There are 5 ways to get from Preston to Barmouth by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus via Warrington
best- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Innbus T3 / ...
5h 50m£23–39Train
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Shrewsburytrain
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Dovey Junctiontrain
- Take the train from Dovey Junction to Barmouthtrain
6h 16m£47–92Drive 109 mi
- Drive from Preston to Barmouthcar 109 mi
2h 42m£27–39Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Streettrain Blackpool North - Liverpool Lime Street / ...
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Innbus T3 / ...
6h 27m£29–54Bus, train, line 1 bus
- Take the bus from Waterstones to Railway Approachbus 2A
- Take the train from Ormskirk to Liverpool Centraltrain
- Take the train from Liverpool Central Loop Line to Chestertrain
- Take the bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7bus 1
- Take the bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Innbus T3 / ...
7h 27m£29–51
Preston to Barmouth by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Barmouth is to train and bus via Warrington which costs £23 - £40 and takes 5h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Barmouth is to drive which takes 2h 42m and costs £27 - £40.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Barmouth. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Barmouth via Crewe, Shrewsbury and Dovey Junction. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 16m.
The distance between Preston and Barmouth is 122 miles. The road distance is 109.6 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Barmouth without a car is to train and bus via Warrington which takes 5h 50m and costs £23 - £40.
It takes approximately 5h 50m to get from Preston to Barmouth, including transfers.
Preston to Barmouth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
Preston to Barmouth train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at Crewe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Barmouth is 110 miles. It takes approximately 2h 42m to drive from Preston to Barmouth.
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What companies run services between Preston, England and Barmouth, Wales?
You can take a train from Preston to Barmouth via Crewe, Shrewsbury, and Dovey Junction in around 6h 16m.
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–15
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–15
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Crewe to Shrewsbury
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Dovey Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Dovey Junction to Barmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0151 330 1000
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Ormskirk to Liverpool Central
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–15
- Website
- Merseyrail
Train from Liverpool Central Loop Line to Chester
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Merseyrail
- Phone
- +44 1654 702100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
Bus from Wrexham Bus Station 5 to Last Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–11
- Website
- Lloyd's Coaches
- Phone
- 0871 200 22 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stagecoach
Bus from Waterstones to Railway Approach
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Stagecoach
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Railway Station to Wrexham Bus Station 7
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
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