There are 9 ways to get from Preston to Waterloo by train (Eurostar), train, bus, car, car train, plane, 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
best- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
5h 54m€188–366Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane MAN - CRL
- Take the train from Charleroi-Central to Waterlootrain
6h 17m€51–234Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Archbus 541 / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
13h 3m€116–193Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Waterloocar
7h 47m€254–311Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane MAN - BRU
5h 53m€84–238Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus Uk030
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South Westbus : London - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
15h 21m€55–90Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Waterloocar
8h 54m€148–266Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane MAN - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
7h 16m€141–344Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane LBA - BRU
9h 31m€100–246
Preston to Waterloo by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Waterloo is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 15h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Waterloo is to train and fly which takes 5h 53m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Waterloo. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at WATERLOO Eglise via London Victoria Green Line Station and BRUXELLES Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Preston to Waterloo. However, there are services departing from Preston and arriving at Waterloo via London St Pancras Intl and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
The distance between Preston and Waterloo is 721 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Waterloo without a car is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Preston to Waterloo, including transfers.
Preston to Waterloo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Waterloo train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Preston station.
The best way to get from Preston to Waterloo is to train which takes 5h 54m and costs €180 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €90 and takes 15h 21m.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Waterloo, Belgium?
You can take a train from Preston to Waterloo via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 5h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to WATERLOO Eglise via London Victoria, London Victoria Green Line Station, Brussels Midi / Brussels South West, and BRUXELLES Midi in around 15h 21m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €26–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €60–140
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–190
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- 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
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 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 Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St Pancras to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Charleroi-Central to Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Belgian 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
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Marble Arch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Brussels Midi / Brussels South West
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- RegioJet
- 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 Waterloo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Waterloo is 1h ahead of Preston. It is currently 2:42 PM in Preston and 3:42 PM in Waterloo.
Preston to Waterloo train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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