Southport is 14.8 miles southwest of Preston.
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire (Preston Depot) operates four services in Southport, the 2 (Preston - Southport), the X2 (Preston  Southport - Liverpool), the 347 (Chorley - Rufford - Southport), and the 315 (Ormskirk - Southport)Cumfybus operate three regular, local services and one dedicated Park and Ride route
 Due to its position by the coast, Southport rarely sees substantial snowfall and temperatures rarely fall below 5 C (23 F) so it does not have frequent frosts

