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TRANSFER TO HEATHROW AIRPORT

How to get from Luton Airport to Heathrow Airport:

The best option for most people is National Express Coach which is a straight airport to airport journey unlike the other options. It compares to the train  options in both the cost and the time so unless you want to go via central London this is your best option.
Coach
National Express run services between Luton Airport and Heathrow (all four terminals). Services are via Luton Bus Station in Luton itself. Operates from about 07.00 till around 01.00 this is a most hourly service. All coaches have an onboard WC. These are not dedicated buses for this route but they take in this journey as part of much longer routes.
This service operates from terminals 4 and 5 and from the central bus station.
Routes:
230
707
787 -  some buses stop at Hemel Hempstead
Expect your journey to take around 65 to 115 minutes. Cost is around £19.90 for a standard single fare.
National Express timetables, services and fares

Cheapest Option
There is a cheaper but longer option which may be of interest if your on a very strict budget.
You can take an easybus or the Greenline 757 out to Luton airport. This takes you into Victoria from where you take the tube ride out to Heathrow Airport (requires change at Hammersmith or Earks Court for the Piccadilly line from the District line).
The advantage of the easybus service is that if you book early enough you can get fares from £2. This option could also be of interest if you looking to stay in London overnight or longer before making the trip out to Luton airport.

Tube Fare is: £4.50 per adult
Expect your total journey to take around 120 to 180 minutes. Cost is around £6.50 - £14.50 depending on how early you book for a standard single fare.
>>>Easybus.co.uk
>>>tube fares

Train (via central London):
Luton airport is not directly served by a station. The nearest station is Luton Airport Parkway. from the airport you are transferred to the station by the free Luton Airport Express Shuttlebus to the airport (free if you have a through ticket). The shuttlebus runs from outside the terminal building at Luton and transfer takes around 10 minutes.

1: Train to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Tube to Paddington. Heathrow Express to Heathrow Airport.

Heathrow Express cost:

£16.50 (online), £18 (ticket machine), £23 (on train)  (15-25 minutes)
Cost from Paddington to Luton Airport via Kings Cross/St Pancras or Farringdon stations (zone 1 both stations): apx £14.80 (65-80 minutes)
Total time for the journey is around 80-105 minutes at a cost of apx. £31.30 for a standard adult single fare.
You will need to pay for the Heathrow Express separately since its not available on a through ticket.

2: as option one but take the Heathrow Connect service instead of the express.

Heathrow Connect cost: £7.90 per adult(23-28 minutes)
Cost from Paddington to Luton Airport via Kings Cross/St Pancras or Farringdon stations (zone 1 both stations): apx £14.80 (65-80 minutes)
Total time for the journey is around 88-108 minutes at a cost of apx £22.70 for a standard adult single fare.

3: Train to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Tube to Heathrow Airport.

Tube fare (zone 6 to zone 1): £4.50 per adult  (apx 75 minutes)
Kings Cross/St Pancras to Luton Airport: apx £13.50 (60-70 minutes)
Total time for the journey is around 135-145 minutes at a cost of apx £18 for a standard adult single fare.

4: Train to Kings Cross/St Pancras. Tube to Vauxhall Station. Train to Feltham Station. 285 transfer bus to Heathrow Airport.

Total time for the journey is around 125 minutes at a cost of apx £15.00 for a standard adult single fare through ticket.

MinicabThis option must be pre-booked. Expect to pay around £80. Please note this figure can vary greatly between companies.
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Cheapest Option
There is a cheaper but longer option which may be of interest if your on a very strict budget. You can take the EasyBus or Greenline coach services into Victoria station in central London and then take the London tube out to Heathrow airport (requires change of trains at Hammersmith).
Expect your total journey to take around 2 to 3 hours. Cost is around £6 - £14 depending on how early you book with easybus for a standard single fare.
>>>Easybus.co.uk

>>>tube fares

Road:
Transfers between Heathrow and Luton Airport by road are via the M1/M25/M4 motorways. On leaving Leaving follow the signs follow for the M1 motorway South towards London. Once on the M1 you will stay on this motorway for some 12 miles. Come off at the M25 Anti-clockwise section and towards Heathrow and the M4. Stay on the M25 for around 20 miles. Come off at the M4 Eastbound towards Heathrow. If you are going to terminal 4 you can stay on the M4 until the next jucntion will be signposted for terminal 4.

Expect your journey by car/taxi/minicab to take 35-75 minutes.
Expect your coach journey to Luton Airport to take 80-120 minutes.
The distance from Luton Airport to Heathrow Airport is 36 miles/58 km via the M25 or 28.3 miles/45.5 km in a straight line.

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