There are 8 ways to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from King's Cross to Sunderlandtrain London Kings Cross - Sunderland
4h 54m£74–115Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Interchangebus Ukn10 / ...
7h 18m£36–76Drive 277.1 mi
- Drive from ExCeL London to Sunderlandcar 277.1 mi
4h 39m£70–101Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Streetbus
4h 19mBus via Bank DLR Station
- Take the bus from Golders Green Station to Interchangebus 598
7h 49m£47–83Fly London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
5h 31m£117–380Fly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Sunderlandtrain
6h 37m£118–372Fly London City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
6h 21m£112–445
ExCeL London to Sunderland by foot, train, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland is to bus which costs £35 - £80 and takes 7h 18m.
The fastest way to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland is to drive which takes 4h 39m and costs £65 - £100.
No, there is no direct bus from ExCeL London to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Finchley Road / O2 Centre and arriving at Interchange via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from ExCeL London station to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from West Silvertown DLR Station and arriving at Sunderland via Bank station and King's Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 54m.
The distance between ExCeL London and Sunderland is 274 miles. The road distance is 278.7 miles.
The best way to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland without a car is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs £70 - £120.
It takes approximately 4h 54m to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland, including transfers.
ExCeL London to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
ExCeL London to Sunderland train services, operated by Grand Central Trains, depart from King's Cross station.
The best way to get from ExCeL London to Sunderland is to train which takes 4h 54m and costs £70 - £120. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £80 and takes 7h 18m.
What companies run services between ExCeL London, England and Sunderland, England?
Grand Central Trains operates a train from King's Cross to Sunderland every 4 hours. Tickets cost £70–110 and the journey takes 3h 23m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Interchange 5 times a day. Tickets cost £30–50 and the journey takes 5h 15m. National Express also services this route once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–260
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–260
- 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
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £27–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £7–14
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Golders Green Station to Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–75
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Newcastle Airport Terminal to Fawcett Street
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Northstar
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Booking & Getting There
ExCeL London to Sunderland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Interchange station.
ExCeL London to Sunderland train services, operated by Grand Central Trains, arrive at Sunderland station.
Yes, the driving distance between ExCeL London to Sunderland is 279 miles. It takes approximately 4h 39m to drive from ExCeL London to Sunderland.
There are 1960+ hotels available in Sunderland.










































