Thameslink, via the Luton DARTorThameslink to Gatwick, via the Luton DART?

Thameslink · Thameslink and Luton DARTThameslink, via the Luton DART

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

Thameslink · Thameslink and Luton DARTThameslink to Gatwick, via the Luton DART

From

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway, four minutes; the trains leave from the main-line platforms

To

Gatwick Airport station, beside the South Terminal, on one direct train

Luggage

Racks by the doors and overhead; the DART is built for suitcases.

Journey

82–110 min

The £4.90 DART is easy to pay twice or forget once. Touching in at Parkway does not cover it, and a ticket to "Luton" does not either; only a ticket to "Luton Airport" has it inside.

The train is the same one that crosses central London, stopping at St Pancras, Blackfriars and London Bridge, so it takes 78 minutes by day and 87 to 110 at night, plus the DART.

Trains run through the night on a reduced service, hourly through the small hours on a weekday night, and the DART runs around the clock. On a night or a Sunday with engineering work the ride can need a bus: check the day you travel.

The coach is cheaper, from £21.50 against £24.00 here, but takes about an hour longer.

Thameslink to Gatwick, via the Luton DART: price for every party size