There are 8 ways to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham by plane, train, subway, bus, night bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to Newcastle, train • 3h 3m
Cheapest option
Bus, night bus • 8h 15m
6 alternative options
Fly to Durham, train • 3h 25m
Fly to Edinburgh, train • 4h 24m
Fly to Manchester, train • 4h 41m
Subway, train • 4h 29m
Bus • 8h 1m
Drive • 4h 25m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham is to bus and night bus which costs £14 - £19 and takes 8h 15m.
The fastest way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham is to fly and train which takes 3h 3m and costs £40 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham. However, there are services departing from London Heathrow Airport T2 and T3 and arriving at Durham University via London Victoria Green Line Coach Station and London Finchley Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) station to Durham. However, there are services departing from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station and arriving at Durham via London Kings Cross. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 29m.
The distance between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Durham is 234 miles. The road distance is 272.1 miles.
The best way to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham without a car is to subway and train which takes 4h 29m and costs £30 - £280.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham, including transfers.
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham bus services, operated by Megabus UK, depart from London Finchley Road station.
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham train services, operated by London Underground (Tube), depart from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station.
The quickest flight from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 10m.
- Distance: 234.5 miles
- Duration: 3h 3m
What companies run services between London Heathrow Airport (LHR), England and Durham, England?
Megabus UK operates a bus from London Finchley Road to Durham University twice a week. Tickets cost £16 - £27 and the journey takes 5h 40m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £440
Flights from London Heathrow to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80 - £360
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £330
Flights from London Heathrow to Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £310
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from London Heathrow to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80 - £360
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £150 - £550
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 14 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10 - £16
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £7 - £10
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £7 - £11
- Anytime Day Single
- £10 - £16
Train from Darlington to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12 - £19
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £7 - £11
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £8 - £13
- Anytime Day Single
- £12 - £19
Train from Edinburgh to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40 - £65
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £17 - £25
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £65
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27 - £45
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £12 - £18
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £20 - £35
- Anytime Day Single
- £27 - £45
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £40
- Website
- TransPennine Express Service
- Advance Single
- £11 - £17
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £17 - £27
- Anytime Day Single
- £23 - £40
- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20 - £90
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £20 - £24
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £65 - £90
Train from Darlington to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23 - £100
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £23 - £28
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £70 - £100
Train from Edinburgh to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65 - £190
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £65 - £80
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £130 - £190
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40 - £140
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £40 - £50
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £95 - £140
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- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1 - £50
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £1 - £3
- Anytime Day Single
- £22 - £35
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £35 - £50
Train from Darlington to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2 - £60
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £2 - £4
- Anytime Day Single
- £25 - £40
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £40 - £60
Train from Edinburgh to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18 - £160
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £18 - £25
- Anytime Day Single
- £70 - £100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £110 - £160
Train from York to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8 - £95
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £8 - £12
- Anytime Day Single
- £40 - £60
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £65 - £95
Train from London Kings Cross to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £270
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £30 - £50
- Anytime Day Single
- £110 - £170
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £180 - £270
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Newcastle to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 17 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £6 - £11
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £6 - £8
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £7 - £11
Train from Darlington to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £16
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £9 - £12
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £11 - £16
Comprised of 11 lines and 270 stations, the London Underground (known to locals as the Tube) is the most popular way to navigate the English capital, including to/from Heathrow Airport via the Piccadilly Line. Purchase an Oyster card (an electronic smartcard that you use to touch on and off at Tube stations) at any station for the cheapest fares. Most stations have WiFi, but not all trains and stations are air-conditioned. On weekends, a 24-hour service runs on selected lines.
Rome2rio's guide to London Underground (Tube)
Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 station to King's Cross St. Pancras station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3 - £5
- Website
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- 0871 266 3333
- enquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- uk.megabus.com
Bus from London Finchley Road to Durham University
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £16 - £27
- Website
- Megabus UK
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National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Airport London T2,3 to Milton Keynes Coachway, M1 Junction 14
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £5 - £7
- Website
- National Express
Night bus from Milton Keynes Coachway, M1 Junction 14 to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £12
- Website
- National Express
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London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham bus services, operated by Megabus UK, arrive at Durham University station.
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham train services, operated by LNER, arrive at Durham station.
Yes, the driving distance between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham is 272 miles. It takes approximately 4h 25m to drive from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Durham.
British Airways offers flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle Airport.
There are 217+ hotels available in Durham. Prices start at £75 per night.