There are 7 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 13m£56–173Drive 167.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from St Helens to Lutoncar 167.2 mi
2h 54m£42–60Line 34 bus, bus, line 230 bus
- Take the bus from St Marys Market to Leigh Bus Stationbus 34
- Take the bus from Leigh Bus Station to St Peter's Squarebus V1 / ...
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 540 / ...
- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Luton Station Interchangebus 230 / ...
6h 8mFly Liverpool to Luton Airport
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane LPL - LTN
4h 58m£52–158Train
- Take the train from Warrington Central to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Lutontrain
5h 50m£64–102Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from St Helens Junction to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane MAN - LTN
5h 8m£52–149Train to Manchester Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Take the train from St Helens Junction to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane MAN - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Stationbus
4h 20m£72–221
St Helens to Luton by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from St Helens to Luton is to drive which costs £40 - £60 and takes 2h 54m.
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 Leigh Bus Station, Manchester Central Coach Station and Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 8m.
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 13m and costs £55 - £180.
It takes approximately 4h 13m to get from St Helens to Luton, including transfers.
St Helens to Luton bus services, operated by Arriva UK, depart from St Marys Market station.
The best way to get from St Helens to Luton is to line 34 bus and bus and line 230 bus which takes 6h 8m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs £50 - £160 and takes 4h 58m, you could also train, which costs £60 - £110 and takes 5h 50m.
St Helens to Luton bus services, operated by Arriva UK, arrive at Leigh Bus 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.
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 Leigh Bus Station, St Peter's Square, Manchester Central Coach Station, and Milton Keynes Coachway in around 6h 8m. Alternatively, Ryanair and easyJet fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Luton Airport (LTN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Jersey
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Isle Of Man
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Liverpool to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Cork
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
Flights from Manchester Airport to Luton Airport via Knock
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–110
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Milton Keynes Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–150
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- £50–75
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- £100–150
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Warrington Central to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £30–50
Train from Nottingham to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–28
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £18–28
Train from Kettering to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–21
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £13–21
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from St Helens Junction to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £6–9
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- £6–9
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- stagecoachbus.com
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- https://www.stagecoachbus.com/about/east
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- arrivabus.co.uk
Bus from Central station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
Bus from St Marys Market to Leigh Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/
- Adult Single All Zone
- £3
- Phone
- +44 161 244 1000
- hello@beenetwork.com
- Website
- traveline.info
Bus from Leigh Bus Station to St Peter's Square
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Schedules at
- https://tfgm.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–20
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–22
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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