London Luton Airport

Travel options

Taxi

There are taxi stops at the front of the terminal building with taxis waiting to meet all arriving flights. Taxis are fully accessible for disabled passengers. The fare into central London is about £65-68.

For more information or to book a taxi call one of the companies below.

Alpha Taxis: +44 (0)1582 595555
CABCO Taxis: +44 (0)1582 736666

Car

The airport is located close to the M1 and M25 (London's ring road) motorways making it easy to access London and many key destinations in Southern England. Central London is about 30 miles from the airport taking about 1 hour to drive. Use the VisitBritain journey planner (visitbritain.transportdirect.info/web2) to find the best route to your destination.

Postcode: If you are using satellite navigation the postcode for Luton Airport is LU2 9LY

Car hire

There are 4 car hire companies at Luton with desks in the Car Hire Centre near the terminal building. See car hire at Luton Airport for details.

Bus

From Bay 8 and 9 in front of the airport you can take a number of frequent Arriva bus services to destinations including Watford, St Albans, Milton Keynes, Leighton Buzzard, Harpenden and Dunstable. For more information about fares, routes and times visit Arriva (www.arrivabus.co.uk/).

Local Bus services are also available to and from the airport with Centrebus to Hitchin, Wigmore, Luton Town Centre, Slip End, Markyate and Hemel Hempstead. For more information about fares, routes and times visit Centrebus (www.centrebus.co.uk/).

Rail Shuttle Bus

There is a continuous, free shuttle bus service from Bay 1 near the Main Terminal to Luton Airport Parkway Station.

Coach

London Luton Airport has excellent connections with key towns and cities across the country. You’ll find the coach pick up and drop off points in front of the terminal building. A number of coach operators run services from Luton airport including National Express (which runs the most services), Green line and easyBus.

easyBus

easyBus.co.uk offers a low-cost high frequency airport transfers service from London to and from Luton  Airport with prices starting from just £2. Travelling from London to and from London's Airports is now fast, easy and great value with easyBus from Stelios and easyGroup. Travellers can book online for best prices in just a few easy steps.

The buses are scheduled to run every 12 to 30 minutes depending on the time of the day with stops at Brent Cross, Finchley Road, London Baker Street, Marble Arch and London Victoria, 7 days a week except Christmas Day.

Buy tickets online for best low cost prices at www.easyBus.co.uk (www.easyBus.co.uk)

Green Line

Green Line 757 provides an express coach link between the airport and London Victoria with a number of stops in London along the route including Finchley Road, Lords Cricket Ground and Oxford Circus. Buses leave the airport frequently between 07:00 and 23:30 Monday to Friday with a 24 hour service on Saturday and Sunday. A standard single tickets costs £11 and you should buy your ticket from the driver. For more information, or if you are travelling with a large group, call +44 (0)1582 584478.

National Express

National Express from Bays 5 and 6 offers high frequency services to numerous destinations including Birmingham, Cambridge, East Midlands, Gatwick Airport, Heathrow Airport, Liverpool, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Stansted Airport. For more information or to book tickets online or by phone visit National Express (www.nationalexpress.com/), or call +44 (0)8705 808 080.

Train

Luton Airport has its own train station - Luton Airport Parkway Station. There is a continuous, free shuttle bus service to and from the station and the terminal building which takes about 5 minutes. From the train station, rail services to central London take around 25 minutes. Other destinations include the south coast, the Midlands and northern England, operated direct by Thameslink, Luton Airport Express and Midland Mainline.

For information about train times, routes and fare, or to book your ticket online or over the phone visit National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk/), or call +44 (0)20 7278 5240.