There are 9 ways to get from Luton to Darlington by bus, train, car, or plane
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Line 101 bus, train
best- Take the bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Stationbus 101 / ...
- Take the train from Stevenage to Darlingtontrain London Kings Cross - Newcastle / ...
3h 58m£72–103Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Dolphin Centrebus 591
6h 25m£44–104Drive 214.9 mi
- Drive from Luton to Darlingtoncar 214.9 mi
3h 35m£52–75Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Newcastle, train
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Newcastle (NCL)plane LHR - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
4h 3m£66–278Train
- Take the train from Luton to Ketteringtrain
- Take the train from Kettering to Nottinghamtrain
- Take the train from Nottingham to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Darlingtontrain
5h 5m£116–186Fly Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane LTN - EDI
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
4h 3m£91–251Fly Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane LTN - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlingtontrain
4h 53m£102–286Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Manchester Airport, train
- Take the bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane LHR - MAN
- Take the train from Manchester Airport to Yorktrain
- Take the train from York to Darlingtontrain
5h 48m£100–342Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly to Newcastle
- Take the train from Luton to West Hampstead Thameslinktrain
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Newcastle (NCL)plane SOU - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Darlingtontrain
5h 24m£141–345
Luton to Darlington by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Luton to Darlington is to bus which costs £40 - £110 and takes 6h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Luton to Darlington is to drive which takes 3h 35m and costs £50 - £75.
No, there is no direct bus from Luton station to Darlington. However, there are services departing from Luton Station Interchange and arriving at Dolphin Centre via Milton Keynes Coachway. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Luton to Darlington. However, there are services departing from Luton and arriving at Darlington via Kettering, Nottingham and Sheffield. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 5m.
The distance between Luton and Darlington is 221 miles. The road distance is 216.1 miles.
The best way to get from Luton to Darlington without a car is to line 101 bus and train which takes 3h 58m and costs £70 - £110.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Luton to Darlington, including transfers.
Luton to Darlington bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Milton Keynes Coachway station.
Luton to Darlington train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Luton station.
The best way to get from Luton to Darlington is to bus which takes 6h 25m and costs £40 - £110. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £110 - £190 and takes 5h 5m.
What companies run services between Luton, England and Darlington, England?
National Express operates a bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Dolphin Centre twice daily. Tickets cost £40–95 and the journey takes 4h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luton to Darlington via Kettering, Nottingham, and Sheffield in around 5h 5m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £23–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Luton Airport to Glasgow Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £30–120
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–240
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Southampton Airport to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–200
Train from Stevenage to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–100
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–21
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–17
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Sheffield to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £50–75
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £85–120
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Airport to York
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–50
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from York to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15–27
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–29
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Newcastle to Darlington
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Luton to Kettering
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Kettering to Nottingham
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £28–45
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Nottingham to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–35
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £8–16
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £15–24
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton to West Hampstead Thameslink
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 344 800 44 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva UK
Bus from Luton Station Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £1–3
- Website
- Arriva UK
- Adult Single All Zone
- £1–3
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Milton Keynes Coachway to Dolphin Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £40–95
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Airport Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–17
- Website
- National Express
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More Questions & Answers
Luton to Darlington bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Dolphin Centre station.
Luton to Darlington train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at Kettering station.
Yes, the driving distance between Luton to Darlington is 216 miles. It takes approximately 3h 35m to drive from Luton to Darlington.
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