How to get to Preston from Southport

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from Southport to Preston

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

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

  • Northern Rail
    8:301h09
    Southport
    9:39Preston
    £241One-way
    0 changes

Cheapest

  • Northern Rail
    8:301h09
    Southport
    9:39Preston
    £241One-way
    0 changes

Fastest

  • Northern Rail
    8:301h09
    Southport
    9:39Preston
    £241One-way
    0 changes

Other options

  • Northern Rail
    15:031h14
    Southport
    16:17Preston
    £241One-way
    0 changes
  • Northern Rail
    7:251h25
    Southport
    8:50Preston
    £241One-way
    0 changes

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FAQs: Southport to Preston

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 Southport to Preston.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Southport and Preston including taking a train and coach.
The cheapest way to travel from Southport to Preston is a coach with an average price of £7.

This is compared to other travel options from Southport to Preston:

A coach is £15 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Southport to Preston costing on average £22.

The fastest way to travel from Southport to Preston is by train with an average journey time of 44m.

Other travel options to Preston take longer:

Coach takes on average 1h 19m.

The Southport to Preston distance is approximately 23 km.
The average frequency per day from Southport to Preston is:
  • Around 6 trains per day.
  • Around 4 coaches per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Southport and Preston as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Southport to Preston:
  • Trains mostly depart from Southport station (SOP) and arrive in Preston station (PRE).
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Southport to Preston, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with Arriva UK, Huyton Travel, Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire to go to Preston by coach.
  • Travel with Northern Rail, Merseyrail, Northern Trains Limited to go to Preston by train.
Yes, there is a direct route available from Southport to Preston:
  • 0 direct coaches per day with Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.
Omio customers who travel from Southport to Preston often also extend their vacation to go to London, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London Euston (EUS). Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Preston and these popular destinations at a great price.

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