Trains from Darlington to Preston

Darlington to Preston train information

The journey from Darlington, situated in England and Preston, which is in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.

Travelling by train is a fast and easy option to travel the 70 miles from Darlington to Preston.

Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the cost of the train will change.

Best prices for Darlington to Preston train tickets

Darlington - Preston prices calendar

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

Best prices for Darlington to Preston trains

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

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Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to spend less for your Darlington Preston train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are 5 types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to estimate the number of journeys 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 cost of your railcard, i.e £30, how much you're saving on each journey (i.e.: 34%) as well as the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Darlington Preston ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the cost of your railcard by the discount: £30/34%= £88. Then divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. You will need to make approximately 2 trips from Preston to Darlington (one way trip) 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