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Compare coach, train and flight for Exeter to Preston
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Exeter to Preston among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £27. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 12m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £27, and a train costs an average of £49.
Distance: 343 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£33 Average Price Cheapest | £87 Average Price |
8h 42m Average total duration 8h 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 42m Average total duration Fastest 4h 12m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Exeter to Preston
How to get to Preston from Exeter by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Exeter to Preston is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus7:1010h00Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court17:10Preston, Bus Station£291One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:1010h00Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court17:10Preston, Bus Station£291One-way1 change
Fastest
- G01064+
W339358:274h23Exeter St Davids (EXD)12:50Preston station (PRE)£2151One-way1 change
Other options
- G01080+W3428913:274h24Exeter St Davids (EXD)17:51Preston station (PRE)£2011One-way1 change
- G01080+W34289+
Y8025412:425h09Exeter St Thomas (EXT)17:51Preston station (PRE)£2011One-way2 changes - G01075+W3429212:274h23Exeter St Davids (EXD)16:50Preston station (PRE)£2151One-way1 change
- NX101 · NX18117:159h10Exeter, Honiton Road2:25Preston, Bus Station£331One-way1 change
- NX101 · NX18116:559h30Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court2:25Preston, Bus Station£331One-way1 change
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FAQs: Exeter to Preston
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This is compared to other travel options from Exeter to Preston:
A coach is £54 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Exeter to Preston costing on average £87.
A coach is £99 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Exeter to Preston costing on average £132.
Other travel options to Preston take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 12m.
Coach takes on average 8h 12m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
- Around 1 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Exeter and Preston as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Exeter International Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Exeter St Davids (EXD) and arrive in Preston station (PRE).
- Coaches mostly depart from Exeter, Bampfylde Street / Stover Court and arrive in Preston, Bus Station.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Preston by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Cross Country, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Preston by train.
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