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Luton Airport Bus Services To / From Central London

The Cheapest Transfer Option Between Luton Airport and Central London

National Express Luton Airport Bus

London Luton Airport is around 35 miles (55 kms) north of Central London and as well as a train link there are two airport bus services run by National Express and easyBus.

The National Express service is a 24x7 service with full size buses running every 15-30 minutes with several stops at strategic points in Central London and with the terminus at London Victoria. The other service is a much smaller bus (see picture below) that shuttles between Luton Airport and Baker Street non-stop every 15 to 30 minutes. The easyBus service is not 24x7, but only has a gap of 2 or 3 hours in the very early morning hours.

The main downside of the bus is that it is the slowest option, (60 to 90 minutes) and with London's traffic you are wise to factor in a comfortable contingency in case of traffic delays.

The fastest option between Luton Airport and London is the Luton airport train service. With a journey time of 25 minutes and frequencies of up to 6 times an hour its by far the fastest option and also of course doesn't suffer from unforeseen traffic congestion delays in London.

The downside is that the station, Luton Parkway, is about a mile from Luton Airport itself, a bus shuttle running every 10 minutes for the 5 minute journey between Luton Parkway Station and the passenger terminal at Luton Airport. The main station in London for the trains is St Pancras, although a major London Underground hub and a major district for cheap accommodation, for many its going to be a significant transfer on to their accommodation.

National Express Luton Airport - London Victoria Bus Service

The National Express Victoria Bus Service broadly runs 30 minutes through the night and every 10-30 minutes from early morning to late evenings, 7 days a week.

Journey time is scheduled as 90 minutes for the entire journey end to end, Victoria to Luton Airport, but clearly delays through road congestion happen so do give yourself plenty of contingency going to the airport.

Purchasing Tickets

You can buy tickets at the National Express ticket desks in the arrival hall at Luton Airport or Victoria Coach Station or in advance on-line.

London Stops (Underground Stations)

What If My Flight Is Late?

When you purchase a ticket for a National Express service it is for a single stated departure time. You do not get an individual seat number, but you are guaranteed a seat.

It is recommended booking a service at least 60 minutes after the scheduled arrival time of your flight. So what happens if your flight is late and you miss that schedule on your ticket?

If your London Luton flight arrives early or late, you may use the same ticket at no extra cost to travel on the next available Luton Airport to Central London bus service subject to seat availability.

Passengers with a ticket for the schedule in question are boarded first and get priority.

In the reverse direction, when boarding at points that are not airports you are expected to make the schedule you have booked.

National Express Stansted Luggage Allowance

You can carry two medium-sized suitcases - weighing up to 20kg (44 lbs) each - plus one small piece of hand luggage per person. Drivers loading the baggage do not weigh bags. Customers will be permitted to pool their individual allowances if they are travelling in a group or as a family, but they must be travelling on the same ticket.

Over this allowance and steep excess luggage charges kick in. Passengers within the luggage allowance get boarded first, those with excess luggage only get boarded if there is sufficient space left in the luggage hold, even if they have purchased a ticket.

Luton & London Boarding Points

Finding the buses is very easy and straight forward. In front of Luton Airport's passenger terminal is a very large bus station. All the London buses are lined up as yo exit the front entrance of Luton Airport Passenger Terminal.

The terminus in London is at Victoria Coach Station.

Victoria Coach Station is just a like a busy regional airport. Coaches leave every couple of minutes, there are airport style departure screens and departure gates where you board the coach.

There is a full list of facilities including a useful left luggage office.

From Victoria the bus makes stops at Marble Arch and Baker Street which are much closer to the major hotel districts of Paddington, Bayswater, Lancaster Gate and Oxford Street than other Stansted public transport options. The first stop from Stansted, Golders Green is away from the centre. Some people prefer to get off here and straight onto the Underground if they are travelling at peak times when there may be traffic congestion.

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Luton Airport - London Baker Street Bus Service By easyBus

easyBus compete head to head with National Express with a non-stop service to London Baker Street.

The buses are scheduled to take around an hour, slightly faster than the Victoria buses.

The Baker Street - Luton easyBus service runs every 15-30 minutes with just a short 3 hour gap in the timetable in the very early hours of the morning, (the Victoria service runs a true 24 x7 service).

The other main difference to the Victoria service apart from route is that the Earls Court service has no stops and uses small mini-buses like that pictured below.

easyBus Luton Airport Bus

easyBus charges a similar fare structure on both services.

Variable Fares - Getting The Cheapest Tickets

easyBus pricing is very similar to the low cost budget airlines, the further you book in advance the lower the price.

The lowest £2 fares you will normally have to book at least six weeks in advance to get a chance of being offered them.

Please note that £2 fares are not available on all departure times and there is a limited number of £2 seats on certain departures.

When all the £2 seats are sold, the £4 seats are sold. When the £4 seats are all sold, then the £6 seats and so on. This means that as seats are sold the price goes up.

The system charges all the passengers in the same booking the same fare. Children (aged 3 and over), students and senior citizens all pay the same fare as adults.

Luton Airport Bus Luggage Allowance

One Standard Size Piece - Maximum Weight 23 Kgs

Maximum Dimensions (Height+Width+Length): 158cm (62 Inches) and

One One Hand Luggage Size Piece - Maximum Weight 5 Kgs - Maximum Dimensions : 90cm (35 Inches)

and

One laptop computer

Two small pieces may be carried in place of one standard size piece but their total dimensions must NOT exceed those of the one standard sized piece.

Buying Tickets

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Central London - Luton Airport Price Comparison of Public Transport
Service	Standard Adult Fare
	One-Way	Return
Bus Service
easyBus (Luton - Baker Street Service)	£2 - £12	£4 - £24
National Express Bus	£15.00	£25.00
Train Service
First Capital (Off Peak Fare)	£10.40~	£21.80~
First Capital (Anytime Fare)	£15.00	£26.00
Visit Britain Fare	£14.00	£18.00
~ Off Peak fares only available at quiet periods typically week ends

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