There are 9 ways to get from Luton to Castres by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, train, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse MatabiauTgv
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to CastresTer
12h 11m€154–604Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Toulouse Matabiau
- Take the bus from TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets to CASTRES - Gare Routière760
23h 1m€29–152Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Luton to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Castres
12h 15mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LHR - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castres
8h 3m€112–402Bus via Toulouse
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)700
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Toulouse705
- Take the bus from TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets to CASTRES - Gare Routière760
24h 57m€62–227Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Luton to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Castres
13h 12m€217–312Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)LGW - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castres
7h 54m€85–240Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)STN - TLS
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castres
8h 11m€80–252Fly Luton Airport to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport, bus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport (BZR)LTN - BZR
- Take the bus from Béziers - Sncf to CASTRES - Gare Routière
6h 28m€118–175
Luton to Castres by train, subway, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Castres is to bus which costs €29 - €160 and takes 23h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Castres is to fly and bus which takes 6h 28m and costs €110 - €180.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Castres. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Castres via London St Pancras Intl, Gare du Nord, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 and Toulouse Matabiau. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 11m.
The distance between Luton and Castres is 1383 km.
The best way to get from Luton to Castres without a car is to train which takes 12h 11m and costs €150 - €650.
It takes approximately 12h 11m to get from Luton to Castres, including transfers.
Luton to Castres train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Castres is to train which takes 12h 11m and costs €150 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €29 - €160 and takes 23h 1m.
Castres is 1h ahead of Luton. It is currently 5:52 AM in Luton and 6:52 AM in Castres.
Luton to Castres train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Castres, Occitanie, France?
You can take a train from Luton to Castres via London St Pancras Intl, Paris Nord, Gare du Nord, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, and Toulouse Matabiau in around 12h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to CASTRES - Gare Routière via London Victoria, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy, Gare De Toulouse-Matabiau, Marengo-SNCF, Argoulets, and TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets in around 23h 1m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–150
Flights from Luton Airport to Béziers Cap D'Agde Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–150
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–24
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Castres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- Rail 1st Class
- €22–35
- 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
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–15
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- €4
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Toulouse
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from London Victoria to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–35
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Online ticket
- €6–35
- Phone
- +33 800 31 31 31
- Website
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from TOULOUSE - Les Argoulets to CASTRES - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
Bus from Béziers - Sncf to CASTRES - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Schedules at
- lio-occitanie.fr
- 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
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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