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Compare coach and train for Carlisle to Sheffield
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Sheffield among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £35. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 8m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £35, and a train costs an average of £30.
Distance: 194 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£51 Average Price | £40 Average Price Cheapest |
3h 38m Average total duration Fastest 3h 8m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 15m Average total duration 8h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.5kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get to Sheffield from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Carlisle to Sheffield 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 Carlisle to Sheffield:
A coach is £12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Sheffield costing on average £51.
Other travel options to Sheffield take longer:
Coach takes on average 8h 45m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Sheffield 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 Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Sheffield station (SHF).
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Sheffield, Pond Street / Harmer Lane (Sheffield Interchange).
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Sheffield by coach.
- Travel with Northern Rail, Transpennine Express, Caledonian Sleeper, Avanti West Coast, Northern Trains Limited, TransPennine Express to go to Sheffield by train.
- 0 direct trains per day with Northern Trains Limited.
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