(15 Aug 2014, 4:57 pm)aureolin wrote Coach to Leeds would be about 3 hours too. Then there's getting to Newcastle or Sunderland to catch the coach. So an extra 30 mins for arguments sake.
Which you are going to have if you go via National Express direct, service bus or train.
There isn't any doubting the train is quicker, but via road - there aren't many options.
You can see why Steve Harper uses the train backwards and forwards!