There are 11 ways to get from Carlisle to Norwich by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Peterboroughtrain
- Take the train from Peterborough to Norwichtrain
6h 36m£115–181Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 595
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to Norwichbus Uk950
10h 25m£59–94Bus, train
- Take the bus from Halston Hotel to Meadowhall Interchange/B1bus Ukn31
- Take the train from Sheffield to Norwichtrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
9h 10m£95–150Drive 278.9 mi
- Drive from Carlisle to Norwichcar 278.9 mi
5h 4m£71–102Train to Newcastle, fly to Norwich International Airport
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Norwich International Airport (NWI)plane NCL - NWI
6h 31m£120–294Train via Manchester
- Take the train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadillytrain Edinburgh - Manchester Airport / ...
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Norwichtrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich / ...
7h 22m£130–197Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Norwichtrain
7h 2m£99–242Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Norwichtrain
6h 42m£85–238Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London City Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Norwichtrain
6h 56m£166–430Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Norwichtrain
7h 4m£136–293Train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Carlisle to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Norwichtrain
7h 48m£136–391
Carlisle to Norwich by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Carlisle to Norwich is to bus which costs £55 - £95 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Carlisle to Norwich is to drive which takes 5h 4m and costs £70 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Carlisle station to Norwich. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Norwich via Milton Keynes Coachway, Luton Station Interchange and Luton DART Parkway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Carlisle to Norwich. However, there are services departing from Carlisle and arriving at Norwich via Newcastle and Peterborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 36m.
The distance between Carlisle and Norwich is 337 miles. The road distance is 280.6 miles.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Norwich without a car is to train which takes 6h 36m and costs £110 - £190.
It takes approximately 6h 36m to get from Carlisle to Norwich, including transfers.
Carlisle to Norwich bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
Carlisle to Norwich train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, depart from Carlisle station.
The best way to get from Carlisle to Norwich is to train which takes 6h 36m and costs £110 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £55 - £95 and takes 10h 25m.
What companies run services between Carlisle, England and Norwich, England?
You can take a train from Carlisle to Norwich via Newcastle and Peterborough in around 6h 36m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Norwich via Milton Keynes Coachway, Luton Station Interchange, Hampton by Hilton, and Luton DART Parkway in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £17–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–70
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Norwich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–140
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Carlisle to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Peterborough to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–140
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Carlisle to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stansted Airport to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–85
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Carlisle to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20
- Website
- Thameslink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Halston Hotel to Meadowhall Interchange/B1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–26
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to Norwich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Carlisle to Norwich bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Carlisle to Norwich train services, operated by Northern Trains Limited, arrive at Newcastle station.
Yes, the driving distance between Carlisle to Norwich is 281 miles. It takes approximately 5h 4m to drive from Carlisle to Norwich.
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