There are 9 ways to get from Sunderland to Luton by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Newcastle to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
4h£107–158Bus via Leicester
cheapest- Take the bus from Interchange to Asdabus Uk010
- Take the bus from Leicester to Luton DART Parkwaybus Uk002
6h 40m£28–43Bus
- Take the bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachwaybus 598 / ...
5h 46m£39–65Drive 241.4 mi
- Drive from Sunderland to Lutoncar 241.4 mi
4h 3m£60–87Bus to Newcastle, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane NCL - LTN
3h 55mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle to Stevenagetrain Newcastle - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 101 / ...
5h 3m£85–128Bus to Newcastle, fly to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane NCL - LHR
- Take the train from Farringdon to Lutontrain
3h 43mTrain to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
4h 42m£65–231Bus to Newcastle, fly to Southampton Airport, train
- Take the bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminalbus
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane NCL - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterlootrain
- Take the train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Lutontrain
4h 49m
Sunderland to Luton by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Sunderland to Luton is to bus via Leicester which costs £27 - £45 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Sunderland to Luton is to train which takes 4h and costs £100 - £160.
No, there is no direct bus from Sunderland to Luton station. However, there are services departing from Interchange and arriving at Luton Station Interchange via Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Sunderland to Luton. However, there are services departing from Sunderland and arriving at Luton via Newcastle and London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h.
The distance between Sunderland and Luton is 311 miles. The road distance is 242.8 miles.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Luton without a car is to train which takes 4h and costs £100 - £160.
It takes approximately 4h to get from Sunderland to Luton, including transfers.
Sunderland to Luton bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Interchange station.
Sunderland to Luton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Newcastle station.
The best way to get from Sunderland to Luton is to train which takes 4h and costs £100 - £160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 5h 46m.
What companies run services between Sunderland, England and Luton, England?
You can take a train from Sunderland to Luton via Newcastle, London Kings Cross, and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h. Alternatively, National Express operates a bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachway every 4 hours. Tickets cost £35–60 and the journey takes 4h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Newcastle to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Newcastle to Luton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Newcastle to Luton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £20–120
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–180
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Newcastle to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Newcastle to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £35–180
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–120
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Newcastle to Southampton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–190
Train from Newcastle to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Farringdon to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–22
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from West Hampstead Thameslink to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–18
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- 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 Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–80
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- £28–40
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £27–60
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Interchange to Milton Keynes Coachway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £35–60
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 0191 375 5727
- hello@northstarbus.co.uk
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
Bus from Fawcett Street to Newcastle Airport Terminal
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- Northstar
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- customer.services@arriva.co.uk
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- 0844 351 1120
- help@centrebus.com
- Website
- Centrebus
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Centrebus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Interchange to Asda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Leicester to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Sunderland to Luton bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Sunderland to Luton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Sunderland to Luton is 243 miles. It takes approximately 4h 3m to drive from Sunderland to Luton.
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