Can I use my Oyster card from London to Luton Airport? No.Luton Airport Parkway station and Luton Airport are outside the London fare zones so you can't use an Oyster card to travel here.
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You can use Oyster Pay As You Go in London on all suburban trains stopping in Zones 1 – 9 and journeys to: Broxbourne, Rye House, St. Margarets, Ware and Hertford East. Gatwick Airport.
If you have a Pay As You Go Oyster card, you can use it to travel on bus, Tube, tram, DLR, the IFS Cable Car, London Overground and National Rail services in London. You can also use it to travel on Thames Clippers River Bus services but these journeys do not count towards daily caps.
Here is a rail and tube map for Oyster use. No. Oyster cards are only useable within the TFL zones and down to Gatwick. No Oyster Card is a London specific product and can only be used on National Rail services in the Greater London area plus a few specific routes outside.
Train tickets from Luton Airport to London start at $9.25‡ one way for a Standard Class ticket if you book in advance. As most UK train companies increase their prices as the departure date approaches, we'll help you find the cheapest tickets.
If you haven't already bought your train tickets online, you can buy them at the Airport when you arrive, either at the Onward Travel Centre in Arrivals or from the train ticket vending machines in the International Baggage Reclaim area and next to the Shuttle Bus stop at Bay T.
Passengers arriving at Luton Airport Parkway station without a through ticket to the Airport and who want to use the shuttle bus will pay a bus fare of £2.40 single, £3.80 Standard Open Return (children between 5 to 11 pay half price and under 5s go free).
Taking an airport taxi from Luton airport to the downtown area of London is the most convenient transfer option. The ride costs approximately €80 (£70) and will take around 1 hour and 15 minutes. The fastest way to reach the city centre of London is by train.
However, if you plan on using public transport regularly in The London area, then an Oyster Card should be the better option for you. This is because you'll be eligible to get a Railcard (which can only be connected to Oyster cards, not contactless cards) and get consistent discounts off travel in the city.
Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that are used to pay for public transport in London. Visitor Oyster cards, Oyster cards and contactless payment cards are the cheapest way to travel in London.
The cheapest ways to get around London include walking, getting an Oyster card, avoiding travel at peak hours, cycling, taking the bus for long-distance, cruising the Thames Clipper, and taking the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).