How to get to St Ives from Preston

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Travel Information between Preston and St Ives

Distance272 miles
Available travel modesTrain, coach or flight
Ticket price range£45 - £98
Cheapest modeCoach • £45 • 15 h 25 min
Fastest modeFlight • £98 • 1 h 10 min
Popular travel companieseasyJet or Great Western Rail

Take a train, coach or flight to travel 272 miles from Preston to St Ives. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are easyJet or Great Western Rail among others. Travellers can even take a direct flight or train from Preston to St Ives.

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from Preston to St Ives

How to get to St Ives from Preston by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

train

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

Avanti West Coast
09:188h10
Preston
17:28St Ives
£4231One-way
3 changes

Cheapest

Avanti West Coast
09:188h10
Preston
17:28St Ives
£4231One-way
3 changes

Fastest

Avanti West Coast
13:187h43
Preston
21:01St Ives
£4351One-way
3 changes

Other options

Avanti West Coast
07:198h11
Preston
15:30St Ives
£4231One-way
3 changes
Avanti West Coast
10:188h11
Preston
18:29St Ives
£4231One-way
3 changes
Avanti West Coast
08:178h12
Preston
16:29St Ives
£4231One-way
3 changes

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FAQs: Preston to St Ives

Travel to St Ives 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 Preston to St Ives.

FAQs

There are 3 travel options from Preston to St Ives. You can take a train, coach or flight.

The cheapest way to go to St Ives from Preston is by taking a coach, which costs on average £45.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Preston to St Ives:

A coach is £54 less than a flight with an average ticket price of £98 from Preston to St Ives.

Taking a coach costs £24 less than taking a train, which costs on average £69 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Preston to St Ives is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 10 min.

There are alternative travel options to St Ives that take longer:

Coach takes on average 15 h 25 min.

Taking a train requires on average 8 h 56 min of travel time.

The distance between Preston and St Ives is around 272 miles.

The average frequency per day from Preston to St Ives is:

  • Around 2 coaches per day.
  • 2 flights per day.
  • 4 trains a day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Preston to St Ives:

    Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Preston to St Ives:

    • You can take a flight from Preston to St Ives with easyJet. Cheap tickets can be found for £98 with easyJet from Preston to St Ives.
    • You can go to St Ives from Preston by train with Great Western Rail or Avanti West Coast. You'll see cheap train tickets for £131 with Great Western Rail from Preston to St Ives on Omio.

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

    • Direct flight available with 2 direct flights per day.

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

    Your journey from Preston to St Ives doesn't have to end in St Ives. Many of our customers like to extend their holidays to explore other popular destinations like London, Newquay, Penzance, Bristol or Truro. If you’d like to add London, Newquay, Penzance, Bristol or Truro to your Preston to St Ives trip, check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel to any of these top destinations from St Ives today!

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