How do I get from London Luton airport to St Pancras International?

Q: How do I get from London Luton airport to St Pancras International?

Luton Airport Express, via the Luton DART: £17.20 for one traveler, 32–40 min. It leaves you at St Pancras International, non-stop, and nowhere else. The only place the Luton Airport Express goes, in 22 minutes from Luton Airport Parkway; Thameslink also reaches it, through the night. Both cost £12.30 off-peak: the Express runs every 30 minutes until 23:25 on weekdays (not before 12:28 on Sundays), Thameslink up to eight times an hour and on a reduced service overnight. King's Cross is a five-minute walk; touching in for the Underground instead costs £15.10.

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Airport to destination · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to St Pancras International

For London generally we recommend the National Express coach; for St Pancras International the answer changes.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Luton Airport Express, via the Luton DART

Train · East Midlands Railway and Luton DART

32–40 min rideEvery 30 min

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport ParkwaySt Pancras International

1 changeLuggage space

£17.20total for 1 adult£17.20 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway, four minutes, then a platform change

The same two purchases as Thameslink: £12.30 by contactless (£16.60 between 06:30 and 09:30 on a weekday), plus the £4.90 DART — no separate Express fare exists on contactless. The operator also sells Advance tickets "from £10 one-way or £20 return, includes the Luton DART transfer", booked to "Luton Airport" up to 12 weeks ahead and tied to one train.

Luggage. Up to three items each — two large and one small — in the vestibules and overhead racks, on the operator's rule.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Regional

Thameslink, via the Luton DART

Thameslink · Thameslink and Luton DART

32–55 min rideEvery 10 minRuns all night

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport ParkwaySt Pancras International

1 change24-hour serviceLuggage space

£17.20total for 1 adult£17.20 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy

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: £12.30 by contactless at Luton Airport Parkway (£16.60 between 06:30 and 09:30 on a weekday; otherwise off-peak), plus the £4.90 Luton DART single at its machine or online. £12.30 applies to St Pancras, Farringdon, City Thameslink, Blackfriars and London Bridge alike; Oyster is not accepted. A through ticket to "Luton Airport" includes the DART and is the only way to get a Railcard, GroupSave or Kids-for-£2 discount, but those need a paper fare that is not published, so they are not priced here.

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

Price for every party size · Fare source

The only place the Luton Airport Express goes, in 22 minutes from Luton Airport Parkway; Thameslink also reaches it, through the night. Both cost £12.30 off-peak: the Express runs every 30 minutes until 23:25 on weekdays (not before 12:28 on Sundays), Thameslink up to eight times an hour and on a reduced service overnight. King's Cross is a five-minute walk; touching in for the Underground instead costs £15.10.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

Where the Express terminates and every Thameslink train calls; the Eurostar station.

London Luton

Follow the signs

Luton DART from the terminal to Luton Airport Parkway

Luton Airport Express · 32–40 min

St Pancras International

Luton Airport Express serves St Pancras International. National Express coach does not.

From arrivals to St Pancras International

Find the stop

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

Choose Luton Airport Express

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at St Pancras International

32–40 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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A private car into London: £115.70 for four

Four pay £68.80 on the cheapest way to St Pancras International on this page. The car meets you in arrivals and drives to your door. £115.70 is what Welcome Pickups charges to the centre of London; it quotes the fare for your own address when you book ahead.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the National Express coach stop at St Pancras International?

No. It runs to Victoria Coach Station on the A1 and A31.

Does the Green Line 757 coach stop at St Pancras International?

No. It runs to Victoria via Brent Cross.

How far is St Pancras International from the centre?