Luton railway station

Luton is a major interchange: 109 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is St Pancras International, with 332 trains a day.

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Luton is the nearest station for postcodes in LU1, LU2. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Luton

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
St Pancras International	332	284	288
Luton Airport Parkway	320	284	287
London Blackfriars	262	216	229
Harpenden	259	216	243
St Albans City	259	216	243
Bedford	256	224	235
Farringdon	242	206	225
City Thameslink	227	138	0
London Bridge	205	186	59
East Croydon	183	152	175
Flitwick	179	153	190
West Hampstead Thameslink	179	153	243
Leagrave	175	154	190
Gatwick Airport	174	152	175
Harlington	168	153	190
Three Bridges	166	147	124
Brent Cross West	110	82	78
Elstree & Borehamwood	96	74	71
Mill Hill Broadway	96	74	71
Radlett	96	74	71
Haywards Heath	90	80	121
Brighton	88	80	121
Horley	86	74	57
Burgess Hill	85	78	120
Hassocks	85	78	119
Preston Park	85	78	119
Purley	85	74	56
Wivelsfield	85	78	119
Balcombe	81	76	118
Redhill	77	68	59
Corby	70	67	34
Kettering	70	68	44
Wellingborough	70	68	44
South Croydon	69	63	0
Norwood Junction	64	64	2
Earlswood	62	63	29
Salfords	62	63	29
Abbey Wood	52	49	0
Chatham	52	49	0
Charlton	52	49	0

and 69 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Luton is

3,665,966 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 149th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 73,669 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Luton and London St Pancras International than any other pair: 1,445,282 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Sundays

Sunday is a different railway here: 73 stations instead of 109, a drop of about 33%. Saturday runs to 82.

Nearest other stations

Luton Airport Parkway 1.0 miles
Leagrave 2.5 miles
Harpenden 5.4 miles
Harlington 6.5 miles
Hitchin 8.1 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Luton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Central Terminal · 1.7 miles
Chaul End · 1.8 miles
Luton Hoo · 2.8 miles
Chiltern Green · 2.9 miles
Dunstable Town · 4.1 miles
Roundwood Halt · 4.7 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.