Nottingham to Sheffield bus with National Express

Buses from Nottingham to Sheffield

Coaches departing from Nottingham to Sheffield are available daily and at regular intervals throughout the day. Throughout the day there’s an average of eight to twelve buses departing daily to Sheffield from Nottingham. Your journey time can take from 1h 05min to 1h 45min, depending on which bus company you choose, the station locations, and the time of the day, as traffic can cause delays during the day.

Nottingham to Sheffield Bus Time: Daily Departures

Buses from Nottingham to Sheffield depart with an average of four buses in the morning, four buses in the afternoon, and four buses in the evening. Bus services are available from the early morning starting at 2:45 a.m. to services starting as late as 10:10 p.m. on weekdays. On Saturdays, the last bus is at 9:55 p.m. and on Sundays, the last bus from Nottingham to Sheffield departs at 10:25 p.m.

How long is the journey by bus from Nottingham to Sheffield?

Coach journeys to Sheffield from Nottingham can take an average of 1h to 1h 45min. Your journey time depends on four factors, the departing station, the arrival station, the time of day, and which bus company you choose. Buses departing in the early morning and late in the evening generally have the shortest journey time. Journeys available do not require any changes, and all companies provide a direct service.

What is/are the departure and arrival stations for buses from Nottingham to Sheffield?

Departure bus station:There are three bus stations in Nottingham that provide buses to Sheffield. These are Nottingham Station Street, Clifton Nottingham Trent University, and Ratcliffe-on-Soar East Midlands Parkway. At Nottingham Station Street, there are two bus stops outside of the train station, along Station Street, Coach Stop S9 which is 407 ft (127 meters) and Coach Stop S10 which is 1056 ft (321.8 meters) from the train station. Coach Stop S9 services buses from National Express, while the Coach Stop S10 services buses from Megabus and FlixBus. Nottingham Station Street is located close to the city, just 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Nottingham city centre, and is easy to access with public transport with either a tram or multiple buses (1, 1A, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9B, 10, 10X, 34, 48, 48X, 49, 49A, and 90).

The bus stops are located next to the train station, Nottingham Station, which has waiting facilities, a car park, toilets, cafes, a cash point, payphones, and a newsagent. Clifton Nottingham Trent University is located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) southwest of the city centre and is easily accessed by the number 1 and 4 buses, as well as the Skylink service which is an airport bus. The bus stop has undercover protection, a ticket machine, seating, and an electronic schedule reader. Ratcliffe-on-Soar East Midlands Parkway bus stop is located at East Midlands Parkway railway station. It’s located 11 miles (17.7 km) from Nottingham city centre and can be accessed by a combination of bus and train. The station has a car park, a seated area, trolleys, toilets, baby changing facilities, showers, wifi, a payphone, and a cash point.

Arrival bus station: In Sheffield, two bus stations receive buses from Nottingham, Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange, and Sheffield Interchange (Pond Street/Harmer Lane). Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange is located 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of the city centre and can be accessed by public transport via bus 52, X1, X10, X17, 95, and 95 a. It can also be accessed by the Yellow Line Tram. It’s located at the MHS train station and provides facilities such as ticket machines, toilets, a car park, and cycle storage. Sheffield Interchange is the main bus station in Sheffield and is also called Sheffield Coach Station. It is located 0.6 miles (0.9 km) from the city centre, and is accessible by buses 2, 20, 24, 25, 43, 56, 57, 76a, 95, 120, 218. It provides facilities such as waiting areas, toilets, newsagents, and cashpoints.

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Which bus companies travel from Nottingham to Sheffield?

There are three companies that provide regular journeys from Nottingham to Sheffield by bus, Megabus, National Express, and FlixBus. Megabus provides the most daily journeys, followed by National Express, whereas FlixBus only provides two services. All of the journeys are direct, with no changes. Megabus has three routes from Nottingham to Sheffield; Clifton Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham Station Street, and Ratcliffe-on-Soar East Midlands Parkway. National Express and FlixBus also use the route to Nottingham Station Street, with an average of the same journey time.

Megabus buses from Nottingham to Sheffield

Megabus is a British bus company that provides long-distance trips throughout Great Britain. It provides direct daily buses from Nottingham to Sheffield departing from various locations around Nottingham. Buses that depart from Clifton Nottingham Trent University leave in the early morning at about 02:45 a.m. for a duration of almost two hours, every day of the week. Buses departing from Nottingham Station Street Coach Stop S10 have an average journey of 1h 15min to 1h 45min. There are buses departing every weekday, starting from around 12:20 p.m., after the first bus there is usually an additional afternoon bus, and on certain days an evening bus. The last bus during the week is from about 10:00 p.m. On the weekend the first bus is at midday and the last bus at around 10:25 p.m.

Buses also depart from Ratcliffe-on-Soar East Midlands Parkway have buses with regular schedules departing every day, with an average journey time of 1h 05min to 1h 55min. During the week the first bus departs around midday, and can have up to four journeys a day with the last bus departing at around 9:45 p.m. On the weekend, buses depart at around midday also, with the last bus between 9:30 p.m. and 10:00 p.m.

National Express buses from Nottingham to Sheffield

National Express is a British bus company that has headquarters in Birmingham and provides long-distance coach journeys throughout the United Kingdom. It provides direct buses coaches from Nottingham to Sheffield on a daily basis with an average journey time of 1h 15min to 1h 55 min, and five buses a day. These journeys consist of two buses in the pre-dawn morning hours, one in the morning, one in the afternoon, and an evening service.

The first bus departs around 12:45 a.m. and the last at around 8:05 p.m. during weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays, the journeys are the same, with an exception of a different evening bus, departing at around 7:50 p.m. and an average journey time of 1h 20min. All buses from Nottingham to Sheffield depart from Nottingham Station Street Coach Stop S9, and arrive at Sheffield Interchange (Pond Street/Harmer Lane).

Flixbus buses from Nottingham to Sheffield

Flixbus is a German company that offers intercity buses to locations throughout Europe and the United States. It provides a coach from Nottingham to Sheffield every Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The service runs once each day with a duration of one hour and provides a direct service to Sheffield with no stops. The service departs at around 3:40 a.m. on Mondays, Fridays, and Saturdays, and on Sundays there’s an earlier service leaving at around 2:40 a.m. The bus departs from Nottingham Station Street Coach Stop S10 and arrives directly at Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange.

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Bus Nottingham to Sheffield: Services on Board

Megabus provides services such as seat reservation, toilets, wifi and charging points, luggage allowance with one piece per passenger up to 50 lbs (20kg) as well as one small piece of hand luggage. Its tickets to Sheffield are non-refundable, however, they are fully exchangeable. The coaches are wheelchair accessible. National Express buses offer three types of fares, Restricted Fare which is non-exchangeable and non-refundable, Standard fare which is exchangeable and non-refundable, and Fully flexible fare, which is both exchangeable and refundable.

Journeys with National Express offer one piece of soft clothed hand luggage of 22 lbs (10 kg) and either two pieces of hold luggage with a weight of 50 lbs (20kg) each or one large case weighing 50 lbs (20kg), and it provides wheelchair accessibility. Flixbus buses offer a standard fare that can be refunded for free for up to 30 days prior to the departure. Onboard there is wifi, charging outlets, large seats, snacks and drinks, and toilets. You can bring one carry on bag of 15.4 lbs (7 kg) and one hold luggage of 50 lbs (20 kg). You also have the option to bring your bike. Not all buses are wheelchair accessible, however, folded wheelchairs are welcome and transported for free.

How to find cheap bus tickets from Nottingham to Sheffield?

There are several ways to find cheap bus tickets from Nottingham to Sheffield. Generally speaking, cheap fares are available if you book in ahead. Try to book ahead of time by at least two weeks to one month in advance. Another way to find cheaper tickets is with a flexible schedule. This means either choosing a bus company that offers cheaper journeys or choosing a departure time in the early morning or very late evening.

Another great way to find cheaper tickets is by being flexible with your booking dates. Tickets for journeys that depart during the week are generally cheaper than those departing on the weekends. You can also find tickets at a more economical rate with slower journeys, or by looking for bus journeys with connecting buses.

To Sheffield by bus—travel tips

Sheffield is a British city located in the English county in South Yorkshire and is named for the river that runs through the city, River Sheaf. It’s well known for starting as one of the biggest industrial cities of England, and once famous for stainless steel cutlery. Today it has replaced its foundries and factories and replaced them with museums, galleries, and theatres.

Such examples are the Millennium Gallery which showcases some of art and metalwork from Sheffield, and the Kelham Island Museum, which exhibits Sheffield's industrial heritage. Close by are beautiful natural areas such as the Peak District National Park, the Sheffield Botanical Gardens, and Stanage Edge which is a destination for many nature lovers and rock climbers.