Trains from Derby to Rotherham

Derby to Rotherham train information

The route connecting Derby, which is in England and Rotherham, located 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.

There are 35 miles from Derby to Rotherham. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Rotherham from Derby, and it’s also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.

Depending how much time in advance you book your ticket as well as when you travel, the price of the ticket will vary.

Best prices for Derby to Rotherham train tickets

Derby - Rotherham prices calendar

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

Best prices for Derby to Rotherham trains

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

Discount Derby - Rotherham train tickets

The best way to pay less on your Derby Rotherham train ticket must be to have a railcard. While regional railcards exist in some areas, National railcards enable you to make savings on most rail fares across the United Kingdom. Everyone is eligible to at least one of the 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 Derby Rotherham 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 Rotherham to Derby (one way journey) with your railcard to be profitable.

Railcards enable you to get a third off most rail fares for a year. The Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the 5 other railcards £30.

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