There are 4 ways to get from Darlington to Oakham by train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
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Train
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Take the train from Darlington to Peterborough
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Take the train from Peterborough to Oakham
Train via Sheffield
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Take the train from Darlington to Sheffield
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Take the train from Sheffield to Leicester
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Take the train from Leicester to Oakham
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Darlington to Leicester Fosse Park
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Take the train from Leicester to Oakham
Drive
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Drive from Darlington to Oakham
Darlington to Oakham by train
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darlington to Oakham is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 2h 34m.
The quickest way to get from Darlington to Oakham is to drive which costs £26 - £40 and takes 2h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Darlington to Oakham. However, there are services departing from Darlington and arriving at Oakham via Peterborough. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 57m.
The distance between Darlington and Oakham is 133 miles. The road distance is 152.6 miles.
The best way to get from Darlington to Oakham without a car is to train which takes 2h 57m and costs £30 - £280.
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Darlington to Oakham, including transfers.
Darlington to Oakham train services, operated by LNER, depart from Darlington station.
Darlington to Oakham train services, operated by CrossCountry, arrive at Oakham station.
Yes, the driving distance between Darlington to Oakham is 153 miles. It takes approximately 2h 34m to drive from Darlington to Oakham.
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- Distance: 133.3 miles
- Duration: 2h 57m
What companies run services between Darlington, England and Oakham, District of Rutland, England?
You can take a train from Darlington to Oakham via Peterborough in around 2h 57m.

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Peterborough
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £180
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £20 - £29
- Anytime Day Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120 - £180

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Oakham
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24 - £100
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £24 - £30
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100
Train from Darlington to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50 - £160
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £50 - £65
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £110 - £160
Train from Leicester to Oakham
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25 - £100
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £25 - £30
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Peterborough to Oakham
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £14 - £21
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £6 - £19
- Off-Peak Single
- £10 - £15
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £14 - £21
Train from Sheffield to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £50
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £14 - £30
- Off-Peak Single
- £26 - £40
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £30 - £50

- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from Darlington to Leicester Fosse Park
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £12 - £21
- Website
- Megabus UK
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