How do I get from London Luton airport to Gatwick Airport?

Q: How do I get from London Luton airport to Gatwick Airport?

Thameslink to Gatwick, via the Luton DART: £24 for one traveler, 82–110 min. It leaves you at Gatwick Airport station, beside the South Terminal, on one direct train. The coach is cheaper and sets down at the terminal: National Express route 230 runs nine times a day, from 01:50 to 19:00, from £21.50, in about 2 hours 20 to the North Terminal, then the South. The train is a single Thameslink through central London, 80 minutes or more, £24.00 with the DART, and runs through the night.

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2 ways to Gatwick Airport

For London generally we recommend the National Express coach; for Gatwick Airport the answer changes.

Recommended

61 minutes quicker than the National Express coach to Gatwick (sold from £21.50), for up to £2.50 more.

Thameslink to Gatwick, via the Luton DART

Thameslink · Thameslink and Luton DART

82–110 min rideEvery 30 min

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport ParkwayGatwick Airport station

1 changeLuggage space

£24total for 1 adult£24 eachBuy ticketOn Thameslink and Luton DART

Pickup, hours & luggage

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

Two purchases: £19.10 by contactless at Luton Airport Parkway (£30.80 between 06:30 and 09:30 and 16:00 and 19:00 on a weekday; otherwise off-peak), plus the £4.90 Luton DART single at its machine or online. Oyster is not accepted at Parkway. A through ticket to "Luton Airport" includes the DART.

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

Price for every party size · Fare source

Shuttle

National Express coach to Gatwick

National Express · National Express

130–170 min ride00:10–19:00

Airport bus stationGatwick North Terminal

from £21.50total for 1 adultfrom £21.50 eachBuy ticketOn National Express

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Airport bus station, stands N, P or Q, outside the terminal

From £21.50 one way, limited availability. The figure includes a £1.50 booking fee, which is waived when you buy signed in to a My Account. Quoted for travel up to 11 January 2027.

Luggage. One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.

Hours. Ten coaches a day: the 00:10 (which goes round by Victoria Coach Station and takes 2 hours 45), then 01:50, 04:35, 06:05, 08:10, 11:25, 13:30, 15:25, 17:20 and 19:00. At weekends four of them leave at 05:00, 06:20, 15:40 and 17:10 instead. Nothing leaves between 19:00 and 00:10.

Price for every party size · Fare source

The coach is cheaper and sets down at the terminal: National Express route 230 runs nine times a day, from 01:50 to 19:00, from £21.50, in about 2 hours 20 to the North Terminal, then the South. The train is a single Thameslink through central London, 80 minutes or more, £24.00 with the DART, and runs through the night.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Luton into London

Your destination

Straight there.

London's second airport, in West Sussex, about 115 km from Luton by the coach that links the two. For a connection, not for the city.

London Luton

Follow the signs

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway

Thameslink to Gatwick · 82–110 min

Gatwick Airport

Thameslink to Gatwick serves Gatwick Airport. Luton Airport Express does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the National Express coach to Gatwick runs 00:10–19:00. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Gatwick Airport

Find the stop

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Thameslink to Gatwick

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Gatwick Airport

82–110 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the Luton Airport Express stop at Gatwick Airport?

No. It runs to St Pancras International.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the National Express coach to Gatwick runs 00:10–19:00. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

Is Gatwick Airport in London?