There are 11 ways to get from Sligo to London by bus, plane, train, shuttle, car ferry or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Bus to Knock, fly to London Luton, train
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Knock Airport, stop 553081
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Fly from Knock (NOC) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
10 alternative options
Bus to Knock, fly to London Stansted
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Knock Airport, stop 553081
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Fly from Knock (NOC) to London Stansted (STN)
Bus to Knock, fly to London Gatwick, train
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Knock Airport, stop 553081
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Fly from Knock (NOC) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Train to Dublin, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the train from Sligo to Drumcondra
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Fly from Dublin (DUB) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Bus to Derry, fly to London Stansted
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Ulsterbus Depot, stop 158131
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Fly from Derry (LDY) to London Stansted (STN)
Bus, bus to Belfast City, fly to London Heathrow
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Take the bus from Sligo Hospital, stop 555291 to Enniskillen, stop 108081
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Take the bus from Enniskillen to Belfast Europa Bus Centre
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Fly from Belfast City (BHD) to London Heathrow (LHR)
Bus, shuttle to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to London Luton, train
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Ulsterbus Depot, stop 158131
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Take a shuttle bus from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Belfast
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Fly from Belfast (Aldergrove) (BFS) to London Luton (LTN)
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Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
Bus, shuttle to Belfast (Aldergrove), fly to London Gatwick, train
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Ulsterbus Depot, stop 158131
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Take a shuttle bus from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Belfast
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Fly from Belfast (Aldergrove) (BFS) to London Gatwick (LGW)
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Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
Train, car ferry
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Take the train from Sligo to Dublin Connolly
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Take the train from Holyhead to London Euston
Bus, car ferry
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Take the bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Busáras, stop 135001
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Isle of Man Douglas
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Take the car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
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Take the bus from Liverpool to London Finchley Road
Drive, car ferry
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Drive from Sligo to Dublin
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Take the car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
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Drive from Holyhead to London
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sligo to London is to bus and fly which costs €40 - €130 and takes 5h 21m.
The quickest way to get from Sligo to London is to bus and fly and train which costs €35 - €190 and takes 5h.
The distance between Sligo and London is 399 miles.
The best way to get from Sligo to London without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 13h 46m and costs €160 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Sligo to London, including transfers.
The quickest flight from Knock Airport to London Luton Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 15m.
Ryanair offers flights from Knock Airport to London Luton Airport.
There are 6102+ hotels available in London. Prices start at £75 per night.
- Distance: 398.7 miles
- Duration: 5h
What companies run services between Sligo, Ireland and London, England?
There is no direct connection from Sligo to London. However, you can take the bus to Knock Airport, stop 553081, take the walk to Knock airport, fly to London Luton, take the walk to Airport Bus Station, take the line 888 bus to Luton Airport Parkway Rail Station, take the walk to Luton Airport Parkway, then take the train to London King's Cross. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Knock Airport, stop 553081, take the walk to Knock airport, fly to London Stansted, take the walk to Stansted Airport, then take the train to London Liverpool St.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Knock to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £270
Flights from Derry to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
Flights from Belfast City to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £470
Flights from Belfast City to London Heathrow via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £460
Flights from Belfast City to London Heathrow via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £65 - £490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40 - £200
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Luton via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £200
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Luton via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40 - £200
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35 - £290
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Gatwick via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £290
Flights from Belfast (Aldergrove) to London Gatwick via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £35 - £290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Knock to London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £180
Flights from Dublin to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30 - £270
Flights from Belfast City to London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65 - £470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Knock to London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £13 - £260
Flights from Knock to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £11 - £75
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Derry to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75 - £290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Knock to London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £21 - £200
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International LL
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13 - £17
- Website
- Thameslink
- Anytime
- £13 - £17
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- getintouch@eastmidlandstrains.co.uk
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras International
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £23
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
- Advance Single
- £7 - £20
- Off-Peak Single
- £11 - £17
- Anytime Day Single/Anytime Single
- £15 - £23
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £9 - £23
- Website
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- Southern Service
- Schedules at
- ojp.nationalrail.co.uk
- Anytime Standard
- £9 - £13
- Anytime 1st Class
- £17 - £23
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- customerservices@gatwickexpress.com
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12 - £18
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
- Anytime Standard
- £12 - £18
- Phone
- +353 1 836 6222
- digital@irishrail.ie
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Sligo to Drumcondra
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £14 - £22
- Website
- Irish Rail
- Semi Flexible
- £14 - £17
- Flexible
- £19 - £22
Train from Sligo to Dublin Connolly
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £14 - £22
- Website
- Irish Rail
- Semi Flexible
- £14 - £17
- Flexible
- £19 - £22
- Phone
- 0344 556 5650
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Holyhead to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £95 - £340
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
- Anytime Day Single
- £95 - £130
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- £250 - £340
Bus and coach operator Bus Éireann operates local bus services throughout Ireland, including city bus services in Cork, Galway, Limerick, and Waterford, as well as commuter and intercity bus services throughout the country. Fares vary by region and distance; purchase tickets with cash on the bus or use a Leap Card.
Contact Details
- Phone
- 1850 836 611
- Website
- buseireann.ie
Bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Knock Airport, stop 553081
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £7 - £11
- Website
- Bus Eireann
Bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Ulsterbus Depot, stop 158131
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £11 - £16
- Website
- Bus Eireann
Bus from Sligo Hospital, stop 555291 to Enniskillen, stop 108081
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £8 - £11
- Website
- Bus Eireann
Bus from Sligo Bus Station, stop 555081 to Busáras, stop 135001
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14 - £21
- Website
- Bus Eireann
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- feedback@translink.co.uk
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Enniskillen to Belfast Europa Bus Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £15 - £20
- Schedules at
- translink.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)28 7126 9996
- info@airporter.co.uk
- Website
- airporter.co.uk
Shuttle from Derry Londonderry Foyle Buscentre to Belfast
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £15 - £35
- Schedules at
- airporter.co.uk
- 1 Person
- £21
- 2 Persons
- £33
One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Liverpool to London Finchley Road
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15 - £19
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
National Express Coaches are a quick and convenient way of travelling around the UK. Over 550 National Express coaches run on Britain's roads every day, serving over 900 destinations across the UK. National Express Coaches carry around 19 million passenger journeys every year. For added convenience, National Express operate coach services to all major UK airports 24 hours per day, and is on its way to being 100% wheelchair accessible. The company also has a 24-hour control centre that receives a GPS signal to update on location, speed and the temperature inside coaches, ensuring the smoothest journey possible.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +44 08717 818178
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool One Bus Station, Canning Place to London Finchley Road Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £9 - £12
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £28 - £31
- Website
- Irish Ferries
- Car
- £100 - £120
- On Foot
- £28 - £31
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- Website
- stenaline.co.uk
Car ferry from Dublin to Holyhead
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Stena Line
- Website
- steam-packet.com
Car ferry from Dublin to Isle of Man Douglas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £14 - £280
- Website
- Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
- Foot Passanger
- £39
- Motorcycle&Adult
- £139
- Car&Adult
- £272
Car ferry from Isle of Man Douglas to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13 - £60
- Website
- Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
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