There are 7 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 Station100 / ...
- Take the train from Stevenage to DurhamLondon Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
5h 1m£70–197Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station757
- Take the bus from Finchley Road / O2 Centre to Sunderland InterchangeUkn10 / ...
7h 28m£31–66Bus, train via Derby
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to St Margaret's Bus Station230 / ...
- Take the bus from St Margaret's Bus Station to Railway StationSky
- Take the train from Derby to Durham
7h 6m£80–187Drive 237.6 mi
- Drive from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring237.6 mi
3h 56m£60–86Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, bus
- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)LHR - NCL
- Take the bus from Gateshead Interchange to Houghton Le Spring
4h 43m£80–271Train, 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
5h 47m£131–312Fly 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
5h 48m£54–197
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 £30 - £70 and takes 7h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring is to drive which takes 3h 56m and costs £55 - £90.
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 28m.
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 1m and costs £70 - £200.
It takes approximately 5h 1m to get from Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring, including transfers.
Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by Green Line, depart from Luton Station Interchange.
Luton to Houghton-Le-Spring bus services, operated by Green Line, arrive at Finchley Road 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 2010+ 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 Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Sunderland Interchange in around 7h 28m.
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- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–230
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Stevenage to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- 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/
Train from Derby to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–130
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Durham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–65
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.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
- £14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 800 44 11
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- http://www.centrebus.info
- Phone
- 08717 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
- £29–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25–35
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 191 420 5050
- hello@gonortheast.co.uk
- Website
- gonortheast.co.uk
Bus from Gateshead Interchange to Houghton Le Spring
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- greenline.co.uk
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–14
- Website
- Green Line
- 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
- £18–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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