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Compare train and coach for Derby to Carlisle
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Derby to Carlisle among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £17. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 40m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £17, and a train costs an average of £22.
Distance: 239 km
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How to get to Carlisle from Derby by train, bus, flight or ferry.
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The best way to travel from Derby to Carlisle 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 Derby to Carlisle:
A coach is £5 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Derby to Carlisle costing on average £22.
Other travel options to Carlisle take longer:
Coach takes on average 9h 20m.
- Around 6 trains per day.
- Around 1 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Derby and Carlisle as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Derby station (DBY) and arrive in Carlisle station (CAR).
- Coaches mostly depart from Derby, Bus Station and arrive in Carlisle, Bus Station (Lonsdale Street).
- Travel with National Express to go to Carlisle by coach.
- Travel with Avanti West Coast, Northern Rail (3), east_midlands_trains, Cross Country to go to Carlisle by train.
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