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Chauffeur transfer from Luton Airport to Old Street Station
LutonOld Street Station · 36.5 miles

Luton to Old Street Stationchauffeur transfers.

A pre-booked, fixed-fare private hire car from Luton Airport to Old Street Station. Meet-and-greet, live flight tracking and a professional driver — the price agreed before you travel, never a meter.

Distance
36.5 mi · 58.8 km
Drive time
68132 min
Fixed fare from
£117.18
Rated 4.9 / 5
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The journey, in numbers

Luton to Old Street Station: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.

Road distance
36.5 miles

58.8 km by road, not straight-line.

Fixed private-hire fare
£117.18

All-in, up to 3 passengers. No meter, no surge.

Drive time by time of day

Four figures most transfer sites never publish — because they quote one number and hope. Traffic is real; here is what it does to this route.

Overnight (22:00–06:00)68 min
Off-peak (10:00–16:00)85 min
Morning peak (07:00–10:00)125 min
Evening peak (16:00–19:00)132 min
  • Luton terminal drop-off charge (£7.00)

Distances and drive times from road-network routing. Fares modelled from licensed-operator cost benchmarks and shown VAT-inclusive. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — road geometry via OSRM. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGL v3); airport points © OurAirports (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) · GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0) · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NaPTAN, Department for Transport.. Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights.

Your Old Street Station transfer, in full

Everything about the Luton to Old Street Station journey.

Your journey from Luton to Old Street Station

A private hire transfer from Luton Airport to Old Street Station covers 36.5 miles (58.8 km) by road and takes 68–132 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the EC2A postcode district. Your fixed all-in fare is £117.18 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.

At 36.5 miles by road this is a longer motorway-and-city route,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 68 minutes or the full 132.

How long the Old Street Station drive takes at different times

Traffic, not distance, decides how long the Luton to Old Street Station drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 68 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 85 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 125 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 132 minutes as central London empties out.

The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 64 minutes — an evening-peak run into Old Street Station takes about 94% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the M1, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 34.4 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Old Street Station for a flight out of Luton Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 125 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 85 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 68.

What a Old Street Station transfer costs

Every Luton to Old Street Station fare is fixed and all-in, quoted VAT-inclusive before you book. Economy seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £117.18, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £142.97, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £228.50 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £162.89.

On the cheapest class that works out at about £3.21 per mile across the 36.5-mile route.

Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £162.89 — about £23.27 a head when it is full, and usually less than 7 separate train or coach tickets once luggage and changes are counted.

What's included in your fixed fare

Every Luton to Old Street Station journey is pre-booked and driven by a TfL-licensed chauffeur who meets you inside arrivals with a name board, tracks your flight so an early or delayed landing moves the pick-up automatically, and helps with your luggage. The fare covers the drive itself, the meet-and-greet, the free wait if your flight lands early or late, and the drop at your exact address — there is nothing further to settle with the driver on the day, a traffic-heavy crawl costs exactly the same as a clear overnight run, and the same fixed fare applies wherever in Old Street Station you are headed. Fares are quoted VAT-inclusive and all-in, so there is never a separate airport, waiting or booking fee to settle on the day. Prices rise with the size and class of vehicle, never with demand or the time you travel: there is no meter running in traffic and no surge multiplier however busy the roads or the calendar, and everyone in the party arrives together at the same door on one fixed fare. Fixed pass-through costs such as Luton terminal drop-off charge (£7.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the Luton to Old Street Station route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £117.18 to the First at £228.50, so the fixed fare scales to the party and the occasion rather than to a meter. Because the booking is accepted by a licensed operator before you travel, it is a pre-booked private hire transfer end to end — never a hailed or ranked service.

Where we cover around Old Street Station

We cover Old Street Station and the surrounding EC2A postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Journeys into Old Street Station enter central London's Congestion Charge zone, but you never pay it separately — your fare is fixed and all-in.

Old Street Station on the map

The Luton to Old Street Station drive runs mainly on M1 (34.4 km), A1 (10.8 km) and B653 (2.8 km), with the M1 carrying about 59% of the 58.8 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. Luton is the third-closest of the 6 London airports to Old Street Station by road, 36.5 miles (58.8 km) against 11.9 km from the nearest, London City. Closest is not always fastest: a fixed Luton fare is quoted on the real road route and the time band you actually travel in, not on the map distance, so Old Street Station passengers flying from Luton pay the same agreed price whichever airport is nearer. Old Street Station sits within a short drive of Shoreditch (0.4 km), Moorgate Station (0.8 km), Hoxton (0.9 km) and Barbican Station (0.9 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary.

Route
Luton → Old Street Station
Distance
36.5 mi · 58.8 km
Typical drive time
68–132 min
Postcodes covered
EC2A
Congestion Charge
Included in your fixed fare
Main roads
M1 34.4 km · A1 10.8 km · B653 2.8 km
Airport proximity
Luton is #3 of 6 by road
Nearby areas
Shoreditch 0.4 km · Moorgate Station 0.8 km · Hoxton 0.9 km · Barbican Station 0.9 km
Fixed fare from
£117.18
Every mile, covered

From the Luton forecourt to a Old Street Station doorstep.

Your driver meets you inside arrivals, tracks your flight so the pick-up moves with it, and takes the fastest clear route into Old Street Station. One fixed fare, agreed before you travel.

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FAQ

Good to know.

How far is Old Street Station from Luton Airport?+
Old Street Station is 36.5 miles (58.8 km) from Luton Airport by road. A private hire transfer takes 68–132 minutes depending on the time of day and traffic.
How much is a minicab from Luton Airport to Old Street Station?+
A pre-booked private hire transfer from Luton Airport to Old Street Station costs a fixed £117.18 for up to 3 passengers, agreed before you travel with no meter and no surge pricing.
Is a private car cheaper than the train from Luton Airport to Old Street Station?+
A fixed-fare private car carries your whole party and luggage door to door from Luton Airport to Old Street Station, with no changes and no meter.
Do you meet me at Luton?+
Yes — your chauffeur meets you inside arrivals at Luton Airport with a name board, tracks your flight so the pick-up moves with any delay, and helps with your luggage. Meet-and-greet is included in the fixed fare.
Is there a Congestion Charge from Luton Airport to Old Street Station?+
Old Street Station is inside central London's Congestion Charge zone, but you never pay the charge separately — your Luton Airport to Old Street Station fare is fixed, VAT-inclusive and all-in.
Which Old Street Station postcodes do you cover?+
We cover Old Street Station door to door across the EC2A postcode district, picking up from Luton Airport and dropping at the exact address you need — home, office, hotel or venue.
Can you carry a group from Luton Airport to Old Street Station?+
Yes — our largest vehicle on the Luton Airport to Old Street Station route seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags, for a fixed £162.89 all-in. Everyone travels together, door to door, with no changes.
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