Liverpool to Preston.

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from Liverpool to Preston

How to get from Liverpool to Preston by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation
train

The best way to travel from Liverpool to Preston is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

Northern Rail
05:46AM1h48
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)
07:34AMPreston station (PRE)
$121One-way
1 transfer
Cheapest
Northern Rail
05:46AM1h48
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)
07:34AMPreston station (PRE)
$121One-way
1 transfer
Fastest
Northern Rail
05:43AM0h58
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)
06:41AMPreston station (PRE)
$261One-way
1 transfer
Other options
Northern Rail
05:56AM1h55
Liverpool Lime Street (LIV)
07:51AMPreston station (PRE)
$261One-way
1 transfer

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All travel companies: Train and Bus from Liverpool to Preston

You can travel by travel from Liverpool to Preston with National Express and Northern Rail (3). When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.

Northern Trains is a publicly owned travel operating company in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The company operates local and commuter travel across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 travel companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern travel: Standard.

    National Express is the leading travel company for routes throughout the United Kingdom, operating over 550 travel a day and serving over 900 destinations across the country. National Express even offers routes to and from major UK airports like Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol 24 hours a day at affordable prices for the budget traveler in mind. All National Express travel are air-conditioned and provide free WiFi and onboard entertainment. Most travel are equipped with seat belts and power outlets in each seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. You can select between three ticket types for the Liverpool - Preston travel: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare. Refundable tickets provide more flexibility than other ticket options, meaning you can cancel or change your ticket easily, should you need to.

      FAQs: Travel from Liverpool to Preston

      FAQs: Travel to Preston easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Liverpool to Preston.
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      You can get to Preston from Liverpool 2 different ways: train or bus.

      The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Preston is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $5 (€4) compared to other travel options to Preston:

      A bus is $2 (€2) less than a train with an average ticket price of $7 (€6) from Liverpool to Preston.

      The fastest way from Liverpool to Preston is by train with an average journey time of 54 min.

      There are alternative travel options to Preston that take longer:

      Getting to Preston by bus takes 2 h 25 min on average.

      You should expect to travel around 27 miles (43 km) between Liverpool and Preston.

      The average frequency per day from Liverpool to Preston is:

      • 1 bus a day.
      • Around 25 trains per day.

      However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip from Liverpool to Preston as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.

      These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Liverpool to Preston:

      • Buses most often depart from Liverpool at Liverpool, One Bus Station, Canning Place and arrive in Preston at Preston, Bus Station.
      • Trains mostly leave from Liverpool Lime Street and tend to arrive in Preston.

      The following travel companies offer services from Liverpool to Preston:

      • Megabus, National Express or FlixBus can get you to Preston by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from Liverpool to Preston for $5 (€4) on Omio.
      • Travel with Northern Rail (3), TransPennine Express, Merseyrail, East Midlands Trains, Virgin Trains, east_midlands_trains or first_transpennine_express to go to Preston by train. For a good deal on tickets, you can find Northern Rail (3) Liverpool to Preston tickets on Omio for $7 (€6).

      Yes, there are direct services available from Liverpool to Preston with the following travel companies:

      • Direct buses with Megabus or FlixBus with 1 direct bus per day.
      • 11 direct trains per day with Northern Rail (3) or first_transpennine_express.

      Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Preston as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Liverpool to Preston.

      Your trip from Liverpool to Preston doesn't have to end in Preston. Many of our customers like to extend their vacation to explore other popular destinations like London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Birmingham. If you’d like to add London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester or Birmingham to your Liverpool to Preston tour, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from Preston today!

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