There are 8 ways to get from Durham to Luton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Durham to Stevenagetrain Newcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 101 / ...
3h 33m£77–107Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 598 / ...
7h 40m£38–64Drive 231.7 mi
- Drive from Durham to Lutoncar 231.7 mi
3h 55m£57–83Train to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Lutontrain
4h 32m£83–293Train
- Take the train from Durham to Sheffieldtrain Edinburgh - Birmingham New Street / ...
- Take the train from Sheffield to Lutontrain Sheffield - London St Pancras International
4h 35m£111–160Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
4h 24m£79–222Fly Newcastle to Southampton Airport, train
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Lutontrain
5h 37m£128–286Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
6h 16m£109–260
Durham to Luton by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Durham to Luton is to bus which costs £35 - £65 and takes 7h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Durham to Luton is to train and bus which takes 3h 33m and costs £75 - £110.
No, there is no direct bus from Durham to Luton station. However, there are services departing from Leazes Rd - Underpass Stand B and arriving at Luton Station Interchange via Interchange and Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Durham to Luton. However, there are services departing from Durham and arriving at Luton via Sheffield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 35m.
The distance between Durham and Luton is 243 miles. The road distance is 233.1 miles.
The best way to get from Durham to Luton without a car is to train and bus which takes 3h 33m and costs £75 - £110.
It takes approximately 3h 33m to get from Durham to Luton, including transfers.
Durham to Luton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
Durham to Luton train services, operated by Cross Country, depart from Durham station.
The best way to get from Durham to Luton is to bus which takes 7h 40m and costs £35 - £65. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £110 - £160 and takes 4h 35m.
What companies run services between Durham, England and Luton, England?
National Express operates a bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachway every 4 hours. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 4h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Durham to Luton via Sheffield in around 4h 35m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £19–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £19–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £20–110
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–75
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–350
Train from Durham to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £75–110
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–90
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4–7
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Durham to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £4–9
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £60–85
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- Centrebus
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Centrebus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
Durham to Luton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Durham to Luton train services, operated by Cross Country, arrive at Sheffield station.
Yes, the driving distance between Durham to Luton is 233 miles. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from Durham to Luton.
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