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Compare coach and train for Leicester to Sunderland
Omio recommends booking the coach as it is the most popular option from Leicester to Sunderland 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 £44.
Distance: 253 km
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Most popular Coach | Train |
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£21 Average Price Cheapest | £85 Average Price |
5h 15m Average total duration 4h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 10m Average total duration Fastest 3h 40m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Leicester to Sunderland
How to get to Sunderland from Leicester by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Leicester to Sunderland is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus10:054h10Leicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)14:15Sunderland, Interchange£231One-way0 changes
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- FlixBus10:054h10Leicester, Fosse Park Avenue (Asda)14:15Sunderland, Interchange£231One-way0 changes
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C217699:093h36Leicester station (LEI)12:45Sunderland station (SUN)£1411One-way3 changes
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- G00805+G80211+TW0400008:194h26Leicester station (LEI)12:45Sunderland station (SUN)£831One-way2 changes
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P286908:194h41Leicester station (LEI)13:00Sunderland station (SUN)£831One-way2 changes - G00738+P28679+W709458:093h51Leicester station (LEI)12:00Sunderland station (SUN)£1421One-way2 changes
NX240 · NX17219:508h05Leicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station3:55Sunderland, Interchange£291One-way1 change- NX240 · NX13312:308h15Leicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station20:45Sunderland, Interchange£461One-way1 change
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FAQs: Leicester to Sunderland
Travel to Sunderland easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Leicester to Sunderland.
This is compared to other travel options from Leicester to Sunderland:
A coach is £64 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Leicester to Sunderland costing on average £85.
Other travel options to Sunderland take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 45m.
- Around 5 trains per day.
- Around 5 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Leicester and Sunderland as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Leicester station (LEI) and arrive in Sunderland station (SUN).
- Coaches mostly depart from Leicester, St.Margaret's Bus Station and arrive in Sunderland, Interchange.
- Travel with Megabus, FlixBus, National Express to go to Sunderland by coach.
- Travel with CrossCountry, Grand Central Trains to go to Sunderland by train.
- 1 direct coaches per day with Megabus, FlixBus.
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