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Compare train and coach 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 £20. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 59m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £20, and a train costs an average of £111.
Distance: 162 km
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£25 Average Price Cheapest | £112 Average Price |
5h 9m Average total duration 4h 39m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 29m Average total duration Fastest 3h 59m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Sunderland from Blackpool by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Blackpool to Sunderland is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

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This is compared to other travel options from Blackpool to Sunderland:
A coach is £91 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Blackpool to Sunderland costing on average £111.
Other travel options to Sunderland take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 5m.
- Around 13 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 train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Blackpool, Central Coach Station and arrive in Sunderland, Interchange.
- Trains mostly depart from Blackpool North (BPN) and arrive in Sunderland station (SUN).
- Travel with Northern Rail (3) to go to Sunderland by train.
- Travel with National Express to go to Sunderland by coach.
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