Regional train2h 01
LondonLondon St Pancras InternationalSheffieldSheffield railway station
direct, Midland Main Line, up to 4 intercity trains per hour from St Pancras via Leicester, Derby and Chesterfield
East Midlands Railway
Route
London to Sheffield
2 ways to get from London to Sheffield
LondonLondon St Pancras InternationalSheffieldSheffield railway station
- Regional train
- 2h 01 published
- Distance
- 259.1 km by road
- Operators
- East Midlands Railway
- Regional train 2h 01
- Transfer ~3h 22 est. drive
LondonSheffield
- Regional train2h 01London St Pancras InternationalSheffield railway station
- Transfer~3h 22 est.any addressany address
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Transfer~3h 22 est. drive
Londonany addressSheffieldany address
door to door
Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer
Before you land
The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.
Easy to get wrong
EMR's own fastest quoted time is 2 hours 1 minute, but the average journey (including semi-fast services) runs closer to 2 hours 15 minutes - the two figures should not be treated as interchangeable when planning a connection.
eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10
Hours
Not every St Pancras departure on the Midland Main Line runs to Sheffield - some services terminate at Nottingham instead on a separate spur, so a traveller should check the specific destination board rather than assuming every Midland Main Line train continues to Sheffield.
eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk · checked 2026-09-10