There are 10 ways to get from Luton to Elgin by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
best- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LTN - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport to Elgintrain
3h 11m£52–138Train via Edinburgh
- Take the train from Luton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Elgintrain
10h 42m£210–391Bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Stationbus 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin stationbus
17h 34m£74–126Drive 505.8 mi
- Drive from Luton to Elgincar 505.8 mi
9h 31m£125–180Fly Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LTN - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin stationbus
3h 52m£65–208Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LHR - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport to Elgintrain
5h 6m£69–292Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airportbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane LHR - ABZ
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin stationbus
5h 42m£82–379Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Inverness Dalcross Airport, train
- Take the train from Luton to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane LGW - INV
- Take the train from Inverness Airport to Elgintrain
5h 41m£81–218Train
- Take the train from Stevenage to Invernesstrain London Kings Cross - Inverness
- Take the train from Inverness to Elgintrain Inverness - Aberdeen / ...
11h 19m£208–303Bus, train
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Stationbus 230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Stationbus Sky
- Take the train from Derby to Aberdeentrain
- Take the bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin stationbus
14h 30m£255–380
Luton to Elgin by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Elgin is to fly and train which costs £50 - £140 and takes 3h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Elgin is to fly and train which takes 3h 11m and costs £50 - £140.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Elgin station. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Elgin station via Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Aberdeen Union Street. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Elgin. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Elgin via King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley and Aberdeen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 42m.
The distance between Luton and Elgin is 451 miles. The road distance is 508.7 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Elgin without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 42m and costs £210 - £400.
It takes approximately 3h 11m to get from Luton to Elgin, including transfers.
Luton to Elgin bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Elgin train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Elgin is to train via Edinburgh which takes 10h 42m and costs £210 - £400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £70 - £130 and takes 17h 34m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Elgin, Scotland?
You can take a train from Luton to Elgin via London St Pancras International, King's Cross, Edinburgh Waverley, and Aberdeen in around 10h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Elgin station via Finchley Road / O2 Centre, Union Square Bus Station, and Aberdeen Union Street in around 17h 34m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £170–370
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £190–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £190–290
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–330
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness Airport to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £55–110
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Aberdeen to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness Airport to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Elgin
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–30
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–65
- 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
- £15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Stevenage to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £190–270
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- customer.relations@crosscountrytrains.co.uk
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £230–330
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/airport-services/greenline
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Union Square Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Luton DART Parkway to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Airport to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Aberdeen Union Street to Elgin station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01509 815637
- talk@kinchbus.co.uk
- Website
- kinchbus.co.uk
Bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- https://www.kinchbus.co.uk/
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More Questions & Answers
Luton to Elgin bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Finchley Road Station.
Luton to Elgin train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luton to Elgin is 509 miles. It takes approximately 9h 31m to drive from Luton to Elgin.
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