There are 7 ways to get from Bridgwater to Preston by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Birmingham
best- Take the train from Bridgwater to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Prestontrain
5h 6m£84–141Bus, line 376 bus, line 8 bus, line 125 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 375
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 376 / ...
- Take the bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bolton Interchangebus 8
- Take the bus from Bolton Interchange to Gardner Streetbus 125
11h 11m£28–41Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Stationbus 105 / ...
- Take the bus from Millennium Point to Bus Stationbus Uk030
8h 35m£33–52Drive 219 mi
- Drive from Bridgwater to Prestoncar 219 mi
3h 36m£55–79Fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
6h 25m£70–170Train
- Take the train from Bridgwater to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Prestontrain
5h 46m£74–142Fly to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane BRS - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
6h 47m£71–182
Bridgwater to Preston by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bridgwater to Preston is to bus and line 376 bus and line 8 bus and line 125 bus which costs £27 - £45 and takes 11h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Bridgwater to Preston is to drive which takes 3h 36m and costs £50 - £80.
No, there is no direct bus from Bridgwater station to Preston station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Bus Station via Millennium Point. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Bridgwater to Preston. However, there are services departing from Bridgwater and arriving at Preston via Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham New Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 6m.
The distance between Bridgwater and Preston is 228 miles. The road distance is 220.3 miles.
The best way to get from Bridgwater to Preston without a car is to train via Birmingham which takes 5h 6m and costs £80 - £150.
It takes approximately 5h 6m to get from Bridgwater to Preston, including transfers.
Bridgwater to Preston bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Bridgwater to Preston train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Bridgwater station.
The best way to get from Bridgwater to Preston is to train via Birmingham which takes 5h 6m and costs £80 - £150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £30 - £55 and takes 8h 35m.
What companies run services between Bridgwater, England and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Bridgwater to Preston via Bristol Temple Meads and Birmingham New Street in around 5h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Bus Station via Birmingham Coach Station and Millennium Point in around 8h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30–160
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–130
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–170
Flights from Bristol Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–210
- Website
- aurigny.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Manchester Airport via Guernsey
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–240
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgwater to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bridgwater to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Birmingham New Street to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Warrington Bank Quay to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Newport (S Wales) to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Crewe to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Birmingham Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Millennium Point to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bristol Bus Station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- First Bristol, Bath & the West
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- [email protected]
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Bolton Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Schedules at
- Bee Network
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Bolton Interchange to Gardner Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
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Booking & Getting There
Bridgwater to Preston bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Birmingham Coach Station.
Bridgwater to Preston train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at Bristol Temple Meads station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bridgwater to Preston is 220 miles. It takes approximately 3h 36m to drive from Bridgwater to Preston.
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