Trains from Doncaster to Retford

Doncaster to Retford train information

• Find your ticket on gopili to identify the different operators for your train from Doncaster (Yorkshire and the Humber England) to Retford (East Midlands England). The services on board will vary depending on the rail provider.
• There are 16 miles between the 2 cities and the average journey time from Doncaster to Retford is approximately 0h13m. Taking the train is often the quickest option to get to Retford from Doncaster, and it's also more environmentally friendly than driving your car or flying.
• Looking at our data, the best fare to travel by train in the next month is £6.90. This price is based on an adult ticket and does not include the money you can save with a railcard.

Best prices for Doncaster to Retford train tickets

Doncaster - Retford prices calendar

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Cost of the train when booking in advance or at the last minute

Buying your train in advance is almost always cheaper than leaving it to the last minute. Yet, as you can notice in the table above, the cost of train tickets Doncaster to Retford tend to be stable and cost £8.

Best prices for Doncaster to Retford trains

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

Discount Doncaster - Retford train tickets

National Railcards can save you a lot if you're using the train. Depending on your age as well as your situation, you are able to get one of the 5 different railcards: Disabled persons, 16-25, Two together, Senior or Family and Friends railcards. Railcards can enable you to pay less for your Doncaster Retford train ticket.

The main benefit of getting a railcard is that it only takes a couple of trips to earn as much money as you spent.

You will need to pay at least £88 of train tickets across the whole year for the card to break-even. This number corresponds to the cost of the railcard, £30, divided by the discount, 34%. On every ticket that you book afterwards, you will make savings.

As an example, train tickets from Doncaster to Retford cost on average £10.45 (1). By dividing £88 by £10.45 (£88/£10.45 = 8.42), it appears that after only 9 one way journeys from Retford to Doncaster, the railcard will have paid for itself.

The cost to purchase a Disabled persons railcard is £20 while it will cost you £30 to get a 16-25, Two together, Family and Friends or the Senior railcard. All of them enable you to get a third off most train fares for a whole year.

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