There are 4 ways to get from Preston to Castle Douglas by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 381 bus, bus
best- Take the train from Preston to Lockerbietrain
- Take the bus from Hall to Stance 4bus 381
- Take the bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bankbus 500
3h 25mDrive 136.8 mi
cheapest- Drive from Preston to Castle Douglascar 136.8 mi
2h 27m£34–48Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181
- Take the bus from Club Britannia to Crown Innbus 382
6h 37mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Dumfriestrain
- Take the bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bankbus 500
3h 42m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Castle Douglas is to drive which costs £30 - £50 and takes 2h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Castle Douglas is to drive which takes 2h 27m and costs £30 - £50.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Castle Douglas. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Royal Bank via Club Britannia, Hall and Stance 5. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Preston and Castle Douglas is 147 miles. The road distance is 137.6 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Castle Douglas without a car is to train and line 381 bus and bus which takes 3h 25m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 25m to get from Preston to Castle Douglas, including transfers.
Preston to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Castle Douglas bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Castle Douglas is 138 miles. It takes approximately 2h 27m to drive from Preston to Castle Douglas.
There are 542+ hotels available in Castle Douglas.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Castle Douglas, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Royal Bank via Bus Station, Club Britannia, Crown Inn, Hall, and Stance 5 in around 6h 37m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–40
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Lockerbie
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 1524 732100
- [email protected]
- Website
- West Coast Railways
Train from Preston to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- West Coast Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Dumfries
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- [email protected]
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Hall to Stance 4
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Club Britannia to Crown Inn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Houstons Minicoaches
- Phone
- 07525 834423
- [email protected]
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- McCalls Coaches
- Phone
- [email protected]
- 030 33 33 3000
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Stance 5 to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
Bus from Dumfries station to Royal Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- DGC Buses
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £18–45
- Website
- National Express
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