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Compare coach, train and flight for Portsmouth to Preston
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Portsmouth to Preston among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £28. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 32m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £28, and a train costs an average of £72.
Distance: 348 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£35 Average Price Cheapest | £94 Average Price |
9h 14m Average total duration 8h 44m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 2m Average total duration Fastest 4h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Portsmouth to Preston
How to get to Preston from Portsmouth by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Portsmouth to Preston is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- NX030 · NX540 · NX18116:1010h15Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange2:25Preston, Bus Station£361One-way2 changes
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- NX030 · NX540 · NX18116:1010h15Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange2:25Preston, Bus Station£361One-way2 changes
Fastest
BA138021:500h55London Heathrow Airport22:45Manchester Airport£2841One-way0 changes
Other options
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Tube from London Waterloo to London Euston9:375h02Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)14:39Preston station (PRE)£1071One-way2 changes - L79619+Tube from London Waterloo to London Euston+W3400710:375h02Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)15:39Preston station (PRE)£1071One-way2 changes
- W34069+Tube from London Waterloo to London Euston+L7963811:375h01Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS)16:38Preston station (PRE)£1241One-way2 changes
- NX030 · NX540 · NX18115:5410h31Portsmouth, University2:25Preston, Bus Station£361One-way2 changes
- NX030 · NX540 · RL15211:0511h45Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange22:50Preston, Bus Station£481One-way2 changes
- NX030 · NX540 · RL15210:4912h01Portsmouth, University22:50Preston, Bus Station£481One-way2 changes
LM036612:201h00Southampton Airport13:20Manchester Airport£1421One-way0 changes- LM03606:451h00Southampton Airport7:45Manchester Airport£1421One-way0 changes
- LM036818:251h00Southampton Airport19:25Manchester Airport£1421One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Portsmouth to Preston
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This is compared to other travel options from Portsmouth to Preston:
A coach is £59 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Portsmouth to Preston costing on average £94.
A coach is £114 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Portsmouth to Preston costing on average £149.
Other travel options to Preston take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 32m.
Coach takes on average 8h 44m.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 4 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Portsmouth and Preston as scheduled services by coach, train and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Portsmouth & Southsea (PMS) and arrive in Preston station (PRE).
- Flights mostly depart from London Heathrow Airport and arrive in Manchester Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Portsmouth, The Hard Interchange and arrive in Preston, Bus Station.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, South Western Railway, Great Western Railway (GWR) to go to Preston by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Preston by coach.
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