There are 11 ways to get from Preston to Málaga by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, car, car ferry, or car train
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
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane MAN - AGP
6h 42m€55–201Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LPL - AGP
6h 41m€53–323Train via Madrid
- 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 Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain Ave
21h 14m€426–891Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Malagabus
34h 13m€385–662Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Plymouthcar
- Take the carferry from Plymouth to Santandercarferry
- Drive from Santander to Málagacar
35h 35m€339–1,099Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane BHX - AGP
8h 11m€64–219Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane LBA - AGP
8h 14m€56–209Train, train to East Midlands Airport, fly
- Take the train from Preston to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Long Eatontrain
- Fly from East Midlands Airport (EMA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)plane EMA - AGP
8h 51m€80–236Train
- 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 Perpignantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambranotrain
22h 27m€484–966Bus
- 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 Estación Sur de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobusesbus
- Take the bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaabus
42h 45m€199–341Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Málagacar
26h 6m€545–733
Preston to Málaga by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Málaga is to train and fly which costs €55 - €210 and takes 8h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Málaga is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs €50 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Malaga Eeaa via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses and Granada Estación de Autobuses. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Malaga Maria Zambrano via London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 14m.
The distance between Preston and Málaga is 1938 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Málaga without a car is to train via Madrid which takes 21h 14m and costs €420 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Preston to Málaga, including transfers.
Preston to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Málaga train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Málaga is to train via Madrid which takes 21h 14m and costs €420 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €350 and takes 42h 45m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a train from Preston to Malaga Maria Zambrano via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Lille Europe, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 21h 14m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Malaga Eeaa via London Victoria, Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Estación Sur de Autobuses, and Granada Estación de Autobuses in around 42h 45m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Friday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–160
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport via Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–100
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
Flights from East Midlands Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Málaga Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Liverpool to Málaga Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- 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 Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Warrington Bank Quay
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- 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 Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- 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 Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–280
- 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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Perpignan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €220–330
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Perpignan to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Ouigo
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Preston to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Crewe to Long Eaton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Massy-Palaiseau to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Malaga
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- 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
- €30–60
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Granada Estación de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Granada Estación de Autobuses to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- 0330 159 7000
- [email protected]
- Website
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
Car ferry from Plymouth to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–750
- Schedules at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Book at
- brittany-ferries.co.uk
- Single Ticket
- €110–230
- Car Single Ticket
- €290–750
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Booking & Getting There
Preston to Málaga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Málaga is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 11:21 PM in Preston and 12:21 AM in Málaga.
Preston to Málaga train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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