Carlisle → Preston
Carlisle to Preston by coach
Carlisle
Preston
A direct coach runs from Carlisle to Preston, scheduled from 1 h 55 min, with 7 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one vehicle, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 1 h 55 min (typically 2 h 05 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 7
- Operator
- National Express
- Stations
- Bus Station (Ca) → Bus Station
- Straight-line distance
- 127 km
What this is based on
Arrive inPreston →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 7 Dec 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Carlisle 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). 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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