Islington to Sunderland runs about 5 times a day, with the first departure around 06:18 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €44.89, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 3h 46m over 442 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €44.89, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€44.89
- 243%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Islington
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:18First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 5Services per day
- 20%Run direct
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Islington to Sunderland on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €127.39Fri18
- about €113.64Sat19
- about €91.64Sun20
- about €72.39Mon21
- about €80.64Tue22
- about €81.74Wed23
- about €81.19Thu24
- about €70.19Fri25
- about €82.29Sat26
- about €77.89Sun27
- about €60.84Mon28
- about €65.24Tue29
- about €66.34Wed30
- about €58.64Thu1
- about €64.69Fri2
- about €54.79Sat3
- about €55.33Sun4
- about €44.89Mon5
- about €55.89Tue6
- about €46.54Wed7
- about €76.24Thu8
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into Sunderland. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Sunderland for the night the train gets in
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When to book Islington to Sunderland
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €56.4490 days
- €37.1960 days
- €42.6945 days
- €51.4930 days
- €76.2421 days
- €58.6414 days
- €81.197 days
- €91.643 days
- €127.391 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €37.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 243 percent. The dearest point is €127.39, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Islington to Sunderland and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
442 km
384 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
319,143 → 170,134
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/2
2 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey 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 442 km against 384 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 Nottingham, Luton, Kingston upon Hull, Mansfield. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.
Who runs this route
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Sunderland railway station
Most of the points near Sunderland railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Islington to Sunderland
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 Islington to Sunderland?
The fastest journey from Islington to Sunderland takes 3h 46m door to door, of which 3h 20m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 59m, 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 Islington to Sunderland?
The cheapest fare from Islington to Sunderland is €44.89, as of 17 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €71.29. 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 Islington to Sunderland?
The cheapest way from Islington to Sunderland is by train, at €44.89 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 4m 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 Islington to Sunderland?
Fares from Islington to Sunderland bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €37.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 243 percent, measured on 17 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Islington to Sunderland?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Islington to Sunderland, at €60.84. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 17 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Islington to Sunderland?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Islington to Sunderland, at €43.24 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 Islington to Sunderland?
No operator record names Islington to Sunderland directly. Grand Central publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Islington to Sunderland?
20 percent of the services we sell from Islington to Sunderland are direct. The rest connect at Nottingham, Luton, Kingston upon Hull, Mansfield, with about 70 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 Islington to Sunderland use?
Services from Islington to Sunderland by train leave from Islington station and arrive at Sunderland 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 Islington to Sunderland?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Islington to Sunderland 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
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
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.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Islington to Sunderland on 17 September 2026: 442 km of route against 384 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €44.89, and 3h 46m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Sunderland is somebody else's catalogue.
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The two ends, compared
Islington reaches 96 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 1,004 km. Sunderland reaches 38 places in 1 countries, from 44 to 388 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Islington
- 96Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 20Operators
Arriving in Sunderland
Leaving Sunderland
- 38Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 5Operators