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Compare train and coach for Darlington to Gateshead
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Darlington to Gateshead among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £18 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 1h 5m. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, while a train costs an average of £47.
Distance: 49 km
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1h 5m Average total duration Fastest 35m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 28m Average total duration 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Darlington to Gateshead
How to get to Gateshead from Darlington by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Darlington to Gateshead is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
8:020h39Darlington8:41Gateshead£91One-way0 changes
Cheapest
8:020h39Darlington8:41Gateshead£91One-way0 changes
Fastest
9:330h26Darlington9:59Gateshead£671One-way0 changes
Other options
18:510h33Darlington19:24Gateshead£271One-way0 changes
9:500h34Darlington10:24Gateshead£271One-way0 changes
10:500h34Darlington11:24Gateshead£271One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Darlington to Gateshead
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This is compared to other travel options from Darlington to Gateshead:
A coach is £30 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Darlington to Gateshead costing on average £47.
Other travel options to Gateshead take longer:
Coach takes on average 1h 28m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 3 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Darlington and Gateshead as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Darlington, Feethams (Dolphin Centre) and arrive in Newcastle upon Tyne, Coach Station.
- Trains mostly depart from Darlington station (DAR) and arrive in Metro Centre (MCE).
- Travel with London North Eastern Railway, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), Cross Country, TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Limited to go to Gateshead by train.
- Travel with National Express, FlixBus to go to Gateshead by coach.
- 1 direct trains per day with London North Eastern Railway, London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), Cross Country, TransPennine Express, Northern Trains Limited.
- 3 direct coaches per day with National Express, FlixBus.
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