Trains from Derby to Sunderland start at €36.64 and take 2h 33m at their fastest.
The Trains from Derby to Sunderland starts at €36.64 and takes 2h 33m door to door, run by 2 operators over 254 km, with around 6 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Changes at York, with 61 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.
Door to door 3h 49mCO2 8.5 kgChanges 1Refundable
Door to door 2h 33mCO2 8.4 kgChanges 0Refundable
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | Fastest |
|---|---|
| Cross Country | 2h 32m |
 Grand Central | 2h 31m |
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The Train from Derby to Sunderland takes 2h 33m door to door, of which 1h 49m is spent moving. The route runs 254 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
The Train from Derby to Sunderland starts at €36.64 for one passenger, checked on September 13, 2026. A typical fare is €31.96. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
2 operators run the Train from Derby to Sunderland: Cross Country, Grand Central. Between them they file around 6 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
The Train from Derby to Sunderland leaves from Derby railway station and arrives at Sunderland railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Fares for the Train from Derby to Sunderland bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.34. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 133 percent, measured on September 13, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
The Train from Derby to Sunderland produces about 8.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 254 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
Operators on the Train from Derby to Sunderland publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 33m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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.
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