There are 8 ways to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station101 / ...
- Take the train from Stevenage to DurhamLondon Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
5h 9m£40–107Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)Greenline 757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Sunderland InterchangeUkn10 / ...
7h 39m£25–56Bus, train via Sheffield
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Broad Marsh Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Take the train from Sheffield to Durham
6h 59m£64–173Drive 237.6 mi
- Drive from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring237.6 mi
3h 56m£59–85Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, line 20 bus
- Take the train from Luton to Farringdon
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the bus from Sunderland Interchange to Houghton Cut Slip Road
5h 16m£82–284Fly Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
4h 55m£54–180Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
5h 38m£58–240Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Luton to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)SOU - NCL
6h 2m£129–312
Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring is to bus which costs £25 - £60 and takes 7h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring is to drive which takes 3h 56m and costs £55 - £85.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Houghton-Le-Spring. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Houghton Le Spring via Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Sunderland Interchange. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 39m.
The distance between Luton and Houghton-Le-Spring is 252 miles. The road distance is 239 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring without a car is to bus and train which takes 5h 9m and costs £40 - £110.
It takes approximately 5h 9m to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring, including transfers.
Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring is 239 miles. It takes approximately 3h 56m to drive from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring.
There are 2009+ hotels available in Houghton-Le-Spring.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Houghton-Le-Spring, England?
You can take a bus from Luton Station Interchange to Houghton Le Spring via London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant), Finchley Road / O2 Centre, and Sunderland Interchange in around 7h 39m.
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- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £25–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–100
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–14
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–17
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Luton to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–18
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–75
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- £210–230
- Sleeper Seat
- £60–75
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- £230–260
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0344 800 44 11
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £2
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/herts-and-essex/
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- centrebus.info
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- http://www.centrebus.info
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Broad Marsh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £29–55
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Sunderland Interchange to Houghton Cut Slip Road
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to London, Finchley Road ("Subway" restaurant)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–13
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Sunderland Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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