There are 9 ways to get from Marseille to Preston by train (TGV, Trenitalia, Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, train (TGV, Eurostar), or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
9h 5m£262–526Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane MRS - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
5h 56m£59–201Bus, train via Lille
- Take the bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lillebus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Bus Stationbus
22h 48m£181–290Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Marseille to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Prestoncar
15h 23m£329–432Train
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Prestontrain
9h 39m£288–488Bus, train
- Take the bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Prestontrain
27h 25m£112–197Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Marseille to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Prestoncar
16h 44m£235–388Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustintrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane NCE - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Prestontrain
8h 24m£118–252Fly Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool, train
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Liverpool (LPL)plane MRS - LPL
- Take the train from Warrington Bank Quay to Prestontrain
8h 38m£65–142
Marseille to Preston by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Preston is to fly and train which costs £65 - £150 and takes 8h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Preston is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs £55 - £210.
No, there is no direct train from Marseille to Preston. However, there are services departing from Marseille St Charles and arriving at Preston via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
The distance between Marseille and Preston is 961 miles.
The best way to get from Marseille to Preston without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 5m and costs £260 - £550.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Marseille to Preston, including transfers.
Marseille to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Marseille St Charles station.
Preston is 1h behind Marseille. It is currently 6:34 PM in Marseille and 5:34 PM in Preston.
Marseille to Preston train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Book your Marseille to Preston train tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Preston, England?
You can take a train from Marseille St Charles to Preston via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 9h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–200
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Friday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–160
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £55–290
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–150
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–170
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £120–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £160–240
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £100–190
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- 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
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- 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
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Preston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–20
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Nice-Saint-Augustin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Marseille - Saint-Charles Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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