There are 8 ways to get from Preston to Cannes by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), car, car train, 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 to Manchester Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane MAN - NCE
6h 24m€88–216Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannestrain Tgv
11h 39m€351–675Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Cannescar
16h 39m€399–525Train to Birmingham Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane BHX - NCE
7h 7m€123–288Train to Liverpool, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LPL - NCE
6h 43m€89–246Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane LBA - NCE
8h 2m€110–265Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane MAN - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannestrain
8h 29m€104–296Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Cannescar
18h 6m€272–432
Preston to Cannes by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Cannes is to train and fly which costs €85 - €220 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Cannes is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs €85 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Cannes. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Cannes via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 39m.
The distance between Preston and Cannes is 1375 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Cannes without a car is to train which takes 11h 39m and costs €350 - €700.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Preston to Cannes, including transfers.
Preston to Cannes train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
Cannes is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 3:53 AM in Preston and 4:53 AM in Cannes.
Preston to Cannes train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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What companies run services between Preston, England and Cannes, France?
You can take a train from Preston to Cannes via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 11h 39m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- 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 Paris Gare De Lyon to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Cannes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–50
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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