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Compare train and coach for Preston to Taunton
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Preston to Taunton among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £72. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 4m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £72, and a train costs an average of £138.
Distance: 307 km
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£140 Average Price | £84 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 34m Average total duration Fastest 4h 4m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 18m Average total duration 9h 48m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Taunton from Preston by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Preston to Taunton is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8:594h23Preston13:22Taunton£1381One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- 8:594h23Preston13:22Taunton£1381One-way2 changes
Fastest
- 11:183h56Preston15:14Taunton£1391One-way1 change
Other options
- 12:183h56Preston16:14Taunton£1391One-way1 change
- 13:183h56Preston17:14Taunton£1391One-way1 change
- 15:183h56Preston19:14Taunton£1391One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Preston to Taunton:
A coach is £55 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Preston to Taunton costing on average £140.
Other travel options to Taunton take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 48m.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Preston and Taunton as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Manchester Airport and arrive in Exeter International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Preston, Bus Station and arrive in Taunton, Park Street (opposite County Hall).
- Trains mostly depart from Preston station (PRE) and arrive in Taunton station (TAU).
- Travel with CrossCountry, Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast to go to Taunton by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Taunton by coach.
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