The UK’s London Luton International Airport is located on the outskirts of Luton, Bedfordshire, 48 kilometres from London.
The airport is a hub for Aer Arann, easyJet, Flybe, Monarch Airlines, Ryanair, Silverjet, SkyEurope, Thomsonfly and Wizz Air.
The majority of flights from Luton Airport head to European airports.
The official website for the airport is www.london-luton.co.uk.
From Luton Airport to London
Luton Airport is connected to London and other cities by the Green Line, easyBus and National Express bus lines.
Green Line (bus number 757) transports passengers to central London. The timetable is available on the carrier’s website (www.greenline.co.uk). You can book tickets online here – https://kiosk.iristickets.co.uk/k?GreenLineServices.
easyBus (www.easybus.co.uk) operates between Luton Airport and central London with stops at Brent Cross, Finchley Road, Baker Street, Oxford Street/Marble Arch and London Victoria (London railway station). Tickets are priced from £2 one way depending on demand. It is best to book in advance to get the best price.
Note: Green Line and easyBus share the same route; their buses depart from platforms 10 and 11 (at the exit of the main airport terminal).
The average journey time to London is 1 hour. Buses run 24 hours a day, with intervals of 10-30 minutes.
National Express (www.nationalexpress.com) connects Luton Airport with cities such as Northampton, High Wycombe, Oxford, Leicester, Nottingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Birmingham and Cambridge.
In addition, you can also get to the British capital by train. To do this, you need to get to the Luton Airport Parkway railway station, which is located 1.5 kilometres from Luton Airport. It is very easy: special buses run from the airport to Luton Airport Parkway every 10 minutes from 05:00 to 00:00. Travel is free, but only if you have an air and/or rail ticket. Otherwise, bus fares range from £1 to £3.
East Midlands Trains depart from Luton Airport Parkway station towards London St Pancras train station every hour. The journey to London takes 20-25 minutes.
From London to Luton Airport
You can get from the British capital to Luton Airport by any of the ways listed above.