Bolton → Preston
Bolton to Preston by bus
Bolton
Preston
A direct bus runs from Bolton to Preston, scheduled from 35 min, with 860 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 35 min (typically 1 h 44 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 860
- Operators
- Stagecoach Cumbria and North Lancashire, Stagecoach, National Express
- Stations
- Bolton Interchange → Preston Bus Station
- Straight-line distance
- 27 km
What this is based on
Arrive inPreston →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 10 Jun 2031. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Bolton to Preston; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): UK BODS (bus/coach, all operators); Transport for Greater Manchester Arriva in the North West, A. How Head Your Way works.
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Direct connections from Preston
A few of the 150 direct connections we hold, larger places first. Not a popularity ranking.
London🚌 Coachdirect · from 6 h 50 min · 45 departures a weekView this connection →Birmingham🚌 Coachdirect · from 3 h 05 min · 52 departures a weekView this connection →Glasgow🚌 Coachdirect · from 4 h · 52 departures a weekView this connection →Manchester🚌 Busdirect · from 45 min · 52 departures a weekView this connection →Stoke-on-Trent🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h 37 min · 7 departures a weekView this connection →Walsall🚌 Coachdirect · from 3 h · 7 departures a weekView this connection →Carlisle🚌 Coachdirect · from 2 h 25 min · 14 departures a weekView this connection →
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Stations: Preston (Lancs); Lostock Hall; Bamber Bridge
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