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The Lake District to Hadrian's Wall (Hexham) by train or road

About 130 km. The private car is fastest at 1.8 h; the train is cheapest, from ₹1,890 per person.

Fastest

Private car

Rental car via the M6 and A69 by Carlisle, per vehicle

1.8 h door to door

Cheapest

Train

Windermere branch and Avanti via Oxenholme to Carlisle + the Tyne Valley line

from ₹1,890 per person

Best value

Private car

Rental car via the M6 and A69 by Carlisle, per vehicle

cheapest at mid fares among options within 1.5× the fastest time (or 1 h more on a short ride)

Every option, compared

Door-to-door times (flights include the time at the airports). Fares are typical ranges from the cheapest seat to the premium one.

ModeServiceTimeFareRunsBook
Private carRental car via the M6 and A69 by Carlisle, per vehicle1.8 h₹7,560–₹13,860per car (up to 4)DailyRome2Rio ↗
TrainWindermere branch and Avanti via Oxenholme to Carlisle + the Tyne Valley line3.3 h₹1,890–₹5,670per personDailyRome2Rio ↗

Booking links open the route on the country's transport booking site for trains, buses, boats and transfers, and a flight search for flights, dated about two weeks out; change the date there.

What it costs your group, one way

Fares × people; a private car is priced per car, one car per four people.

Option2 people4 people
Private car · Rental car via the M6 and A69 by Carlisle, per vehicle₹7,560–₹13,860₹7,560–₹13,860
Train · Windermere branch and Avanti via Oxenholme to Carlisle + the Tyne Valley line₹3,780–₹11,340₹7,560–₹22,680

Once you’re in Hadrian's Wall (Hexham)

  • Best time: May – September
  • Typical stay: 2 days
  • November: Mixed month: November is outside the recommended season (May – September). Nothing in our data flags November as a problem, but it isn't the season the place is best in.

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