There are 8 ways to get from St Helens to Luton by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Centraltrain Liverpool Lime Street - London Euston
- Take the bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchangebus Mk1
4h 18m£49–91Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Warrington Interchange to Northamptonbus Uk021
- Take the bus from Northampton to Luton Station Interchangebus 230
6h 20m£22–36Drive 167.2 mi
- Drive from St Helens to Lutoncar 167.2 mi
2h 54m£42–60Fly Liverpool to Luton Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LPL - LTN
4h 47m£50–170Train
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Lutontrain
5h 50m£90–130Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Lea Green to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane MAN - LTN
4h 46m£70–159Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the train from Lea Green to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Lutontrain
4h 34m£94–288Fly Liverpool to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane LPL - STN
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
6h 29m£80–176
St Helens to Luton by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from St Helens to Luton is to bus which costs £21 - £40 and takes 6h 20m.
The fastest way to get from St Helens to Luton is to drive which takes 2h 54m and costs £40 - £60.
No, there is no direct bus from St Helens to Luton station. However, there are services departing from St Marys Market and arriving at Luton Station Interchange via Warrington Interchange and Northampton. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from St Helens to Luton. However, there are services departing from Warrington Central and arriving at Luton via Nottingham and Kettering. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 50m.
The distance between St Helens and Luton is 180 miles. The road distance is 168.2 miles.
The best way to get from St Helens to Luton without a car is to train and bus which takes 4h 18m and costs £45 - £95.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from St Helens to Luton, including transfers.
St Helens to Luton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Warrington Interchange station.
St Helens to Luton train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Warrington Central station.
The best way to get from St Helens to Luton is to bus which takes 6h 20m and costs £21 - £40. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £50 - £170 and takes 4h 47m, you could also train, which costs £90 - £130 and takes 5h 50m.
What companies run services between St Helens, England and Luton, England?
You can take a bus from St Marys Market to Luton Station Interchange via Warrington Interchange and Northampton in around 6h 20m. Alternatively, easyJet and Ryanair fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Luton Airport (LTN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–220
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £100–160
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–190
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £50–140
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Liverpool to London Stansted Airport via Shannon
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–80
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Warrington Central to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–65
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–20
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Lea Green to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Lea Green to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £10–19
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warrington Interchange to Northampton
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Northampton to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- National Express
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Booking & Getting There
St Helens to Luton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Northampton station.
St Helens to Luton train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Nottingham station.
Yes, the driving distance between St Helens to Luton is 168 miles. It takes approximately 2h 54m to drive from St Helens to Luton.
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