Cheapest€22.34
- Cross Country CC906214:181h 28m15:46SheffieldSunderland railway station
Door to door 2h 12mCO2 6.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Sheffield to Sunderland costs €22.34 at the cheapest and takes 2h 7m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 3 operators. The route covers 195 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 195 km
- Fastest
- 2h 7m
- Average
- 2h 14m
- Services per day
- 10
- Cheapest
- €22.34
- CO2 per passenger
- 6.4 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 September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 10m | 1h 26m | 44m | €26.74 | 6.4 kg | 10 |
- 2h 10mFastest, by Train
- €26.74Cheapest, by Train
- 6.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 195 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€22.34
- TransPennine Express TP608406:051h 26m07:31SheffieldSunderland railway station
Door to door 2h 10mCO2 6.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
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 modeled 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 modeled 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 traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Sheffield to Sunderland | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €54.79 | €43.24 | €42.14 | €34.44 | €42.69 | €44.89 | €43.24 | €31.69 | €26.74 | €29.49 | €28.94 | €34.44 | €31.69 | €34.44 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €22.34
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Sunderland is not something we sell.
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When to book Sheffield to Sunderland
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €26.7490 days
- €19.0460 days
- €21.2445 days
- €17.9430 days
- €26.7421 days
- €34.4414 days
- €43.247 days
- €42.143 days
- €54.791 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €17.94.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 205 percent. The most expensive point is €54.79, 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.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €31.69Sun
- €26.74Mon
- €29.49Tue
- €28.94Wed
- €34.44Thu
- €31.69Fri
- €34.44Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €42.14Sep
- €24.54Oct
- €20.69Nov
- €20.69Dec
- €20.14Jan
- €20.14Feb
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
- 60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 195 km against 169 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 Leeds, Bradford, York, Burnley. The gap between arriving and leaving is 69 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.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Sheffield at 06:05 and the last at 14:49, across 10 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.
Sheffield
Rail
- Sheffield
- Sheffield station
- Sheffield Wicker railway station
Bus
- Sheffield Interchange
- Abbeydale Park & Ride
Sunderland
Rail
- Sunderland railway station
- Boldon railway station
- Murton railway station
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cross Country | €22.34 | 2h 7m |
 Grand Central | €23.44 | 2h 8m |
| TransPennine Express | €22.34 | 2h 8m |
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 | €18.50 | 83% |
| Taxes | €1.85 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 9% |
| Total you pay | €22.34 | 100% |
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Questions about Sheffield to Sunderland
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
The fastest journey from Sheffield to Sunderland takes 2h 7m door to door, of which 1h 26m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 14m, 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
The cheapest fare from Sheffield to Sunderland is €22.34, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €36.09. 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
The cheapest way from Sheffield to Sunderland is by train, at €26.74 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 2h 10m 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
Fares from Sheffield to Sunderland bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €17.94. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 205 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Sheffield to Sunderland?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Sheffield to Sunderland, at €26.74. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Sheffield to Sunderland?
January is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Sheffield to Sunderland, at €20.14 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 service from Sheffield to Sunderland?
3 operators sell services from Sheffield to Sunderland across 1 mode: Cross Country, Grand Central, TransPennine Express. 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
60 percent of the services we sell from Sheffield to Sunderland are direct. The rest connect at Leeds, Bradford, York, Burnley, with about 69 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 Sheffield to Sunderland use?
Services from Sheffield to Sunderland by train leave from Sheffield 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 Sheffield to Sunderland?
3 of the 3 operators we sell from Sheffield 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
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 modeled 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 Sheffield to Sunderland on September 12, 2026: 195 km of route against 169 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 3 operators, a cheapest fare of €22.34, and 2h 7m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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