There are 11 ways to get from Kent to Darlington by train, bus, night bus, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train
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Take the train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
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Take the train from London Kings Cross to Darlington
Cheapest option
Train, night bus
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Take the train from Lenham to London Victoria
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Take the night bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Darlington
9 alternative options
Train, bus
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Take the train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
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Take the bus from Golders Green to Dolphin Centre
Drive
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Drive from Kent to Darlington
Train to London Heathrow, fly to Newcastle, train
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Take the train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)
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Take the train from Newcastle to Darlington
Train to London City, fly to Durham
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Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Durham (MME)
Train to London City, fly to Edinburgh, train
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Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
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Fly from London City (LCY) to Edinburgh (EDI)
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Darlington
Train to London Heathrow, fly to Manchester, train
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Take the train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Manchester (MAN)
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Take the train from Manchester Airport to York
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Take the train from York to Darlington
Train, bus to London Stansted, fly to Edinburgh
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Take the train from Ashford International to Stratford International
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Take the bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Station
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Fly from London Stansted (STN) to Edinburgh (EDI)
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Darlington
Train to London Heathrow, fly to Edinburgh, train
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Take the train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
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Fly from London Heathrow (LHR) to Edinburgh (EDI)
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Take the train from Edinburgh to Darlington
Train, train to Southampton, fly to Newcastle
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Take the train from Lenham to London Victoria
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Take the train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkway
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Fly from Southampton (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)
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Take the train from Newcastle to Darlington
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kent to Darlington is to train and night bus which costs £45 - £85 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kent to Darlington is to train. Taking this option will cost £60 - £320 and takes 4h 4m.
No, there is no direct train from Kent to Darlington. However, there are services departing from Lenham and arriving at Darlington via Ashford International and London Kings Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 4m.
The distance between Kent and Darlington is 247 miles. The road distance is 288.2 miles.
The best way to get from Kent to Darlington without a car is to train which takes 4h 4m and costs £60 - £320.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Kent to Darlington, including transfers.
Kent to Darlington train services, operated by South Eastern Trains Service, depart from Ashford International station.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
Kent to Darlington train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Darlington station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kent to Darlington is 288 miles. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Kent to Darlington.
- Distance: 246.6 miles
- Duration: 4h 4m
What companies run services between Kent, England and Darlington, England?
You can take a train from Kent to Darlington via Ashford International, St Pancras International, and London Kings Cross in around 4h 4m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £280
Flights from London City to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £300
Flights from London Heathrow to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45 - £190
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £230
Flights from Southampton to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25 - £110
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £25 - £110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21 - £250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City to Durham via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £170 - £480
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90 - £340
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Ashford International to St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26 - £50
- Schedules at
- National Rail
- Schedules at
- South Eastern Trains Service
- Anytime
- £26 - £40
- 1st Class
- £30 - £50
Train from Lenham to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £45
- Schedules at
- National Rail
- Schedules at
- South Eastern Trains Service
- Anytime
- £23 - £35
- 1st Class
- £29 - £45
Train from Ashford International to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £23 - £45
- Schedules at
- National Rail
- Schedules at
- South Eastern Trains Service
- Anytime
- £23 - £35
- 1st Class
- £30 - £45
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from London Kings Cross to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £250
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £160
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £170 - £250
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £70
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £4 - £7
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45 - £70
Train from Edinburgh to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21 - £180
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £21 - £29
- Anytime Day Single
- £80 - £120
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £120 - £180
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5 - £80
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £5 - £8
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £50 - £80
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27 - £50
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £27 - £40
- 1st Class
- £30 - £50
Train from Edinburgh to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70 - £220
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £70 - £110
- 1st Class
- £150 - £220
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £60
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Standard
- £30 - £45
- 1st Class
- £40 - £60
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- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17 - £35
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Anytime Single
- £17 - £25
- Anytime 1st Class
- £22 - £35
Train from Edinburgh to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £65 - £140
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Anytime Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime 1st Class
- £100 - £140
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £70
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Anytime Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime 1st Class
- £50 - £70
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £40
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Anytime Single
- £20 - £30
- Anytime 1st Class
- £28 - £40
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £14 - £18
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £17 - £24
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Clapham Junction to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- merseyrail.org
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £40
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £50 - £65
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Golders Green to Dolphin Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Night bus from London Victoria Coach Station to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £26 - £40
- Website
- https://uk.megabus.com
- Schedules at
- https://uk.megabus.com/timetables
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- Phone
- 0044 (0) 1279681984
- info@airportbusexpress.co.uk
- Website
- airportbusexpress.co.uk
Bus from London Stratford City Bus Station to London Stansted Airport Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8 - £10
- Website
- Airport Bus Express
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