Trains from Preston to Birmingham

Preston to Birmingham train information

• The route connecting Preston, which is in England and Birmingham, located 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.
• On average, the journey takes approximately 1h47m by train covering a distance of 95 miles to get to Birmingham from Preston. The duration may vary depending if your train is direct or if you need to make a change.
• Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to check the latest available offers.

Best prices for Preston to Birmingham train tickets

Preston - Birmingham prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Preston to Birmingham by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Preston - Birmingham: the best time to book cheap trains

Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Preston to Birmingham will increase the closer you get to your departure day. If we look at our data, if you book your seat 15 days in advance, tickets should be available from £12 whereas when buying your ticket on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £27 for your journey. Thus, you can save 58% on the price of your ticket by purchasing your seat 15 days in advance rather than on the day you're travelling.

The results are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Preston to Birmingham trains

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

Discount Preston - Birmingham train tickets

The best way to spend less on your Preston Birmingham train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the railcard, even non-UK citizens. National railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Senior discount card, Two together railcard, Family and Friends discount card and Disabled persons railcard.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

  For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Preston Birmingham 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 approximately 2 trips from Birmingham to Preston (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

• The price to get a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to buy the 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to save 34% off most rail fares for an entire year.

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