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Airport transfers from Kent
Luton Airport Taxi from Kent
Taxi transfers from Kent to London Luton via the Dartford Crossing, M25 and M1, for departures and arrivals. Tell us your flight, passengers and suitcases, and a licensed private hire operator quotes you and carries out the journey.
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Terminals, pickups and charges
Kent to Luton, planned around your flight
Getting a quote for a Luton airport taxi from Kent takes one request: your address, flight number, passengers and suitcases. Airport Taxi Kent passes it to licensed private hire operators that cover your town, and the operator that takes it quotes you. The drive takes from about 75 minutes off-peak from Dartford, via the Dartford Crossing, M25 and M1.
Where are you dropped off at Luton?
London Luton has one passenger terminal. Cars use the Drop Off and Pick Up Zone, which has no barriers and uses number plate recognition, so the charge is paid online by midnight the day after the visit.
How do Luton drop-off and pickup charges work?
The same zone is used for drop-offs and pickups. It costs £9 for up to 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, with a 30-minute maximum stay. Overstaying brings an enforcement charge. The Long Stay car park is free for up to two hours, with a shuttle bus of about 10 minutes to the terminal. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge and the Dartford Crossing, so there is nothing extra to pay on the way. If you are being collected, the quote also says how the Drop Off and Pick Up Zone charge while the driver waits is charged.]
How long does a Luton airport taxi from Kent take?
The usual route crosses the Thames at Dartford and follows the M25 round to the M1, or to the St Albans roads, for the last stretch to the airport. The Dartford Crossing charge for a car is £3.50 between 6am and 10pm and nothing overnight. Off-peak drive times start from:
- West Kent (Dartford, Gravesend, Swanley): from about 75 minutes off-peak from Dartford.
- Mid Kent (Maidstone, Medway, Sittingbourne): from about 90 minutes off-peak from Medway, via the M20, M2 or A2.
- East Kent (Canterbury, Thanet, Dover): from about 2 hours off-peak from Canterbury, via the M2 and A2.
At weekday peaks, allow 30 to 60 minutes more for the crossing and the M25.
What if your flight into Luton is delayed?
Include your flight number on your quote request, not only the landing time. Give a valid flight number and the operator monitors your flight, adjusting the collection time at no extra charge, subject to driver availability. Airport collections include up to 60 minutes of free waiting from the actual landing time. After that, waiting may be charged at £5 per 15 minutes, plus any extra airport parking, and the quote sets this out before you accept. Because the pickup zone allows a maximum of 30 minutes, the meeting time at Luton needs to be right.
How much luggage can you bring?
That depends on the car, so list every passenger and suitcase when you request a quote, along with any skis, golf bags or a pushchair. Estate cars, MPVs and other larger vehicles are available for bigger groups and extra luggage, and wheelchair-accessible vehicles are available too.
Terminals
Terminals at Luton
London Luton terminal
Your flight sets the timetable
Why use an airport specialist for Luton?
Airports only, nothing else
Airport Taxi Kent handles airport transfer requests and nothing else. Every page is built around terminals, pickup points, luggage and flight times, so the questions you have before a flight are already answered.
Drive times from your town
You can see the drive time from your town to each of the six London airports, and to Birmingham, East Midlands, Southampton, Bristol, Manchester and Bournemouth. It is the least the journey takes, so you can set your pickup time with a sensible margin for traffic.
A quote before you commit
You send your journey details and the operator sends you a quote for that exact journey. Nothing is booked until you accept it, and you can ask about the route, terminal or luggage first.
Licensed private hire operators
Airport Taxi Kent passes your request to licensed private hire operators that cover your town. The operator that takes your journey quotes you, confirms your booking and is who you deal with on the day.
Questions before you fly
Luton airport taxi questions
A taxi from Kent to Luton takes from about 75 minutes off-peak from Dartford, from about 90 minutes from Medway, and from about 2 hours from Canterbury. Airport Taxi Kent suggests allowing 30 to 60 minutes more at weekday peaks on the Dartford Crossing and M25.
Yes. London Luton has one passenger terminal, so every airline flies from the same building and you do not need to choose a terminal when you request a quote. Give Airport Taxi Kent your flight number, flight time, pickup address, passengers and suitcases, and add a return journey to the same request if you need collecting.
At Luton, pickups use the same Drop Off and Pick Up Zone as drop-offs, about 260 metres from the terminal, and the same £9 for 12 minutes tariff applies. Airport Taxi Kent passes your flight number and landing time to the licensed private hire operator, so the driver has your flight details before you land.
Yes. The usual route from Kent to Luton crosses the Thames at Dartford, then follows the M25 round to the M1, or to the St Albans roads, for the last stretch to the airport. The crossing charge for a car is £3.50 between 6am and 10pm, and nothing is charged overnight. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge and the Dartford Crossing, so there is nothing extra to pay on the way. If you are being collected, the quote also says how the Drop Off and Pick Up Zone charge while the driver waits is charged.]
Luton’s Drop Off and Pick Up Zone costs £9 for up to 12 minutes, then £1 for each extra minute, with a 30-minute maximum stay. Payment is online by midnight the day after, and staying beyond 30 minutes brings an enforcement charge. [HOLD-QUOTE-RULE: the operator’s quote includes the drop-off charge and the Dartford Crossing, so there is nothing extra to pay on the way. If you are being collected, the quote also says how the Drop Off and Pick Up Zone charge while the driver waits is charged.]
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