Luton Airport
Getting between Luton Airport and London, both directions.
Heathrow and London City sit inside the zones your contactless or Oyster card already covers, and London City is the only one of the six with no airport premium on top. Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Southend lie beyond the zone edge on National Rail, where the operator you board sets the fare, sells its own discounts, and runs its own caps or none at all. The daily limit on what your card can be charged in town does not necessarily reach that far.
Luton Airport ↔ London
The best ways into London
Public transport
- Thameslink Cheapest
- Journey
- Luton DART first, then Thameslink.
- Costs
- from £6.50 for this leg
- Plus
- £4.90 for the Luton DART, unless you buy one through ticket that covers both legs.
- Takes
- About 24 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by contactless, through ticket, e-ticket or paper ticket.
- Luton Airport Express Fastest by public transport
- Journey
- Luton DART first, then Luton Airport Express.
- Costs
- from £10.00 for this leg
- Plus
- £4.90 for the Luton DART, unless you buy one through ticket that covers both legs.
- Takes
- About 22 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by contactless, through ticket, e-ticket or paper ticket.
- Green Line 757 Simplest
- Costs
- £15.00
- Takes
- About 90 minutes to the centre
- Pay
- Pay by contactless onboard or app ticket.
- National Express coaches A1/A2
- Costs
- from £9.50
- Pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket.
Taxis and ride apps
- Hackney carriage london-luton.co.uk
- Pay
- Pay by cash or card.
- Get one
- Take one from the taxi rank or hail one in the street. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- The Hackney carriage taxi rank is located just beyond Bus Bay A, close to the terminal.
- Uber uber.com
- Pay
- Pay by in-app payment.
- Get one
- Book it in the app or online. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- Riders follow in-app directions to their assigned pickup zone.
- Bolt bolt.eu
- Pay
- Pay by in-app payment.
- Get one
- Book it in the app.
- FreeNow free-now.com
- Pay
- Pay by in-app payment, cash or card.
- Get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Pickup
- Freenow provides in-app walking directions from arrivals to the driver at airports it serves.
Every way in and out, in full
Train 3
Thameslink thameslinkrailway.com ~24 min
- Journey
- Luton DART first, then Thameslink.
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, through ticket, e-ticket or paper ticket.
- Terminals
- Trains stop at Luton Airport Parkway station, not the terminal itself; passengers connect via the Luton DART shuttle (4 minutes) to reach the single terminal.
- Worth knowing
- Standard fare service - advance singles from £6.50.
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Luton Airport Express lutonairportexpress.co.uk ~22 min
- Journey
- Luton DART first, then Luton Airport Express.
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, through ticket, e-ticket or paper ticket.
- Terminals
- Trains terminate at Luton Airport Parkway station, not the terminal itself; the Luton DART connection (4 minutes) to the single terminal is included in the through-fare.
- Worth knowing
- Fares from London from £10.00 one-way; choosing Luton Airport as destination buys a combined train+DART ticket.
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Luton DART lutondart.com ~4 min
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless, through ticket or e-ticket.
- Terminals
- Single terminal - the DART runs Luton Airport Parkway railway station to the terminal in 4 minutes, dropping passengers directly to the front of the terminal.
- Worth knowing
- Adult single £4.90, child (5-15) £2.45, under-5s free.
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Bus & coach 2
Green Line 757 arrivabus.co.uk ~90 min
- How you pay
- Pay by contactless onboard or app ticket. Operator ticket.
- Terminals
- Single terminal - coaches and buses stop directly outside the terminal.
- Worth knowing
- Fixed-price operator ticket, no TfL cap interaction.
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National Express coaches A1/A2 nationalexpress.com
- How you pay
- Pay by app ticket or paper ticket. No contactless. No Oyster card. Operator ticket.
- Terminals
- Single terminal - coaches and buses stop directly outside the terminal.
- Worth knowing
- From £9.50 one-way including £1.50 booking fee (fee waived when logged in to a My Account).
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Taxi & ride apps 6
Hackney carriage london-luton.co.uk
- How you pay
- Pay by cash or card. Card not guaranteed.
- How you get one
- Take one from the taxi rank or hail one in the street. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- The Hackney carriage taxi rank is located just beyond Bus Bay A, close to the terminal.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
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Uber uber.com
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app or online. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- Riders follow in-app directions to their assigned pickup zone.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
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Bolt bolt.eu
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment. No cash.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
- Worth knowing
- Luton's own page confirms a Pick Up Zone charge exists generally (from £7); not Bolt-specific.
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bolt.eufetched 19 Jul 2026
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london-luton.co.ukfetched 19 Jul 2026
FreeNow free-now.com
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment, cash or card.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app. The pickup point is below.
- Where to get one
- Freenow provides in-app walking directions from arrivals to the driver at airports it serves.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
- Worth knowing
- Freenow confirms airport fees exist and are pre-included in the quoted fare.
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Gett gett.com
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment. No cash.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
- Worth knowing
- Luton's own page confirms a Pick Up Zone charge exists generally (from £7); not Gett-specific.
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Addison Lee addisonlee.com
- How you pay
- Pay by in-app payment or cash.
- How you get one
- Book it in the app or online.
- Terminals
- Single terminal
- Worth knowing
- Luton's own page confirms a Pick Up Zone charge exists generally (from £7); not Addison-Lee-specific.
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london-luton.co.ukfetched 19 Jul 2026
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