Trains from Preston to Oxford

Preston to Oxford train information

• The trip between Preston, located in England and Oxford, situated 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.
• There are 152 miles between both cities and the average train duration connecting Preston to Oxford is normally 2h56m. Travelling by train is normally the quickest solution to go to Oxford from Preston, and it's also more environmentally friendly than taking your car or using the plane.
• Fares can change quickly. We recommend you to launch a search to look at the latest available offers.

Best prices for Preston to Oxford train tickets

Preston - Oxford prices calendar

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

Preston - Oxford: the best time to book cheap trains

Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Buying your ticket in advance is most of the time cheaper than leaving it to the day you intend to travel. Yet, as you can notice in the graph above, the cost of train tickets Preston to Oxford do not tend to change a lot and cost £46.

Best prices for Preston to Oxford trains

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

Discount Preston - Oxford train tickets

Looking to travel for less? Many railcards and discounts are available to pay less for your Preston Oxford train ticket and make even more savings on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are different types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

• To understand the savings that you can make with a railcard, you need to evaluate how many trips you need to make earnings. You will see that commonly only a few trips are needed.

  For your calculation, you must include the railcard cost, for instance £30, the discount on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average cost of a Preston Oxford 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 on average 2 trips from Oxford to Preston (one way journey) with your railcard to start saving money.

• All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most train fares, so you will save 1/3 on most rail fares.

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