Originally Posted by
davidvc
Thanks for the replies! I booked a bus 50min from arrival to be safe, since, even though it's offpeak, I'll have to go through the longer immigration line (international flight, not citizen of EU/EEA/CH).
I booked with National Express for this trip (GBP12 non-flexible), but I might try the Arriva bus next time I fly into LTN--having a flexible bus ticket seems really appealing.
A flexible ticket means you have no seat reserved on the bus: so you might as well rock up ticketless and take pot luck on the first available service. It will take some of the pressure and anxiety from your shoulders as you wait to be processed by the border folk