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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 £14. 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 £14, and a train costs an average of £52.
Distance: 253 km
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£27 Average Price Cheapest | £88 Average Price |
5h 31m Average total duration 5h 1m 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.
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This is compared to other travel options from Leicester to Sunderland:
A coach is £39 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Leicester to Sunderland costing on average £52.
Other travel options to Sunderland take longer:
Coach takes on average 4h 10m.
- Around 4 trains per day.
- Around 4 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 CrossCountry, Grand Central Trains, LNER to go to Sunderland by train.
- Travel with Megabus, National Express, FlixBus to go to Sunderland by coach.
- 1 direct coaches per day with Megabus, FlixBus.
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