- Must visit
The British Museum
World-famous museum with major collections spanning ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and Asia. A top choice for first-time visitors.
Cheapest price
$26
Average price
$98
Fastest journey
2 h 11 m
Average duration
2 h 15 m
Trains per day
46
Distance
227 km
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Sheffield to London is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Sheffield to London will cost around $98 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $26.
It's difficult to get from Sheffield to London without transferring at least once.
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W04506Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Sheffield to London among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $6. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 24m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.2kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $6, and a flight costs an average of $97.
Distance: 141 miles (227 km)
Most popular Train | Bus | Flight | Driving |
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$69 Average price | $15 Average price Cheapest | $248 Average price | $76 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
3h 12m Average total duration 2h 42m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 48m Average total duration 3h 18m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 24m Average total duration Fastest 1h 24m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 3h 20m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.1 - 0.2kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.7 - 1.4kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Sheffield to London:
A bus is $54 (€44) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Sheffield to London costing on average $69 (€56).
A bus is $233 (€191) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Sheffield to London costing on average $248 (€203).
Other travel options to London take longer:
Train takes on average 2h 42m.
Bus takes on average 3h 18m.
The journey is about 38m faster (2h 42m by train vs 3h 20m by car) and roughly $7 (€6) cheaper once you factor in fuel and tolls ($69 (€56) vs $76 (€62)). You'll also arrive in the city centre rather than hunting for parking, and you can work, read, or watch the landscape go by instead of concentrating on the road.
Direct services run with East Midlands Railway, east_midlands_trains.
Driving is still worth considering if you want to stop along the way or need a car once you arrive.
The table below shows live departures for Sheffield to London trains for today, Friday, June 19. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated train journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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W70756 | On time 5:30 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 7:39 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G85332+ C01954 | On time 5:42 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h19 | 8:01 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
P24248+ C01945 | On time 5:45 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h31 | 8:16 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
P24411+ C02155 | 5:48 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h42 | 8:30 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
C21676 | On time 5:56 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h12 | 8:08 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
P24418+ C01905 | On time 6:05 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h29 | 8:34 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
P24255+ W00035 | On time 6:10 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h37 | 8:47 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
P24424+ G07949 | On time 6:27 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h26 | 8:53 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70763 | On time 6:30 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h08 | 8:38 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G01133+ C17880 | On time 6:54 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h31 | 9:25 AM London Euston (EUS) | 1 transfer | |
C21670 | On time 7:00 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 9:09 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84648+ C02170 | On time 7:10 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h20 | 9:30 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
G01176+ W33991 | On time 7:18 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h16 | 9:34 AM London Euston (EUS) | 1 transfer | |
C21675 | On time 7:34 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h05 | 9:39 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G89398+ C01949 | 7:37 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h26 | 10:03 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
G89682+ Y14804 | On time 7:57 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h06 | 10:03 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
C21667 | 7:59 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h10 | 10:09 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70775 | 8:35 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 10:39 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G89402+ W04503 | On time 8:38 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h39 | 11:17 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
G89685+ C02165 | On time 8:56 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h27 | 11:23 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
C21663 | 9:00 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 11:09 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70781 | On time 9:35 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h01 | 11:36 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70784 | On time 10:00 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 12:09 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
C21659 | 10:35 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 12:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
C21654 | 11:00 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h07 | 1:07 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70793 | On time 11:35 AM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 1:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70796 | On time 12:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 2:09 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70799 | On time 12:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 2:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70802 | 1:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 3:09 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70804 | 1:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 3:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
C21655 | 2:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 4:09 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70810 | 2:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 4:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70812 | 3:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h09 | 5:09 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84695+ W04511 | On time 3:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h34 | 5:45 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
C21666 | On time 3:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h04 | 5:39 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G89701+ C02108 | On time 3:57 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h25 | 6:22 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70816 | 4:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h10 | 6:10 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70816+ G01119+ W34081 | 4:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h31 | 6:31 PM London Euston (EUS) | 2 transfers | |
W84700+ L01636 | On time 4:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h29 | 6:40 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70818 | 4:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h06 | 6:41 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70820 | On time 5:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h11 | 7:11 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84705+ G08250 | On time 5:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h34 | 7:45 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
C21656 | 5:32 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h06 | 7:38 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G00716+ G08250 | On time 5:38 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h07 | 7:45 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70825 | On time 6:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h07 | 8:07 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84712+ C02079 | On time 6:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h10 | 8:21 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70826 | On time 6:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h01 | 8:36 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70829 | On time 7:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h08 | 9:08 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84719+ C02100 | On time 7:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h11 | 9:22 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70832 | On time 7:35 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h03 | 9:38 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G89180+ C02092 | On time 7:57 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h25 | 10:22 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
W70834 | On time 8:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h07 | 10:07 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W84725+ C01922 | On time 8:11 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h36 | 10:47 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
G00726+ C02062 | On time 8:29 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h40 | 11:09 PM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
G01170+ C17870 · C17913 | On time 8:55 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 3h54 | 12:49 AM London Euston (EUS) | 2 transfers | |
C21546 | 9:00 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h16 | 11:16 PM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
W70752 | On time 9:45 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 2h38 | 12:23 AM London St Pancras International (STP) | 0 transfersDirect | |
G00735+ C02056 | On time 10:26 PM Sheffield station (SHF) | 3h14 | 1:40 AM London Kings Cross (KGX) | 1 transfer | |
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Trains from Sheffield to London run on average 9 times per day, taking around 2h 42m. Cheap train tickets for this journey start at $21 (€17) but you can travel from only $6 (€5) by bus.
There are 4 trains per day. The earliest train runs at 00:21, the last at 23:38. The fastest train covers the 141 miles (227 km) distance in 2h 4m.
Distance 141 miles (227 km) |
Average train duration 2h 42m |
Cheapest ticket price $21 (€17) |
Trains per day 9 |
Direct trains 4 |
Fastest train 2h 4m |
First train 12:21 AM |
Last train 11:38 PM |
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