City · Lancashire

Transport in Preston

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Preston, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Preston
Region: North West
Population: 103,700 (2024)

PrestonCity · Lancashire

Transport

How well connected Preston is

50 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, measured from the centre of Preston. Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10: good.

Connectivity

5.0/ 10

Good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Preston Rail Station
Rail station
0.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Elgin Street, 114 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

21.5% of working residents in Preston mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 45.6% drive to work.

PrestonEngland

Work from home21.5%31.5%

Drive45.6%44.5%

Car passenger6.9%3.9%

Bus or coach8.4%4.3%

Train1.2%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot11.6%7.6%

Bicycle2%2.1%

Other2.9%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

34.6% of households in Preston have no car or van, well above the England average of 23.5%.

PrestonEngland

No car or van34.6%23.5%

142.4%41.3%

218.1%26.1%

3 or more4.9%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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