There are 12 ways to get from Bruges to Sunderland by train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, train, plane, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Brussels
best- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
7h 20m£217–357Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus N814
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Interchangebus Ukn10 / ...
14h£54–110Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bruges to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Sunderlandcar
7h 25m£213–259Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane BRU - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
7h 46mTrain
- Take the train from Bruges to Courtraitrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain
8h 23m£162–269Bus via Milton Keynes
- Take the bus from Bruges to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 541 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Interchangebus 598 / ...
15h 39m£66–109Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bruges to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Sunderlandcar
8h 27m£120–227Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Newcastle (NCL)plane AMS - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
7h 5mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Durham Tees Valley Airport (MME)plane AMS - MME
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
8h 33m£170–434Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane BRU - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Thornabytrain
- Take the train from Thornaby to Sunderlandtrain
9h 31m£116–282Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane CRL - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
7h 24mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Bruges to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane AMS - LBA
- Take the train from Leeds to Newcastletrain
9h 40m£137–399
Bruges to Sunderland by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bruges to Sunderland is to bus which costs £50 - £110 and takes 14h.
The fastest way to get from Bruges to Sunderland is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 20m and costs £210 - £360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bruges to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Interchange via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
No, there is no direct train from Bruges to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Bruges and arriving at Sunderland via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross and Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 20m.
The distance between Bruges and Sunderland is 570 miles.
The best way to get from Bruges to Sunderland without a car is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 20m and costs £210 - £360.
It takes approximately 7h 20m to get from Bruges to Sunderland, including transfers.
Bruges to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Bruges to Sunderland train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), depart from Bruges station.
The best way to get from Bruges to Sunderland is to train via Brussels which takes 7h 20m and costs £210 - £360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £50 - £110 and takes 14h.
What companies run services between Bruges, Belgium and Sunderland, England?
You can take a train from Bruges to Sunderland via Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Newcastle in around 7h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bruges to Interchange via London Victoria in around 14h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newcastle via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Durham Tees Valley Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Friday, Tuesday, Monday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Friday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £90–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Brussels South Charleroi Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–160
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Newcastle via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Courtrai
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–21
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–10
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruges to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bruges to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
Train from King's Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Grand Central Trains
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Thornaby to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to Thornaby
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Leeds to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- Cross Country
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–25
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Bruges to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Sunderland is 1h behind Bruges. It is currently 8:08 PM in Bruges and 7:08 PM in Sunderland.
Bruges to Sunderland train services, operated by Belgian Railways (NMBS/SNCB), arrive at Bruxelles-Midi station.
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