London LHR to LTN to Central questions
May 9, 2015, 2:07 am
#16
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I think, based on responses, and Rome2rio, that the 757 coach is the cheapest option and gets us to Marble Arch and a 15 minute walk to the hotel ($13 per person). Uber is the most convenient for the price but is more than double the bus ($70-80 total). A taxi proper is double the Uber cost (again, according to Rome2Rio $180-220 total) but will be available faster than waiting for an Uber which might not have cars circling LTN since it is out of the city. I think I have enough info, thanks for the help. I will have Oyster cards for everyone before I meet them as well, but the more directly I can travel to the hotel, the better 
Thanks all.
Thanks all.
May 10, 2015, 3:17 am
#17
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You are right, but the OP was looking at National Express, whose prices are higher. I'd forgotten about the 757.
For what it's worth there are cheaper National Express fares starting at £5 when booking on a specified service i.e. departing on a coach at a specific time, but I'd not recommend this for travel from the airport given uncertainty over flight arrival times and immigration queues etc.
May 10, 2015, 5:03 pm
#18
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The National Express service between central London and Luton Airport has a standard fare of £15 single - it's never cost £25 (it's only been running since 2013).
For what it's worth there are cheaper National Express fares starting at £5 when booking on a specified service i.e. departing on a coach at a specific time, but I'd not recommend this for travel from the airport given uncertainty over flight arrival times and immigration queues etc.
The Greenline 757 does indeed stop at Hyde Park Corner - see the Greenline network map and also the specific route 757 page on the Greenline website.
For what it's worth there are cheaper National Express fares starting at £5 when booking on a specified service i.e. departing on a coach at a specific time, but I'd not recommend this for travel from the airport given uncertainty over flight arrival times and immigration queues etc.
The Greenline 757 does indeed stop at Hyde Park Corner - see the Greenline network map and also the specific route 757 page on the Greenline website.
You can also apparently pay a £5 fee at the time of ticketing and get any coach within 12 hours of the specified departure time.
Jul 28, 2017, 3:50 pm
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Your taxi prices are too high. For example, pre-booking a car (car service a.k.a "minicab") from Luton Airport to Marble Arch is GBP 56 with these guys:
https://www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk/Luton/
It might be more useful for other posters to contribute if you work in pounds rather than dollars!
https://www.airporttaxis-uk.co.uk/Luton/
It might be more useful for other posters to contribute if you work in pounds rather than dollars!
Re the Greenline or National Express... do these buses leave from the terminal? It appears the Greenline leaves from the HI Express. Is that within walking from the terminal, or do I need to wait for a hotel shuttle bus?
Has anyone taken Uber from LTN? Around 8pm-8:30pm, would the wait times still be 20 min once I call for the car?
Jul 28, 2017, 4:30 pm
#20
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(Actually on the way out of the airport, the HI Express stop is now quite a distance from the hotel as it's been moved much further up the road, rather than opposite it. On the way into the airport, it's still right outside it.)
