Luton Airport LTNEGGW

London Luton Airport (LTN) is best understood as a London-area low-cost and leisure airport, not a full-service alliance hub. It is a significant base/operating airport for carriers such as easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair and Jet2, with mostly short- and medium-haul point-to-point flying across Europe and nearby leisure markets rather than long-haul network connections. The airport has one passenger terminal, so there is no inter-terminal transfer problem, but many itineraries are self-connections: if you arrive on one ticket and depart on another, plan as if you must clear the UK border where applicable, collect bags, check in again and reclear security. The fastest practical route to central London is usually the Luton DART to Luton Airport Parkway, then rail to St Pancras, with the best schedules around the low-30-minute mark from terminal area to central London rail arrival.

Timezone: Europe/London

Airport lounges

Lounge access is reference info; commission never ranks.

Official info

Official site

https://www.london-luton.co.uk/

General

+44 (0)1582 405100

As of 2026-06-20 — confirm with the airport.

Airport facts

ICAO

EGGW

Elevation

526 ft

Scheduled service

Yes

Runways

1

Longest runway

7093 ft

Terminals

To the city

• Train + Luton DART → London St Pancras International / central London · as little as 32 min · East Midlands Railway/Luton Airport Express or Thameslink to Luton Airport Parkway, then 4-minute Luton DART to the terminal; trains available through the night.
• Coach → central London · as little as 50 min · National Express and Green Line connect the airport with central London; National Express operates 24/7, with daytime and overnight frequencies noted by the airport.

Bus / coach

Local buses include Arriva routes A, Z, X1, X2, X3, X4, 101, Green Line 757 and Stagecoach MK1; coaches include National Express A1, A2 and A31 plus Green Line 757.

Taxi

Dedicated Hackney Carriage taxi rank just beyond Bus Bay A, close to the terminal; licensed taxis available 24/7 and metered.

Train / metro

East Midlands Railway/Luton Airport Express and Thameslink serve Luton Airport Parkway; Luton DART links the station and terminal in under 4 minutes, 24/7.

Airport services

Cities served

Hotels near the airport