There are 6 ways to get from Sunderland to North East by bus, taxi, train, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, taxi
best- Take the bus from Interchange to John Dobson Streetbus Ukn10 / ...
- Take the taxi from Morpeth to North Easttaxi
1h 29m£33–48Drive 37.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Sunderland to North Eastcar 37.2 mi
51 min£10–14Train, taxi
- Take the train from Sunderland to Newcastletrain
- Take the train from Newcastle to Alnmouthtrain
- Take the taxi from Alnmouth to North Easttaxi
1h 30m£38–59Taxi
- Take the taxi from Sunderland to North Easttaxi 37.2 mi
51 min£160–200Line 56 bus
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Monument Market Streetbus 56
2h 23mSubway, train
- Take the subway from Sunderland to Central Stationsubway Grn
- Take the train from Newcastle to Acklingtontrain Northumberland
2h 29m
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to North East is to drive which costs £9 - £14 and takes 51 min.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to North East is to drive which takes 51 min and costs £9 - £14.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to North East. However, there are services departing from Fawcett Street and arriving at Monument Market Street via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Sunderland to North East. However, there are services departing from Sunderland and arriving at Acklington via Newcastle. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 29m.
The distance between Sunderland and North East is 42 miles. The road distance is 37.4 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to North East without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 1h 29m and costs £30 - £50.
It takes approximately 1h 29m to get from Sunderland to North East, including transfers.
Sunderland to North East bus services, operated by Go North East, depart from Fawcett Street station.
Sunderland to North East train services, operated by Nexus Metro, depart from Sunderland station.
Sunderland to North East bus services, operated by Go North East, arrive at Monument Market Street station.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and North East, England?
Go North East operates a bus from Fawcett Street to Monument Market Street every 20 minutes, and the journey takes 1h 16m.
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sunderland to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–21
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Alnmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–17
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 191 20 20 747
- Website
- Nexus Metro
Subway from Sunderland to Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Nexus Metro
- Phone
- 03457 48 49 50
- Website
- Northumberland Line
Train from Newcastle to Acklington
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- Northumberland Line
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to John Dobson Street
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- Website
- Go North East
Bus from Fawcett Street to Monument Market Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Website
- Go North East
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- £24–200
Abbey Taxis Morpeth
- Phone
- +44 1670 332 275
- Website
- abbeytaxi-morpeth.co.uk
JimGO Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7552030702
- Website
- jimgotaxis.co.uk
Just Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7957 495 503
- Website
- taxis-morpeth.co.uk
Morpeth Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 843 773
- Website
- morpethtaxis.com
Sanderson Arcade Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1670 513 513
- Website
- sandersonarcade.co.uk
AA Taxis
- Phone
- +44 1665 60 60 60
- Website
- alnwicktaxis.co.uk
JimGO Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7552030702
- Website
- jimgotaxis.co.uk
Knights Taxis
- Phone
- +44 7760 751 667
- Website
- knightstaxi.com
Sovereign Taxis Alnwick
- Phone
- +44 1665 602 200
- Website
- alnwicktaxi.co.uk
Dart Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 565 3333
Station Taxis
- Phone
- +44 191 555 5 555
- Website
- stationtaxis.com
Sunderland Taxi Centre
- Phone
- +44 191 565 4444
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Booking & Getting There
Sunderland to North East train services, operated by Nexus Metro, arrive at Central Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to North East is 37 miles. It takes approximately 51 min to drive from Sunderland to North East.
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