Wolverhampton to Derby train

Trains from Wolverhampton to Derby start at €11.88 and take 1h 17m at their fastest.

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The Trains from Wolverhampton to Derby starts at €11.88 and takes 1h 17m door to door, run by 4 operators over 66 km, with around 16 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.

Checked September 8, 2026Priced for September 15, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 1h 17mDoor to door
  • 33mMoving
  • €11.88From
  • 2.2 kgCO2
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 15, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€11.88
  1. Avanti West Coast AW250706:1634m06:50Wolverhampton railway stationDerby railway station

Door to door 1h 18mCO2 2.2 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€12.99
  1. Cross Country CC211406:4933m07:22Wolverhampton railway stationDerby railway station

Door to door 1h 17mCO2 2.2 kgChanges 0Refundable

Carriers

Rail operators

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

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Booking window

When to book Wolverhampton to Derby

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €11.8890 days
  2. €11.8860 days
  3. €11.8845 days
  4. €11.8830 days
  5. €11.8821 days
  6. €11.8814 days
  7. €11.887 days
  8. €14.643 days
  9. €15.191 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 28 percent. The most expensive point is €15.19, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits outside the cheap window, which opens around 90 days before departure. There is no advantage to booking this minute.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €11.89Sun
  2. €11.88Mon
  3. €11.88Tue
  4. €11.88Wed
  5. €12.99Thu
  6. €12.44Fri
  7. €12.99Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Wolverhampton

Rail
  • Wolverhampton railway station
  • Wolverhampton Low Level railway station
  • Wolverhampton Temporary railway station

Derby

Rail
  • Derby railway station
  • Derby Friargate railway station
  • Derby Nottingham Road railway station
The journey

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
75% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 25% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 66 km against 57 km in a straight line, a detour of 16 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Stoke-on-Trent, Coventry, Nuneaton, Newcastle under Lyme. 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.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Wolverhampton at 06:05 and the last at 17:25, across 16 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.

Questions about Wolverhampton to Derby

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 the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby take?

The Train from Wolverhampton to Derby takes 1h 17m door to door, of which 33m is spent moving. The route runs 66 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.

How much does the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby cost?

The Train from Wolverhampton to Derby starts at €11.88 for one passenger, checked on September 15, 2026. A typical fare is €12.44. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.

Who runs the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby?

4 operators run the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby: Avanti West Coast, Cross Country, East Midlands, London Midland. Between them they file around 16 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.

Which terminal does the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby use?

The Train from Wolverhampton to Derby leaves from Wolverhampton railway station and arrives at Derby 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.

When should I book the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby?

Fares for the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 28 percent, measured on September 15, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby produce?

The Train from Wolverhampton to Derby produces about 2.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 66 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.

What is provided on board the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby?

Operators on the Train from Wolverhampton to Derby publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 17m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.

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.

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On this page
Every figure above was computed for Wolverhampton to Derby on September 8, 2026: 66 km of route against 57 km in a straight line, 16 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 17m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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