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Compare train and coach for Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £32. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 15m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £32, and a train costs an average of £70.
Distance: 216 km
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2h 45m Average total duration Fastest 2h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 10h 57m Average total duration 10h 27m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Stoke-on-Trent from Carlisle by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
6:404h03Carlisle10:43Stoke-on-Trent£701One-way0 changes
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6:404h03Carlisle10:43Stoke-on-Trent£701One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent
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This is compared to other travel options from Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Carlisle to Stoke-on-Trent costing on average £70.
Other travel options to Stoke-on-Trent take longer:
Coach takes on average 10h 27m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 2 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Carlisle and Stoke-on-Trent as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Ferries mostly depart from Douglas and arrive in Heysham.
- Coaches mostly depart from Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street) and arrive in Stoke-On-Trent, Hanley Bus Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Carlisle station (CAR) and arrive in Stoke-on-Trent station (SOT).
- Travel with National Express, Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire to go to Stoke-on-Trent by coach.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Caledonian Sleeper, TransPennine Express to go to Stoke-on-Trent by train.
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