GENERAL LUTON AIRPORT TRAVEL INFORMATION

M25
The M25 is the orbital motorway that encompasses the whole of greater London. In fact in practical terms the M25 now determines the areas considered to be within London by being a man border around it.

Luton Airport is located just over 13 miles from the M25, an almost straight run along the M1.
Stansted Airport, Heathrow Airport and Gatwick Airport are also located very close to the M25 motorway which means travel by road to each of these airports is most practically travelled via the M25 even though the distances are far greater than travelling in a straight line.

Please note that the M25 motorway is notorious for traffic delays and so all journey times shown on this page are a guide only.

Bus and Coaches
Luton Airport has a coach and bus station opposite the terminal with individual bays for the various local and UK linked routes. These include at bay 1- A the Luton Airport Parkway Station Shuttle bus that runs between the nearest station and the airport. The shuttle route takes 10 minutes.
Bus and Coach operators from Luton include Arriva, National Express and Easybus.

Read more about Luton Airport bus and coach services

London Bus
London buses do not operate from Luton.

Taxi Cab
London Taxis do not pickup from London Luton Airport although they do drop off there. London black cabs are licensed to operate within the London area only. Luton is in Bedfordshire and outside this specified zone.
Taxis hired directly at the airport. The taxi rank is along side the terminal building. Taxis are a mix of the type used by London Taxi drivers and private hire type vehicles which are liveried normal use vehicles. Two companies operate from Luton.
Alpha Taxis: 01582 595555
All their drivers carry photographic identity cards issued by Luton Borough Council. Taxis all have wheelchair access and you can pay by cash or credit card.
Alpha Taxis

The other company operating from here is CABCO Taxis: 01582 736666

Minicab
A minicab is a private vehicle that can only be hired by being pre-booked. You can contact our partner minicab company here. Minicabs are nearly always cheaper than London taxis for medium to long journeys.
As a general guide expect to pay around £50 into central London from Luton for up to 4 passengers. Charge varies between companies and does not include extra waiting time or larger than standard vehicles.

Car Rental
Major rental companies serve Luton Airport. See rental desks or information desk inside the terminals for more details.
Gatwick Airport Car Rental

Train
There isn't actually a train station at Luton Airport. The nearest station is Luton Airport Parkway which is just under 1 mile from the airport. A  shuttle bus service runs between the airport and the station to allow passengers to easily connect between the two in a seamless fashion. Expect the ride to take 5-10 minutes. The bus stops at Bay 1 outside the terminal building.
Train operators include First Capital Connect and Midland.

Read more about Luton Airport Train services

Railair
Railair is really the generic term used to describe bus and coach services linking airports to the national railway network stations and not a single company as the name may imply. Rail Interchange stations are those that have joint rail and bus linked routes.

Virgin Trains operate a rail-airport-train link between Milton Keynes Station and London Luton Airport. This is a service that runs hourly from early till late seven day a week. The coaches are times to synchronise with the train timetable and tickets include both the train and the coach ride. Virgin use bays 7 and 8 at the Luton coach terminus.