- From
- Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway, four minutes; the trains leave from the main-line platforms
- To
- St Pancras International, then Farringdon, City Thameslink, Blackfriars and London Bridge
- Luggage
- Racks by the doors and overhead; the DART is built for suitcases.
- Runs
- All night
- Journey
- 32–55 min
The £4.90 is easy to pay twice or forget once. Touching in at Parkway does not cover the DART; a ticket to "Luton" does not either; only a ticket to "Luton Airport" has it inside. Buy it before you reach the barrier at the terminal.
Overnight it is a reduced service, and only St Pancras and Blackfriars are served through the night — Farringdon's last train is 00:26, City Thameslink's 22:58. The overnight interval is not published, so check the day you land.
The journey time is the DART plus 24 to 45 minutes on the train; the airport gives 41 minutes to Farringdon, 43 to City Thameslink, 46 to Blackfriars and 49 to London Bridge before the DART.
A contactless card pays for one person. Every traveler needs their own card or device, children pay the adult rate at the reader, and no discount can be applied to a tap.
GroupSave takes a third off for three to nine adults off-peak, including the DART on a through ticket, but only on a paper Off-Peak ticket whose price is not published. Kids for £2 and the 25 per cent Duo Off-Peak Return are the same shape.
St Pancras has no step-free access to or from the Thameslink platforms from 15 June to mid-September 2026, on the operator's notice.
Thameslink, via the Luton DART: price for every party size
Check times and fares with Thameslink