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Compare coach and train for Blackpool to Sunderland
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Blackpool to Sunderland among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 4h 3m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a train costs an average of £24.
Distance: 162 km
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£21 Average Price Cheapest | £91 Average Price |
5h 7m Average total duration 4h 37m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 33m Average total duration Fastest 4h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Sunderland from Blackpool by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Blackpool to Sunderland is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
12:556h05Blackpool19:00Sunderland£201One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Blackpool to Sunderland:
A coach is £70 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Blackpool to Sunderland costing on average £91.
Other travel options to Sunderland take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 37m.
- Around 15 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Blackpool and Sunderland as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Ferries mostly depart from Douglas and arrive in Heysham.
- Trains mostly depart from Blackpool North (BPN) and arrive in Sunderland station (SUN).
- Coaches mostly depart from Blackpool, Central Coach Station and arrive in Sunderland, Interchange.
- Travel with Northern Rail, Northern Trains Limited to go to Sunderland by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Sunderland by coach.
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