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

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

National Express coach to Heathrow: from £20.50 for one traveler, 50–65 min. It leaves you at Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, then Terminal 5; some coaches call at Terminal 4. National Express runs 16 coaches a day to Heathrow, from 01:50 to 22:10: from £20.50, about 50 minutes to the Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, and 75 to 105 to Terminal 5. Some also call at Terminal 4. They leave from the airport bus station, stands N, P or Q, and set down at the terminal door.

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1 way to Heathrow Airport

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

Recommended

The lowest listed price, sold from £20.50. Nothing listed is quicker.

National Express coach to Heathrow

National Express · National Express

50–65 min ride01:50–22:10

Airport bus stationHeathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3

from £20.50total for 1 adultfrom £20.50 eachBuy ticketOn National Express

Pickup, hours & luggage

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

From £20.50 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. Sixteen coaches a day, from 01:50, 03:50, 04:35, 05:35, 06:05, 08:10, 09:40, 11:25, 12:15, 13:30, 15:25, 16:05, 17:20, 19:00, 21:10 and 22:10 on weekdays; at weekends five of them leave at other times. Nothing leaves between 22:10 and 01:50.

Price for every party size · Fare source

National Express runs 16 coaches a day to Heathrow, from 01:50 to 22:10: from £20.50, about 50 minutes to the Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, and 75 to 105 to Terminal 5. Some also call at Terminal 4. They leave from the airport bus station, stands N, P or Q, and set down at the terminal door.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

The airport on the west side of London, about 54 km from Luton by the coach that links the two. For a connection, not for the city.

London Luton

Follow the signs

Airport bus station

National Express coach to Heathrow · 50–65 min

Heathrow Airport

National Express coach to Heathrow serves Heathrow Airport. Thameslink does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the National Express coach to Heathrow runs 01:50–22:10. 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 Heathrow Airport

Find the stop

Airport bus station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose National Express coach to Heathrow

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Heathrow Airport

50–65 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 Thameslink stop at Heathrow Airport?

No. It runs to St Pancras International.

Does the Luton Airport Express stop at Heathrow Airport?