Trains from Sheffield to London

Sheffield to London train information

• The route connecting Sheffield, which is in England and London, located in England is well connected by trains. Use our travel search engine to find your ticket and identify the train operator for this journey.
• Travelling by train is a fast and easy option to go to London from Sheffield. The average travel duration between Sheffield to London is 2h23m to travel the 142 miles.
• Based on our data, the lowest price to travel in the next 180 days is £25.37. This fare is based on an adult fare and is not including the savings you can make with a discount card.

Best prices for Sheffield to London train tickets

Sheffield - London prices calendar

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

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Price of the ticket when booking in advance or at the last minute

The Prices for train tickets Sheffield to London will increase the closer you get to your departure day. If we look at our data, if you book your seat 2 months in advance, tickets should be available from £15 whereas when buying your ticket on the day you're travelling, you will need to spend at least £45 for your journey. Thus, you can save 68% on the price of your ticket by purchasing your seat 2 months in advance rather than on the day you're travelling.

The results are based on the best fares found over the past 6 months when buying in advance versus at the last minute.

Best prices for Sheffield to London trains

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

Discount Sheffield - London train tickets

National Railcards can offer great value for money if you're travelling by train. Depending on your age and your situation, you can get one of the five existing railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can help you save money for your Sheffield London train ticket.

• The main benefit of using a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to be profitable.

  You will need to purchase at least £88 of train tickets throughout the duration of the railcard's validity for the card to be worthwile. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you buy afterwards, you will save money.

  As an example, train tickets from Sheffield to London cost on average £48.15 (1). If you're dividing £88 by £48.15 (£88/£48.15 = 1.83), it turns out that after only 2 one way journeys from London to Sheffield, the railcard will have paid for itself.

• Railcards enable you to save 34% off most adult fares for 12 months. A Disabled persons railcard costs £20 and the five other ones £30.

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