Northern

We sell 668 Trains routes operated by Northern, on their fares and their conditions.

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Northern runs 668 routes we sell across 1 country, calling at 58 places. The cheapest fare is €11.88. A median route runs 62 km, about 27m 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 Northern runs

  • 668Routes we sell
  • 58Places served
  • 1Countries
  • 62 kmMedian route
  • 152 kmLongest route
A typical journey
The median Northern route we sell is 62 km, which is about 27m 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 2.0 kg over a median route.
Where it runs
Routes in 1 country on our network.
Busiest places
Carlisle, Darlington, Washington, Leeds, Durham, Harrogate, Morecambe, Sheffield
Routes

Routes operated by Northern

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

Routes operated by Northern, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey we sell on each.
RouteFromFastestDistance
Manchester to Sheffield train€11.881h 14m52 km
Sheffield to Manchester train€11.881h 14m52 km
Leeds to Sheffield train€11.881h 11m46 km
Sheffield to Leeds train€11.881h 11m46 km
Bradford to Preston train€11.881h 19m63 km
Preston to Bradford train€11.881h 19m63 km
Burnley to Leeds train€11.881h 11m45 km
Leeds to Burnley train€11.881h 11m45 km
Manchester to Stoke-on-Trent train€11.881h 14m53 km
Stoke-on-Trent to Manchester train€11.881h 14m53 km
Blackburn to Bradford train€11.881h 13m48 km
Bradford to Blackburn train€11.881h 12m48 km
Leeds to Rotherham train€11.881h 10m43 km
Rotherham to Leeds train€11.881h 10m43 km
Sheffield to Stockport train€11.881h 12m46 km
Stockport to Sheffield train€11.881h 11m46 km
Doncaster to Hull train€11.881h 17m58 km
Hull to Doncaster train€11.881h 18m58 km
Burnley to Harrogate train€11.881h 13m50 km
Harrogate to Burnley train€11.881h 13m50 km
Blackburn to Leeds train€11.891h 18m62 km
Leeds to Blackburn train€11.891h 18m62 km
Leeds to Preston train€13.541h 25m76 km
Preston to Leeds train€13.541h 25m76 km
Darlington to Leeds train€13.541h 23m81 km
Leeds to Darlington train€13.541h 23m81 km
Hull to Rotherham train€13.541h 26m76 km
Rotherham to Hull train€13.541h 25m76 km
Hull to Wakefield train€13.541h 25m77 km
Wakefield to Hull train€13.541h 26m77 km
Hull to Sheffield train€14.091h 29m85 km
Sheffield to Hull train€14.091h 29m85 km

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

A hotel room

A room in Chester for the night the train gets in

Sort by distance from Chester 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 km668100%Blackburn, 40 km

On board

Common questions about Northern

What does Northern run?

Northern runs 668 of the Trains routes we sell, calling at 58 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 Northern tickets cost?

The cheapest Northern fare we sell is €11.88 for one passenger, across 668 routes The median route runs 62 km in a straight line. Fares include taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the figure here is the figure at checkout.

Are Northern tickets refundable?

Northern fares are refundable up to two hours before departure and can be changed at no charge, across all 668 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 Northern service?

Northern publishes Power outlets, Wi-Fi across its fleet, on the 668 routes we sell. A median journey with this carrier runs about 27m, which is long enough for the difference between a carrier with power outlets and one without to matter.

What is the longest route Northern runs?

The longest Northern route we sell runs from Carlisle to Leeds, 152 km in a straight line. A median journey with this carrier takes about 27m at their typical cruising speed, so the long routes are considerably more than that.

Where does Northern operate?

Northern is based in United Kingdom and runs routes we sell in 1 country The places it calls at most often are Carlisle, Darlington, Washington. 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

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Chester is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Chester railway station

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

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