Cheapest
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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
3 h 12 m
Average
3 h 19 m
Trains per day
7
Distance
168 km
Of the 7 trains that leave Manchester for Sunderland every day 7 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 104 miles | |
Average train duration | 3 h 1 min | |
Average train ticket price | £46 (€52) | |
Train frequency | 17 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train companies | London North Eastern Railway, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail or TransPennine Express Service |
Trains from Manchester to Sunderland cover the 104 miles long journey taking on average 3 h 1 min with our travel partners like London North Eastern Railway, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail or TransPennine Express Service. Normally, there are 17 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this journey for as low as £34, but the average price of train tickets is £46. Travellers depart most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly and arrive in Sunderland.
First TransPennine Express 3 and Northern Rail (3) trains will get you to Sunderland from Manchester from £34. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
Northern Trains is a publicly owned train operator in the United Kingdom, headquartered in York. The train provider operates local and regional trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Tickets such as Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day are available to purchase for routes with Northern. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
Northern Rail (3) from Manchester to Sunderland train information:
Find cheap tickets for First TransPennine Express 3 trains to Sunderland from Manchester on Omio. Omio can help you find the best train deals and prices all in one place by showing you the most up-to-date Manchester to Sunderland train timetable from First TransPennine Express 3, the latest train ticket offers available and other travel information for the 104 miles (167 km) journey from Manchester to Sunderland, including information on luggage policy and amenities offered onboard depending on the class fare you pick and choose. If you search for trains between Manchester and Sunderland in the Omio app, you can check to see if the First TransPennine Express 3 trains available are mobile tickets, which makes it even more convenient for you to go paperless when travelling. Check the First TransPennine Express 3 train timetable for your ideal departure and arrival times, compare the best route available to get to Sunderland from Manchester and then book a cheap train with ease. Sit back and enjoy your upcoming train between Manchester and Sunderland with First TransPennine Express 3!
Train information from Manchester to Sunderland with First TransPennine Express 3:
Some of the Manchester train stations to Sunderland you can start your journey from include Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria. Similarly, some of the arrival train stations in Sunderland include Sunderland and Sunderland, Dame Dorothy Street.
When travelling this route, Omio customers are departing most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly and arriving in Sunderland.
You can find the most popular departure train station for this journey, Manchester Piccadilly, located approximately 0.6 miles (954 m) from the city centre of Manchester. The most popular arrival train station in Sunderland, called Sunderland, is located around 0.2 miles (319 m) away from its city centre.
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