Fastest€29.49
- London North Eastern Railway LN356414:211h 16m15:37NewcastlePreston railway station
Door to door 2hCO2 5.8 kgChanges 0Refundable
Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston train
Trains from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston start at €23.99 and take 2h at their fastest.
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The Trains from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston starts at €23.99 and takes 2h door to door, run by 3 operators over 175 km, with around 10 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 2hDoor to door
- 1h 16mMoving
- €23.99 to €53.69From
- 06:09 to 14:51First and last departure
- 10Per day
- 5.8 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 30, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€23.99 to €53.69 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €39.94Tue15
- about €38.84Wed16
- about €53.69Thu17
- about €39.39Fri18
- about €38.29Sat19
- about €35.54Sun20
- about €30.04Mon21
- about €23.99Tue22
- about €25.09Wed23
- about €31.14Thu24
- about €29.49Fri25
- about €31.14Sat26
- about €29.49Sun27
- about €23.99Mon28
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
| Arriva Cross Country | €22.34 | 2h |
 London North Eastern Railway | €21.24 | 1h 59m |
| TransPennine Express | €21.79 | 1h 59m |
The train gets you into Preston. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Preston for the night the train gets in
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When to book Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.1890 days
- €10.0860 days
- €12.8345 days
- €10.0730 days
- €11.7321 days
- €12.8314 days
- €15.587 days
- €22.183 days
- €18.331 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 120 percent. The most expensive point is €22.18, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €16.68Sun
- €12.83Mon
- €13.38Tue
- €12.28Wed
- €17.78Thu
- €13.38Fri
- €15.58Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Newcastle upon Tyne
Rail
- Newcastle
- Backworth
- Motorail Terminal
Preston
Rail
- Preston railway station
- Cottam (Preston) railway station
- Preston Fishergate Hill railway station
What the journey actually looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 67% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 33% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 175 km against 152 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Darlington, Middlesbrough, Bradford, Leeds. The gap between arriving and leaving is 49 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Newcastle upon Tyne at 06:09 and the last at 14:51, across 10 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h | 1h 16m | 44m | €23.99 | 5.8 kg | 10 |
| Coach | 3h 14m | 2h 30m | 44m | €12.28 | 4.7 kg | 2 |
Questions about Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston take?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston takes 2h door to door, of which 1h 16m is spent moving. The route runs 175 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston cost?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston starts at €23.99 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €28.39. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston?
3 operators run the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston: Arriva Cross Country, London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express. Between them they file around 10 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston use?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston leaves from Newcastle and arrives at Preston railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston?
Traveling from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston by Coach costs €12.28 and takes 3h 14m door to door, against 2h by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston?
Fares for the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 120 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston produce?
The Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston produces about 5.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 175 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston?
Operators on the Train from Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 3 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Newcastle upon Tyne to Preston on September 14, 2026: 175 km of route against 152 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators a cheapest fare of €23.99, and 2h door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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