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The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
6 h 20 m
Average
7 h 26 m
Buses per day
12
Distance
387 km
Of the 12 buses that leave Sunderland for London every day 10 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 239 miles (386 km) | |
Average coach duration | 5 h 25 min | |
Average coach ticket price | £16 (€19) | |
Direct coach | Yes | |
Coach companies | National Express, Megabus or Flixbus |
Coaches from Sunderland to London cover the 239 miles (386 km) long journey taking on average 5 h 25 min with our travel partners like National Express, Megabus or Flixbus. There are direct coach services available. You can get the cheapest coach tickets for this journey for as low as £14, but the average price of coach tickets is £16.
Travel between Sunderland and London from £14 with Omio’s coach partners National Express and FlixBus! You can find the best timetables and tickets when comparing and booking the most convenient route for you.
National Express is the UK’s leading long-distance coach provider operating over 550 coaches per day and serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express also operates coach services to all major UK airports, such as Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton and Bristol, 24 hours a day. All National Express coaches have air conditioning and provide free WiFi access along with onboard entertainment. Most coaches come with seat belts and power outlets at every seat, so you can charge your phone or laptop during a long journey. For your coach from Sunderland to London, you can select from three ticket fares: Restricted Fare, Standard Fare, and Fully Flexible Fare.
FlixBus is one of the most popular low-cost coach providers in Europe. Founded in Germany, FlixBus has expanded its services throughout Europe and even to the United States, giving travellers in both continents the option to take a long-distance coach at an affordable price. FlixBus also operates overnight coaches on select routes throughout Europe. FlixBus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one hand luggage and one hold luggage bag per person. Additional fees apply for bringing extra luggage and making specific seat reservations, such as if you want to book an Extra Seat, Table Seat or the Panorama Seat. Standard amenities onboard include free Wi-Fi, power outlets to charge your phone, tablet or laptop during long coach journeys, extra legroom, luggage space and toilets.
There are regular coach departures from Sunderland to London every day of the week, including at weekends. The journey on the fastest, direct coaches takes about seven and a half hours. Indirect services are also available, with a change of buses required in Leeds. These journeys take more than an hour longer to complete.
All of the coach services between Sunderland and London are operated by National Express. Most of the coach services offered are direct with no change required. Indirect journeys, also on National Express, take more than an hour longer and require a change at Leeds.
The fastest journeys between Sunderland and London are the direct services. The very fastest direct coach journey takes just over seven and a half hours. Indirect services require a change of coach at Leeds and are substantially longer. These journeys take between seven and a half hours and eight and a half hours to complete.
There are between five and seven coach departures from Sunderland to London each day, including at weekends. The very first coaches leave early in the morning and the last late at night. Most departures are in the morning, at the rate of at least one every two hours, with just a few in the afternoon and evening hours.
Departure coach station: Sunderland Park Lane Bus Station is the departure point for all of these coach services to London. Sunderland Park Lane bus station is located in the heart of the city. Among the facilities at this bus station are a newsagent, bakery, cafe and public toilets. Local buses also stop at Sunderland Park Lane bus station.
Arrival coach station: Victoria Bus Station is where all coach services from Sunderland arrive. This large, busy bus station is within walking distance of London's West End. There's a wide range of facilities available at Victoria Bus Station, including restaurants, fast food outlets, cash machines, left luggage facilities and public toilets. Victoria Railway Station, with links to destinations in the south of England, is directly adjacent. The London Underground, for destinations in London, has a stop at Victoria. Local bus services depart from here, too.
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