Driving 

Hiring a car to drive to or from Luton airport and need to find directions? Check out our overview of the roads and motorways, or use our car journey planner for turn-by-turn directions. Luton, Letchworth, Knebworth, Buckingham, Bedford and surrounds are within easy driving distance of the M1 and London's orbital M25 and easy to travel to by car from all areas of the UK. Several motorways converge with the M25, providing excellent road access to the area from all directions.

• The M1 provides access from the North
• The M11 from the East Anglia
• The M20 from the ports of Dover / Folkestone and the South East
• The M23 from Brighton and the South
• The M3 from Southampton and the South West
• The M4 from Bristol and the West Country
• The M40 from Oxford and the North West

Approximate journey times and mileage

London to Luton Airport, Beds

• M1 to J10, A1081 for Luton South & Airport, A505 to airport roundabout
• 35 miles approx
• 50 mins drive

Birmingham to Luton Airport

• M1, M6, A1081 to Airport Way as above
• 92 miles approx
• 1 hour 38 mins drive

Dover to Luton Airport

• A20, M20, M25 to S Mimms, M1 & A1081 to Luton Airport as above
• 122 miles approx
• 2 hours 10 mins drive