Cheapest€18.49
- Cross Country CC348706:391h 5m07:44Cheltenham Spa railway stationDerby railway station
Door to door 1h 49mCO2 4.6 kgChanges 0Refundable
Travelling from Cheltenham to Derby costs €18.49 at the cheapest and takes 1h 45m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 139 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 139 km
- Fastest
- 1h 45m
- Average
- 1h 50m
- Services per day
- 5
- Cheapest
- €18.49
- CO2 per passenger
- 4.6 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 2 October 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 49m | 1h 5m | 44m | €21.77 | 4.6 kg | 5 |
- 1h 49mFastest, by Train
- €21.77Cheapest, by Train
- 4.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 139 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 2 October 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cheltenham to Derby | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept | Thu24 Sept | Fri25 Sept | Sat26 Sept | Sun27 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €34.99 | €34.99 | €31.69 | €36.09 | €31.14 | €34.99 | €21.79 | €21.78 | €23.43 | €24.54 | €28.39 | €23.99 | €27.29 | €21.77 |
Cheapest day: 2026-10-02 · €18.49
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Derby. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
Rooms within reach of Derby railway station
Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Cheltenham to Derby
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €21.7790 days
- €16.8460 days
- €16.8445 days
- €12.9930 days
- €21.7721 days
- €21.7714 days
- €21.797 days
- €31.693 days
- €34.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €12.99.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 169 percent. The dearest point is €34.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €21.77Sun
- €21.78Mon
- €23.43Tue
- €24.54Wed
- €28.39Thu
- €23.99Fri
- €27.29Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €34.99Sept
- €18.49Oct
- €15.74Nov
- €16.29Dec
- €16.84Jan
- €17.39Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 139 km against 121 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Smethwick. The gap between arriving and leaving is 57 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cheltenham at 06:39 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cheltenham
Rail
- Cheltenham Spa railway station
- Cheltenham Racecourse railway station
- Cheltenham High Street railway station
Coach
- Royal Well, Cheltenham Spa
- Arle Court Park & Ride
Derby
Rail
- Derby railway station
- Derby Friargate railway station
- Derby Nottingham Road railway station
Coach
- Derby Bus Station
- Derby Train Station
Air
- EMA
Ferry
- Causey Bridge Riverboat Station
The fare from EMA into Derby is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from EMA into Derby
Settled in advance, so the ride into Derby costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | €18.49 | 1h 45m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €15.00 | 81% |
| Taxes | €1.50 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 11% |
| Total you pay | €18.49 | 100% |
A day in Derby carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Left luggage near Derby railway station
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Cheltenham to Derby
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cheltenham to Derby?
The fastest journey from Cheltenham to Derby takes 1h 45m door to door, of which 1h 5m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 50m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cheltenham to Derby?
The cheapest fare from Cheltenham to Derby is €18.49, checked on 13 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €24.54. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cheltenham to Derby?
The cheapest way from Cheltenham to Derby is by train, at €21.77 for one passenger on 2 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 49m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cheltenham to Derby?
Fares from Cheltenham to Derby bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €12.99. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 169 percent, measured on 13 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cheltenham to Derby?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Cheltenham to Derby, at €21.77. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 13 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cheltenham to Derby?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cheltenham to Derby, at €15.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Cheltenham to Derby?
1 operators sell services from Cheltenham to Derby across 1 mode: Cross Country. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cheltenham to Derby?
20 percent of the services we sell from Cheltenham to Derby are direct. The rest connect at Solihull, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, Smethwick, with about 57 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Cheltenham to Derby use?
Services from Cheltenham to Derby by train leave from Cheltenham Spa railway station and arrive at Derby railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cheltenham to Derby?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Cheltenham to Derby allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cheltenham to Derby on 13 September 2026: 139 km of route against 121 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €18.49, and 1h 45m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Derby are the half people leave until last.
What to book in Derby before you go
Day trips that leave Derby in the morning and cover a good part of United Kingdom by evening.
See Derby on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Cheltenham
Arriving in Derby
Leaving Derby
- 145Places you can leave for
- 32Countries
- 30Operators
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