There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Carcassonne by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, 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 Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane MAN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
7h 21m€91–254Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Carcassonne Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Carcassonne Airport (CCF)plane MAN - CCF
6h 9m€55–285Train via Paris
- 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 Carcassonnetrain Tgv
12h 17m€407–693Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonnebus
28h 5m€129–210Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Carcassonnecar
15h 34m€416–555Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport (PGF)plane MAN - PGF
- Take the train from Perpignan to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain
9h€164–481Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)plane LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonnetrain
8h 49m€159–477Train 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 St Charles to Carcassonnetrain
10h 2m€131–336Train
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Narbonnetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Narbonne to Carcassonnetrain Ter
12h 59m€376–639Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus 700
- Take the bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonnebus
30h 2m€157–260Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Carcassonnecar
16h 27m€319–509
Preston to Carcassonne by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Carcassonne is to train and fly which costs €55 - €290 and takes 6h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Carcassonne is to train and fly which takes 6h 9m and costs €55 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Carcassonne via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Carcassonne. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Carcassonne via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 17m.
The distance between Preston and Carcassonne is 1283 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Carcassonne without a car is to train via Paris which takes 12h 17m and costs €400 - €700.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Preston to Carcassonne, including transfers.
Preston to Carcassonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Carcassonne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Carcassonne is to train via Paris which takes 12h 17m and costs €400 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €210 and takes 28h 5m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Carcassonne, France?
You can take a train from Preston to Carcassonne via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 12h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Carcassonne via London Victoria and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 28h 5m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €35–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Carcassonne Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–170
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–410
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Perpignan-Rivesaltes Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–600
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Marseille Provence Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–380
- 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
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- 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
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Marseille St Charles to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Narbonne to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- 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
- €180–290
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Orly Airport to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from London Victoria to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Carcassonne
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Preston to Carcassonne bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Carcassonne is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 5:49 AM in Preston and 6:49 AM in Carcassonne.
Preston to Carcassonne train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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