Trains from Swansea to Preston

Swansea to Preston train information

There are a lot of train operators across the United Kingdom & Europe. By searching for your ticket using our travel search engine, you are able to see the trains between Swansea in Wales to Preston in England as well as the train operator for this journey.

On average, it takes normally 4h48m by train to cover the 157 miles to go to Preston from Swansea. The train duration can change depending if the train is direct or with changes.

The lowest ticket price we've found for the next 180 days is £99.40 one way.

Best prices for Swansea to Preston train tickets

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Best prices for Swansea to Preston trains

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

Discount Swansea - Preston train tickets

Do you want to travel at the lowest fares? Many railcards and tricks can be obtained to pay less for your Swansea Preston 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 five types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

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 Swansea Preston ticket is £99.40 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £99.40: £88/£99.40 = 0.89. It will take you about 1 trips from Preston to Swansea (one way journey) with your railcard to break even.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard that costs £20. Railcards enable you to get 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