Grand Central

We sell 396 Trains routes operated by Grand Central, on their fares and their conditions.

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Grand Central runs 396 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 16 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 141 km, about 1h at the carrier's typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.

Checked October 15, 2026Priced for October 15, 2026One passenger, all fees included

Profile

What Grand Central runs

  • 396Routes we sell
  • 16Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 141 kmMedian route
  • 388 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Grand Central route we sell is 141 km, which is about 1h at their typical cruising speed of 140 km/h.
Fare conditions
Fares on this carrier are refundable up to two hours before departure, and changeable at no charge.
On board
This carrier publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet.
Carbon per passenger
About 33 grams per passenger kilometer, which is roughly 4.7 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Hull, Sunderland, Coventry, Northampton, Sheffield, Milton Keynes, Derby, Leicester
Routes

Routes operated by Grand Central

Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.

Routes operated by Grand Central, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
City of Westminster to Luton train€11.881h 11m47 km
Luton to City of Westminster train€11.881h 11m47 km
London to Luton train€11.881h 11m46 km
Luton to London train€11.881h 11m46 km
Coventry to Nottingham train€11.881h 20m66 km
Nottingham to Coventry train€11.881h 20m66 km
Brent to Milton Keynes train€11.881h 19m63 km
Milton Keynes to Brent train€11.881h 19m63 km
Islington to Luton train€11.881h 10m44 km
Luton to Islington train€11.881h 10m44 km
Nottingham to Sheffield train€11.881h 14m52 km
Sheffield to Nottingham train€11.881h 14m52 km
Coventry to Derby train€11.881h 16m57 km
Derby to Coventry train€11.881h 16m57 km
Derby to Sheffield train€11.881h 13m51 km
Sheffield to Derby train€11.881h 13m51 km
London to Milton Keynes train€12.441h 23m73 km
Milton Keynes to London train€12.441h 23m73 km
Coventry to Luton train€14.091h 28m95 km
Luton to Coventry train€14.091h 28m95 km
Leicester to Sheffield train€14.641h 30m86 km
Sheffield to Leicester train€14.641h 29m86 km
Coventry to Sheffield train€17.941h 40m109 km
Sheffield to Coventry train€17.941h 40m109 km
Coventry to London train€19.591h 45m138 km
London to Coventry train€19.591h 45m138 km
Brent to Coventry train€20.691h 48m126 km
Coventry to Brent train€20.691h 48m126 km
Coventry to Islington train€22.341h 52m137 km
Islington to Coventry train€22.341h 52m137 km
London to Nottingham train€24.541h 59m175 km
Nottingham to London train€24.542h175 km

The train gets you into Coventry. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Coventry for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Coventry railway station and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Catchment

How far people travel to get here

Every origin we sell by Trains, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.

Straight line distance from each origin we sell, not the distance the route runs.
DistanceRoutesShareNearest of them
Under 200 km30477%Islington, 44 km
200 to 600 km9223%Kingston upon Hull, 207 km

On board

Common questions about Grand Central

What does Grand Central run?

Grand Central runs 396 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 16 places across 1 country Those routes come from the published operator catalog rather than from a list we wrote, so a route only appears here if the carrier actually serves it.

How much do Grand Central tickets cost?

The cheapest Grand Central fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 396 routes The median route runs 141 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Grand Central tickets refundable?

Grand Central fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 396 routes we sell. The condition is shown again on the offer and once more before you pay, because it is the thing travelers most often get wrong.

What is on board an Grand Central service?

Grand Central publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 396 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 1h, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Grand Central runs?

The longest Grand Central route we sell runs from City of Westminster to Sunderland, 388 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 1h at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Grand Central operate?

Grand Central is based in United Kingdom and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Kingston upon Hull, Sunderland, Coventry. Those are computed from the routes in the catalog rather than from anything the carrier tells us about its own network.

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.

Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Fares, Carbon, Catchment

Other Trains operators

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Coventry railway station

Most of the points near Coventry railway station open before the first train and close after the last one.

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