The cheapest and fastest trains from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR)
Cheapest price
£7
Average price
£9
Fastest journey
27 m
Average duration
27 m
Trains per day
76
Distance
50 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid travelling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) will cost around £9 if you buy it on the day, but you can find cheap train tickets today for only £7.
Of the 76 trains that leave Newcastle station (NCL) for Darlington station (DAR) every day 76 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
These direct trains cover the 50 km distance in an average of 27 m but if you time it right, some trains will get you there in just 27 m .
The slowest trains will take 27 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.
G160084:210h33Newcastle station (NCL)4:54Darlington station (DAR)£71One-way0 changes
G160186:010h33Newcastle station (NCL)6:34Darlington station (DAR)£71One-way0 changes
C2498419:430h33Newcastle station (NCL)20:16Darlington station (DAR)£71One-way0 changes
C2499021:580h36Newcastle station (NCL)22:34Darlington station (DAR)£71One-way0 changes
G011765:180h32Newcastle station (NCL)5:50Darlington station (DAR)£71One-way0 changes
C020427:580h27Newcastle station (NCL)8:25Darlington station (DAR)£101One-way0 changes
C020159:580h27Newcastle station (NCL)10:25Darlington station (DAR)£91One-way0 changes
C020028:580h27Newcastle station (NCL)9:25Darlington station (DAR)£101One-way0 changes
C0200610:580h27Newcastle station (NCL)11:25Darlington station (DAR)£91One-way0 changes
C0194211:580h27Newcastle station (NCL)12:25Darlington station (DAR)£91One-way0 changes
Travel Information
Compare train and coach for Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR)
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the train with prices starting from £3. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 33m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a train costs an average of £3, and a coach costs an average of £4.
Distance: 50 km
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Live departures
Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) train times
The table below shows live departures for Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) trains for today, Wednesday 12 August. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Changes | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C01959 | On time 12:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 12:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29935 | 12:33 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 13:03 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01153 | 12:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 13:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02029 | On time 12:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 13:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G15900 | On time 13:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 13:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01950 | On time 13:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 13:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01154 | 13:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 14:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02007 | On time 13:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 14:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24965 | 14:01 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 14:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01907 | 14:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 14:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29937 | 14:34 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 15:04 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01161_G66477 | 14:41 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 15:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02014 | On time 14:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 15:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24969 | 15:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 15:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01976 | On time 15:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 15:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29909 | On time 15:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 16:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02046 | On time 15:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 16:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24972 | On time 16:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 16:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01931 | On time 16:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 16:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G66824 | 16:34 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 17:03 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01166 | On time 16:38 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 17:08 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01988 | 16:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 17:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24975 | 17:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 17:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01928 | On time 17:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 17:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01169 | On time 17:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 18:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02066 | 17:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 18:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24979 | 18:01 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 18:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01911 | On time 18:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 18:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G00914 | On time 18:33 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h31 | 19:04 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01170 | On time 18:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 19:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01989 | 18:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 19:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24980 | On time 19:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 19:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01922 | On time 19:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 19:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G00842 | On time 19:38 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h31 | 20:09 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24984 | On time 19:43 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 20:16 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02062 | On time 20:04 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 20:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02033 | 20:30 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 21:00 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02017 | On time 20:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 21:28 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24988 | On time 21:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 21:35 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24990 | On time 21:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h36 | 22:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02056 | On time 21:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 22:28 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G90058 | On time 22:24 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h40 | 23:04 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01960 | On time 22:41 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 23:13 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
| Thursday 13 August | |||||
G16008 | 4:21 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 4:54 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01954 | 4:35 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h31 | 5:06 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01176 | 5:18 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 5:50 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01905 | 5:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 5:56 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01963 | 5:56 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 6:26 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G16018 | 6:01 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 6:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29925 | 6:23 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 6:52 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01970 | 6:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 6:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01140 | 6:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 7:09 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24945 | 6:50 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h33 | 7:23 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01949 | 7:04 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 7:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01968 | 7:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 7:56 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29862 | 7:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 8:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02042 | 7:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 8:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G16013 | 8:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 8:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01939 | 8:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 8:56 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01180 | 8:35 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h29 | 9:04 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29868 | 8:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 9:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02002 | 8:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 9:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24952 | 9:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 9:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01925 | 9:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 9:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29873 | 9:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 10:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02015 | 9:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 10:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C24954 | 10:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 10:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01934 | 10:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 10:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01184 | 10:34 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 11:04 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G01148 | 10:39 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h31 | 11:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C02006 | 10:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 11:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G15907 | 11:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 11:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01975 | 11:27 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 11:57 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
W29884 | 11:40 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h30 | 12:10 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
C01942 | 11:58 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h27 | 12:25 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
G15922 | 12:02 Newcastle station (NCL) | 0h32 | 12:34 Darlington station (DAR) | 0 changesdirect | |
This is the last train of the day. | |||||
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Journey information
Overview: Train from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR)
Trains from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) run on average 8 times per day, taking around 33m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at £3 if you book in advance.
There are 8 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 04:18, the last at 22:41. The fastest train covers the 50 km distance in 27m.
Distance 50 km |
Average train duration 33m |
Cheapest ticket price £3 |
Trains per day 8 |
Direct trains 8 |
Fastest train 27m |
First train 4:18 |
Last train 22:41 |
Cheapest Month Sept |
Cheapest Day Tue |
High Season Oct - Dec |
Low Season Apr - Jun |
Busiest Day Wed |
Least Busy Day Sun |
Train companies: London North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) trainsLondon North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry, Transpennine Express, Northern Rail trains will get you between Newcastle station (NCL) and Darlington station (DAR) from £3. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
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FAQs: Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) train
Find answers to the most common questions about traveling from Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) by train. From journey times and ticket prices to direct connections, first and last departures, and even whether the route is scenic, our FAQs cover everything you need to plan your trip. Whether you’re looking for the fastest train, the cheapest option, or tips for making the most of your visit at Darlington station (DAR), this guide helps you travel smarter and with confidence.

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Important Stations and Airports in Newcastle station (NCL) and Darlington station (DAR)
Most Newcastle station (NCL) to Darlington station (DAR) trains use the Newcastle to Darlington station pair. Use this guide to compare Newcastle station (NCL) and Darlington station (DAR) train stations on this route, check city-centre transport, alongside checking practicalities like train station facilities and services.
Getting to Newcastle from Newcastle city centre
Newcastle train station facilities and services
Newcastle has practical services for this route, including Wifi, Shopping, Parking, Dining, ATM, Taxis, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental and Information Desk.
Food and drink
Food options include: Caffè Nero, Costa Coffee, Pumpkin Cafe Shop, AMT Coffee, Burger King, The Centurion, Destination 1850, Pasta Station
Wi-Fi and ATMs
Free Wi-Fi available in the station. ATMs are the ATM is located within the main station building.
Tickets and information
The ticket office is open Mon - Sat: 05:00 - 21:20, Sun: 07:30 - 21:20. Information desks are information desk is available in the main station building on the concourse.
Luggage and lost property
Lost and found is available at the station.
Parking, taxis and toilets
Available at Newcastle: Parking, Taxis, WC.
Bike and car services
Available at Newcastle: Bike Parking, Bike Rental, Car Rental.
Accessibility
Accessibility facilities are available at Newcastle: Step-free access throughout station, elevators, accessible ticket machine, wheelchairs available.
Shops, hotels and contact
Nearby hotels include The County Hotel, Newcastle, Hampton by Hilton Newcastle, Royal Station Hotel.
Getting to Darlington from Darlington city centre
Darlington train station facilities and services
Darlington has practical services for this route, including Shopping, Parking, Dining, ATM, Accessibility, WC, Hotel, Lounge, Lost and Found Office, Ticket Office, Bike Parking and Car Rental.
Food and drink
Food and drink options are available at Darlington.
Wi-Fi and ATMs
ATMs are available at Darlington.
Tickets and information
Ticket office support is available at Darlington.
Luggage and lost property
Lost and found is available at the station.
Parking, taxis and toilets
Available at Darlington: Parking, WC.
Bike and car services
Available at Darlington: Bike Parking, Car Rental.
Accessibility
Accessibility facilities are available at Darlington: Staff help available: Yes, Step free access coverage: Yes, Accessible car park equipment: Wheelchair users may require assistance using car park equipment at this station, Accessible public telephones: text phones are available and staff are on hand to assist as required due to no low level phones, Accessible taxis: Generally available but advance booking recommended, Accessible ticket machines: There are accessible ticket machines at this station, Accessible toilets: Yes, Ramp for train access: Yes, Wheelchairs available: Yes, Impaired mobility set down / pick up points available: Yes.


