There are 7 ways to get from Preston to Ikea by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, line 26 bus
best- Take the train from Preston to Glasgow Centraltrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
- Take the bus from Central Station to Ikeabus 23A / ...
3h 3m£63–123Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Stationbus Uk030
4h 45m£28–89Drive 185.8 mi
- Drive from Preston to Ikeacar 185.8 mi
3h 6m£46–66Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane MAN - GLA
5h 59m£62–173Bus via Hamilton Central
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 181
5h 17m£41–94Train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LPL - GLA
6h 10m£62–173Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane BHX - GLA
5h 12m£61–159
Preston to Ikea by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Ikea is to bus which costs £28 - £90 and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Ikea is to train and line 26 bus which takes 3h 3m and costs £60 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Ikea. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Renfrew Road via Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Preston and Ikea is 198 miles. The road distance is 186.8 miles.
The best way to get from Preston to Ikea without a car is to train and line 26 bus which takes 3h 3m and costs £60 - £130.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Preston to Ikea, including transfers.
Preston to Ikea bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Ikea bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Buchanan Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Preston to Ikea is 187 miles. It takes approximately 3h 6m to drive from Preston to Ikea.
There are 1562+ hotels available in Ikea.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Ikea, Scotland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station every 4 hours. Tickets cost £22–40 and the journey takes 3h 55m. National Express also services this route once daily.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–170
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–150
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–85
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–200
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–130
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Liverpool to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Manchester Airport to Glasgow Airport via Newquay
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–440
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–16
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08000 51 56 51
- [email protected]
- Website
- mcgillsbuses.co.uk
Bus from Central Station to Ikea
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6
- Website
- https://www.mcgillsbuses.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bus Station to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–80
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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