Trains from Preston to Salford

Preston to Salford train information

• There are several train providers across the UK & Europe. By searching for your ticket using our travel search engine, you will be able to see the trains connecting Preston in England to Salford in England as well as the train operator for this journey.
• The journey time to go to Salford from Preston may vary depending if your train is direct or if you need to make a change. There are 26 miles between the two cities.
• Depending how far in advance you purchase your ticket and the travel date, the cost of the train can change.

Best prices for Preston to Salford train tickets

Preston - Salford prices calendar

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

Best prices for Preston to Salford trains

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

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The best way to pay less on your Preston Salford 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 residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

• If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to calculate 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 Salford 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 Salford to Preston (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

• Railcards enable you to get a third off most rail 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