Sheffield to Cumbria
How to get from Sheffield to Cumbria by road and by rail — with the stops worth knowing about — and what's waiting when you arrive.
🚗 By car
2h 33m · 150 miles
Typical driving time without stops, from the centre of Sheffield to the heart of Cumbria. Add time for traffic and breaks.
Service stations on the way
- mile 2 Sheffield Service Area
- mile 6 Rotherham Services Welcome Break / Applegreen towing-friendly
- mile 25 Moto Woolley Edge Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 45 Welcome Break Hartshead Moor Welcome Break towing-friendly
- mile 69 Moto Birch Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 69 Moto Birch Services Moto towing-friendly
- mile 86 Rivington Services EuroGarages
- mile 115 Lancaster Services Moto towing-friendly
🚆 By train
Nearest station to the centre of Cumbria: Windermere · from Sheffield
No direct or one-change trains in the next two hours — the live planner shows other options.
Live train planner →Where to stay in Cumbria
Yewfield Apartments - Rose How 1
🏖️ 1.67 miles from Coniston Water, Monk Coniston (Good water quality)
Hawkshead and Near and Far Sawrey, North West England
Sleeps 2
£647 per break
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Slate Cottage
🏖️ 0.67 miles from Windermere, Millerground Landing (Excellent water quality)
Windermere and Troutbeck Bridge, North West England
Sleeps 4
£557 per break
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Drive times from OpenRouteService; live trains from National Rail Enquiries. Times are typical, not a promise — check before you set off.