There are 10 ways to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland by plane, train, bus, shuttle or car
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Recommended option
Fly London Luton to Edinburgh, train • 5h 4m
£42 - £273
Cheapest option
Bus • 9h 49m
£18 - £25
8 alternative options
Bus to London Heathrow, fly to Newcastle • 5h 1m
£36 - £160
Bus to London Heathrow, fly to Edinburgh, train • 6h 59m
£53 - £362
Bus to London Heathrow, fly to Durham, train • 6h 22m
£40 - £396
Shuttle, train to Southampton, fly to Newcastle • 6h 47m
£99 - £243
Train • 5h 39m
£113 - £189
Train, line 20 bus • 6h 2m
£35 - £249
Train via York • 8h 8m
£121 - £188
Drive • 4h 6m
£35 - £55
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Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland is to bus, which costs £17 - £25 and takes 9h 49m.
The quickest way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland is to drive which costs £35 - £55 and takes 4h 6m.
No, there is no direct bus from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland. However, there are services departing from Luton Airport London and arriving at Sunderland Interchange via London Golders Green, Middlesbrough and Dalton Park, Shopping Centre. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 49m.
The distance between London Luton Airport (LTN) and Sunderland is 214 miles. The road distance is 249.3 miles.
The best way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland without a car is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs £110 - £190.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland, including transfers.
London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland bus services, operated by National Express, depart from London Golders Green station.
The best way to get from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland is to train which takes 5h 39m and costs £110 - £190. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £17 - £25 and takes 9h 49m.
The quickest flight from London Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Middlesbrough station.

- Distance: 214.3 miles
- Duration: 5h 4m
What companies run services between London Luton Airport (LTN), England and Sunderland, England?
You can take a train from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland via Luton Station Interchange, Luton, London St Pancras International LL, and London Kings Cross in around 5h 39m. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from London Golders Green to Middlesbrough twice daily. Tickets cost £10 - £13 and the journey takes 6h.

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £270
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £260
Flights from London Heathrow to Edinburgh via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £260
Flights from Southampton to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £240

- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150
Flights from London Luton to Edinburgh via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £150

- Website
- easternairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180

- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60 - £240

- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16 - £150
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Anytime Day Single
- £65 - £95
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £100 - £150
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4 - £70
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £4 - £7
- Anytime Day Single
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £45 - £70
Train from Stevenage to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £29 - £240
- Website
- lner.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £29 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £100 - £150
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £160 - £240

- Phone
- 0344 736 9123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £60 - £180
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £60 - £75
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £120 - £180
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28 - £110
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £28 - £35
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £75 - £110

- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@firstgroup.com
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £35 - £60
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £16 - £23
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £29 - £45
- Anytime Day Single
- £35 - £60
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £24
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £9 - £13
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £11 - £18
- Anytime Day Single
- £15 - £24
Train from York to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19 - £30
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £10 - £15
- Off-Peak Day Single
- £14 - £22
- Anytime Day Single
- £19 - £30

- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Darlington to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14 - £24
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £14 - £18
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £17 - £24
Train from Middlesbrough to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13 - £23
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £13 - £17
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £16 - £23

- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30 - £65
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Day
- £30 - £45
- Anytime Day 1st Class
- £55 - £65

- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £14 - £17

- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16 - £24
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £12 - £18
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £16 - £24
Train from Luton to York
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £85 - £130
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £35 - £65
- Off-Peak Single
- £75 - £110
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £85 - £130

- Phone
- +44 345 603 4852
- customer.services@grandcentralrail.com
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
Train from London Kings Cross to Sunderland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95 - £160
- Website
- grandcentralrail.com
- Advanced Single
- £40 - £55
- Anytime Single
- £40 - £55
- Anytime Day Single
- £95 - £160

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 Luton Airport London to Heathrow Airport London T2,3
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £4 - £7
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Golders Green to Middlesbrough
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £10 - £13
- Website
- National Express

- Website
- terravision.eu
Shuttle from London Luton Airport to London Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £11
- Schedules at
- terravision.eu

- Phone
- 0191 420 50 50
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Durham, Bus Station stand B to Sunderland, Fawcett Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2 - £3
- Website
- Go North East
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Yes, the driving distance between London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland is 249 miles. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from London Luton Airport (LTN) to Sunderland.
easyJet offers flights from London Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport.
There are 663+ hotels available in Sunderland. Prices start at £75 per night.