There are 8 ways to get from London to Alston by train, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakestrain London Euston - Glasgow Central / ...
3h 26m£94–205Drive 277.7 mi
cheapest- Drive from London to Alstoncar 277.7 mi
4h 58m£67–97Fly London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the bus from Wentworth car park to Town Headbus
6h 10mTrain, line 10 bus, bus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Newcastletrain
- Take the bus from Central Stn Neville St to Bus Stationbus 10
- Take the bus from Wentworth car park to Hendersons Garagebus 889
6h 27mFly London City Airport to Glasgow Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LCY - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from The Courts to Hendersons Garagebus
6h 32mTrain to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SOU - NCL
- Take the bus from Wentworth car park to Town Headbus
6h 59mFly London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LCY - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from The Courts to Hendersons Garagebus
7h 6mFly London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LHR - EDI
- Take the train from Haymarket to Carlisletrain
- Take the bus from The Courts to Hendersons Garagebus
7h 6m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Alston is to drive which costs £65 - £100 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from London to Alston is to train which takes 3h 26m and costs £90 - £210.
The distance between London and Alston is 301 miles. The road distance is 279.4 miles.
The best way to get from London to Alston without a car is to train which takes 3h 26m and costs £90 - £210.
It takes approximately 3h 26m to get from London to Alston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between London to Alston is 279 miles. It takes approximately 4h 58m to drive from London to Alston.
There are 397+ hotels available in Alston.
What companies run services between London, England and Alston, Cumbria, England?
Avanti West Coast operates a train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes hourly. Tickets cost £50–150 and the journey takes 3h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from London City Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
Flights from London City Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–200
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–260
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–200
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Penrith North Lakes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £13–40
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Haymarket to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–45
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–80
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–80
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £240–280
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to Carlisle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £25–29
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)1434 381200
- info@wrightbros.co.uk
- Website
- wrightscoaches.co.uk
Bus from Wentworth car park to Town Head
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://wrightscoaches.co.uk/
Bus from Wentworth car park to Hendersons Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- https://wrightscoaches.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Central Stn Neville St to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44(0) 13873 75677
- alistair@telfordscoaches.com
- Website
- telfordscoaches.com
Bus from The Courts to Hendersons Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://www.telfordscoaches.com/
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