There are 11 ways to get from Cairnryan to Luton by bus, train, car ferry, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
8h 36mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
6h 18m£57–123Bus
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchangebus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 540 / ...
11h 23mCar ferry, train, bus
- Take the car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfastcarferry
- Take the car ferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Chester to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Take the train from Birmingham International to Bletchleytrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus X3 / ...
19h 12m£121–255Drive 376 mi
- Drive from Cairnryan to Lutoncar 376 mi
6h 28m£91–132Bus, train via Carlisle
- Take the bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries stationbus 500
- Take the train from Dumfries to Carlisletrain
- Take the train from Carlisle to Milton Keynes Centraltrain
10h 35mTrain
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Derbytrain
- Take the train from Derby to Lutontrain
12h 47m£94–353Bus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
5h 32mBus, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchananbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
7h 17mTrain, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus
7h 51m£110–297Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly to London City Airport
- Take the train from Stranraer to Ayrtrain
- Take the train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
7h 47m£120–283
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cairnryan to Luton is to train and fly which costs £55 - £130 and takes 6h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Cairnryan to Luton is to train and fly which takes 6h 18m and costs £55 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Cairnryan to Luton station. However, there are services departing from Cairnryan Stena Terminal and arriving at Luton Station Interchange via Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Manchester Central Coach Station and Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 23m.
The distance between Cairnryan and Luton is 551 miles. The road distance is 378.2 miles.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Luton without a car is to Bus and train which takes 8h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 36m to get from Cairnryan to Luton, including transfers.
Cairnryan to Luton bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Cairnryan Stena Terminal station.
The best way to get from Cairnryan to Luton is to Bus which takes 11h 23m and costs . Alternatively, you can train, which costs £90 - £360 and takes 12h 47m.
Cairnryan to Luton bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cairnryan to Luton is 378 miles. It takes approximately 6h 28m to drive from Cairnryan to Luton.
What companies run services between Cairnryan, Scotland and Luton, England?
You can take a bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Luton Station Interchange via Glasgow Buchanan, Buchanan Bus Station, Shudehill Interchange, Chorlton Street Coach Station, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Milton Keynes Coachway in around 11h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Old Pier to Luton via Port Rodie, Stranraer, Ayr, Glasgow Central, and Derby in around 12h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £22–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £21–80
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–85
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–90
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Dumfries to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–9
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Stranraer to Ayr
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16–17
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–13
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Ayr to Paisley Gilmour Street
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11–12
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–21
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Chester to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Birmingham International to Bletchley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–55
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Carlisle to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–100
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Derby
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Cairnryan Stena Terminal to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–29
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +44 1576 203874
- info@houstoncoaches.co.uk
- Website
- houstonscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Port Rodie Ferry Terminal to Dumfries station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.houstonscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- citylink.co.uk
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.citylink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Cairnryan to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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