Trains from Manchester to Darlington

Manchester to Darlington train information

• The trip between Manchester, located in England and Darlington, situated in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• There are 78 miles between the two cities and the average duration between Manchester to Darlington is around 1h55m. Train travel is most of the time the quickest way to travel to Darlington from Manchester, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving or taking the plane.
• Fares will change depending on the day and hour of travel and how far in advance you purchase your ticket.

Best prices for Manchester to Darlington train tickets

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Best prices for Manchester to Darlington trains

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

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Willing to travel for cheap? Many railcards and deals exist to spend less for your Manchester Darlington train ticket and save even more money on your tickets: special train fares for children, railcards for all ages, group travel, or charity discount. There are several types of railcards available: 16-25 railcard, Two together railcard, Family and Friends Railcard, Senior railcard, Disabled persons railcard.

In order to understand the benefits of a railcard, you can calculate how many trips you need to break even. You will see that usually only a few trips are needed.

For your assessment, you have to include the railcard cost, for instance £30, your savings on each trip (i.e.: 34%) and the cost of your ticket. The average price of a Manchester 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 about 2 trips from Darlington to Manchester (one way journey) with your railcard to break even.

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

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