Trains from Preston to Birkenhead

Preston to Birkenhead train information

• The journey from Preston, situated in England and Birkenhead, which is in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.
• Travelling by train is a quick and easy option to cover the 29 miles from Preston to Birkenhead.
• Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the price of the ticket will vary.

Best prices for Preston to Birkenhead train tickets

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Best prices for Preston to Birkenhead trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Preston and Birkenhead by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Birkenhead to Preston and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Preston - Birkenhead train tickets

The easiest way to pay less on your Preston Birkenhead train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

In order to understand the benefits of a railcard, you can calculate how many trips you need to break even. You will see that usually only a few trips are needed.

For your assessment, you have to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, your savings on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average price of a Preston Birkenhead ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you about 2 trips from Birkenhead to Preston (one way journey) with your railcard to break even.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most adult fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey