There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Luton by plane, train, bus, car, or subway
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane EDI - LTN
2h 47m£32–130Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain Brighton - Bedford / ...
4h 47m£150–217Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centrebus Ukxn10 / ...
- Take the bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchangebus 757
8h 56m£51–80Drive 345 mi
- Drive from Edinburgh to Lutoncar 345 mi
6h 21m£84–121Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Luton Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane GLA - LTN
3h 27m£47–172Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
4h 15m£110–318Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Lutontrain
4h 30m£80–190Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane EDI - LHR
- Take the bus from London Heathrow Airport to Luton DART Parkwaybus
4h 38m£68–246Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport, subway, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane EDI - STN
- Take the subway from Tottenham Hale Station to King's Cross St. Pancras stationsubway
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lutontrain
4h 32m£64–194Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Stevenagetrain
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 101 / ...
5h 42m£126–236Train, bus via Nottingham
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Luton Station Interchangebus 230 / ...
8h 20m£179–280
Edinburgh to Luton by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Luton is to bus which costs £50 - £80 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Luton is to fly which takes 2h 47m and costs £30 - £130.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Luton station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Luton Station Interchange via Finchley Road / O2 Centre and Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Luton. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Luton via London St Pancras Intl. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 47m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Luton is 315 miles. The road distance is 347 miles.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Luton without a car is to train which takes 4h 47m and costs £150 - £220.
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Edinburgh to Luton, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Luton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Luton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Luton is to fly which takes 2h 47m and costs £30 - £130. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £150 - £220 and takes 4h 47m, you could also bus, which costs £50 - £80 and takes 8h 56m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Luton, England?
easyJet and Ryanair fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luton Airport (LTN) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Luton via London Kings Cross and London St Pancras Intl in around 4h 47m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–120
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–110
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–120
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Luton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £28–130
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Wednesday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £45–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £20–95
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–340
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Stevenage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- 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
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- 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
- £15–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–23
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Tottenham Hale Station to King's Cross St. Pancras station
- Ave. Duration
- 11 min
- Frequency
- Every 5 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–17
- Schedules at
- London Underground (Tube)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to York
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–160
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–200
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Sheffield to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Finchley Road / O2 Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Heathrow Airport to Luton DART Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3–7
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0344 801 7261
- Website
- Green Line
Bus from Brent Cross Centre / North Circular Road to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Green Line
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- 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
- [email protected]
- Website
- Centrebus
Bus from Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Centrebus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Broad Marsh Bus Station to Luton Station Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–45
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Luton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Finchley Road / O2 Centre station.
Edinburgh to Luton train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
Yes, the driving distance between Edinburgh to Luton is 347 miles. It takes approximately 6h 21m to drive from Edinburgh to Luton.
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