There are 9 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tripoli by bus, plane, car, car train, train, taxi, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Mitiga International Airport
best- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)LGW - MJI
8h 46m$166–783Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport (DJE)LTN - DJE
- Take the bus from Djerba to Tripoli
12h 15m$116–528Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tripoli
3d 1hFly London Heathrow Airport to Mitiga International Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)LHR - MJI
6h 49m$278–501Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Mitiga International Airport
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)LTN - MJI
11h 44m$150–606Train to London Southend Airport, fly to Mitiga International Airport
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Fly from London Southend Airport (SEN) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI)SEN - MJI
12h 27m$215–810Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport, taxi, bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport (NBE)LGW - NBE
- Take the taxi from Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport (NBE) to Sousse
- Take the bus from Sousse to Tripoli
12h 26m$141–685Bus to Luton Airport, fly to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport, taxi, bus
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport (NBE)LTN - NBE
- Take the taxi from Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport (NBE) to Sousse
- Take the bus from Sousse to Tripoli
13h 5m$190–708Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Tripoli
3d 2h$1,273–1,998
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tripoli is to bus and fly and taxi which costs $140 - $700 and takes 12h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tripoli is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs $270 - $500.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Tripoli is 2374 km.
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Tripoli, including transfers.
Tripoli is 2h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 5:35 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 7:35 PM in Tripoli.
There are one+ hotels available in Tripoli.
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Tripoli, Libya?
Tunisair, Libyan Arab Airlines, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Mitiga International Airport (MJI) twice a week.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Luton Airport to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Luton Airport to Enfidha – Hammamet International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Luton Airport to Djerba–Zarzis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–300
- Website
- libyanwings.ly
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
Flights from Luton Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Geneva, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–700
Flights from Luton Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Nice, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from London Southend Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Barcelona, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- medsky.aero
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Luton Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Luton Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- voyageair.bg
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $280–800
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $320–850
Flights from Luton Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Malta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–850
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from London Southend Airport to Mitiga International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Tunis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–850
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
Train from Stratford (London) to Southend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $18–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
- Phone
- +218 92-1228870
- info@al-mada.ly
- Website
- al-mada.ly
Bus from Sousse to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- al-mada.ly
- Phone
- +218 91-8999650 / 2
- info@essahim.com
- Website
- essahim.com
Bus from Djerba to Tripoli
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26
- Schedules at
- essahim.com
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- $90–220
- On Foot
- $40–50
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Estimated price
- $19–24
Airport Taxi
- Website
- enfidhahammametairport.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- enfidhahammametairport.com
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