Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Manchester to Sunderland is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
2 h 58 m
Average
3 h 15 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
168 km
It's difficult to get from Manchester to Sunderland without transferring at least once.
Distance | 104 miles (167 km) | |
Train frequency | 17 a day | |
Direct train | No | |
Train providers | Transpennine Express, Northern Rail or London North Eastern Railway |
Trains from Manchester to Sunderland cover the 104 miles (167 km) long trip taking on average 6 h 5 min with our travel partners like Transpennine Express, Northern Rail or London North Eastern Railway. Normally, there are 17 trains operating per day, including direct services available. Travelers depart most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly and arrive in Sunderland.
Find the best route from Manchester to Sunderland with Northern Rail (3). Comparing schedules and prices and booking the most popular trip has never been easier with over 1000 travel companies on Omio.
Northern Trains is one of many publicly owned train operating companies in the United Kingdom. The rail network in the UK has been run by over 20 train companies, but they work together as National Rail with coordinated fares and ticketing. Headquartered in York, Northern operates local and commuter trains across the entire north of England connecting regions of the North East, North West, East Midlands, Staffordshire, Yorkshire and the Humber coast line. Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime Day tickets can be purchased for Northern train journeys from Manchester to Sunderland. There is only one class option on Northern trains: Standard.
Train information from Manchester to Sunderland with Northern Rail (3):
When taking a train from Manchester, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Airport and Manchester Victoria. When you arrive in Sunderland, your train can arrive in train stations including Sunderland and Sunderland, Dame Dorothy Street.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Manchester Piccadilly to Sunderland.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Manchester Piccadilly, which is located around 0.6 miles (954 m) away from the city center, and they get off the train at Sunderland, located 0.2 miles (319 m) away from the city center.
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