Trains from Cardiff to Darlington

Cardiff to Darlington train information

Which operators can I use?

The trip between Cardiff, located in Wales and Darlington, situated in England is well served by trains. Use our travel search engine to search for your ticket and see the rail company for this journey.

How long is the train?

The journey time to go to Darlington from Cardiff may vary depending if your train is direct or if you need to make a change. There are 221 miles between the two cities.

What is the price of the train?

Depending how far in advance you purchase your ticket and the travel date, the price of the ticket can vary.

Best prices for Cardiff to Darlington train tickets

Cardiff - Darlington prices calendar

Find the cheapest tickets to travel from Cardiff to Darlington by train, bus, ride sharing and plane.

Best prices for Cardiff to Darlington trains

We compare train ticket for all major companies to travel between Cardiff and Darlington by train and find the best prices for the coming days. Take a look at the prices of train tickets Darlington to Cardiff and find the best deal for your outbound journey.

Discount Cardiff - Darlington train tickets

The easiest way to pay less on your Cardiff Darlington train ticket is probably to buy a railcard. While regional railcards are available in some areas, National railcards enable you to spend less on most rail fares across the UK. Everyone is eligible to at least a certain railcard, even non-UK residents. National railcards available: 16-25 discount card, Senior railcard, Two together discount card, Family and Friends railcard and Disabled persons discount card.

If you want to understand how much you can save with a railcard, you have to evaluate how many trips you need to save money. You will see that most of the time, only a few trips are needed.

For your evaluation, you need to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, how much you're saving on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average fare of a Cardiff Darlington ticket is £50.00 (1).

Divide the railcard cost by the saving: £30/34%= £88. Now divide £88 by £50.00: £88/£50.00 = 1.76. It will take you approximately 2 trips from Darlington to Cardiff (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

All railcards cost £30 except the Disabled persons railcard for which you will pay £20. Railcards give you 34% off most rail fares, thus you will save 1/3 on most train fares.

⁽¹⁾Average prices observed over the last 6 months for one way journey