Why go
- Town in Bedfordshire, England.
- Served by London Luton Airport (LTN).
History
Luton is a town and borough in Bedfordshire, England. The borough had a population of 225,262 at the 2021 census.
Where to stay
34 Guildford St, Luton LU1 2NR, United Kingdom · facebook.com
45 York St, Luton LU2 0HA, United Kingdom · eagle-hotel.com
Butterfield Business Park, Hitchin Rd, Luton LU2 8DL, United Kingdom · ihg.com
15 Stuart St, Luton LU1 2SA, United Kingdom · iconhotel.co.uk
136 Tennyson Rd, Luton LU1 3RP, United Kingdom · lintonhotel.com
London Luton Airport, Airport Way London, Luton LU2 9LF, United Kingdom · ihg.com
2 Castle St., Luton LU1 3AA, United Kingdom · theredlionluton.co.uk
350 Luton Rd, Dunstable LU5 4LL, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Regent St, Chapel Langley, Luton LU1 5FA, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Spittlesea Rd, Luton LU2 9NZ, United Kingdom · all.accor.com
Watling St, Caddington, Dunstable LU6 3QP, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Osborne Rd, Luton LU1 3HJ, United Kingdom · premierinn.com
Library Rd, Luton LU1 2TR, United Kingdom · thistle.com
Airport Way, Luton LU2 9LF, United Kingdom · marriott.com
2-4 Mill St, Luton LU1 2NA, United Kingdom · hilton.com
641 Dunstable Rd, Luton LU4 8RQ, United Kingdom · travelodge.co.uk
40a Guildford St, Luton LU1 2PA, United Kingdom · oyorooms.com
42-50 Kimpton Rd, Luton LU2 0NB, United Kingdom · hilton.com
74 Stuart St, Luton LU1 2SW, United Kingdom · stuarthotelluton.co.uk
246 Dunstable Rd, Luton LU4 8JL, United Kingdom
95 Falconers Rd, Luton LU2 9ET, United Kingdom
41-43 Stockwood Cres, Chapel Langley, Luton LU1 3SS, United Kingdom
Waller Ave, Maidenhall, Luton LU4 9RU, United Kingdom
Bedfordshire, 56 Baker St, Luton LU1 3PY, United Kingdom
Restaurants & places to go
Pizza, Restaurant · Pizza restaurant · Nunnery Lane, Luton, LU3 1UU · stonehouserestaurants.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 11:00-18:00; Fr-Su 11:00-18:00; Th 11:00-19:00 Features: delivery, vegan options, halal, air conditioning · 112,… · tikkanation.com
Noodle, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 10:30-19:00; Su 10:30-18:00 Features: takeaway · Central Square, Luton, LU1 2LJ · chopstixnoodles.co.uk
Ice Cream, Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 10:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-02:00 · 2-4 George Street, Luton, LU1 2AX · creamscafe.com
Kebab, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 10:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-01:00 Features: takeaway · 57-59 George Street, Luton, LU1 2AL · germandonerkebab.com
Sandwich, Bakery, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00 Features: takeaway · 499 Capability Green, Luton, LU1 3LU · greggs.co.uk
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 05:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 05:00-03:45 Features: takeaway · 46-48 George Street, Luton, LU1 2AZ · mcdonalds.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 07:30-18:00; Su 10:00-16:00 Features: takeaway · Central Square, Luton · starbucks.co.uk
British, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-10:30,11:30-23:00; Sa 07:00-11:00,11:30-23:00; Su 07:00-11:00, 12:00-22:00 Features: step-free access ·… · beefeater.co.uk
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-We,Fr-Sa 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-19:00; Su 11:00-17:00 Features: takeaway · Central Square, Luton, LU1 2LJ · popeyesuk.com
Breakfast, Cake, Coffee Shop, Crepe, Donut, Pancake, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-00:00; Sa 12:00-00:00; Su 12:00-23:00 · 26 Upper… · instagram.com
Oriental, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off;Tu-Sa 17:30-22:30;Su 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, delivery · Luton Road, Hitchin, SG5 3DG · offleyoriental.co.uk
African, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Th 12:30-00:00; Fr 12:00-03:00; Sa 13:00-02:00; Su 17:00-00:00 · 39 Wellington Street, Luton, LU1 2QH · padeslounge.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 12:00-23:00 · 52 Wellington Street, Luton, LU1 2QH · steakoutuk.com
Seafood, Fish And Chips, Fish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-21:00 · 262 Ashcroft Road, Luton, LU2 9AE · stopsleyfishandgrill.co.uk
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 12:30-14:30,17:00-23:00; Sa-Su 12:00-22:30 · 83 Park Street, Luton, LU1 3HG · wamimichi.co.uk
American, Restaurant · American restaurant · London Road, St Albans, AL3 8HT · harvester.co.uk
Pretzel, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Donut, Fast Food · Features: takeaway
Japanese, Fast Food · Features: takeaway · London Luton Airport, Luton, LU2 9LY
Italian, Restaurant · Italian restaurant · 54-54 West Street, Dunstable, LU6 1TA
Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr,Su 12:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-23:00 · 40-44 George Street, Luton, LU1 2AZ · hong-buffet.co.uk
Fish And Chips, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-16:00
Caribbean, Fast Food · Caribbean fast food · caribspiceluton.co.uk
Chinese, Fast Food · Chinese fast food · 15 The Green, Luton, LU4 9PG · newrainbow.co.uk
Restaurant · Opening hours: 12:00-15:00,18:00-22:00 · lutonhoo.co.uk
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00 · Dunstable Road, Whipsnade · nationaltrust.org.uk
Lebanese, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · Crawley Road, Luton
Turkish, Fast Food · Turkish fast food · 36 Park Street, Luton, LU1 3ET
Thai, Restaurant · Thai restaurant · 15 Wellington Street, Luton, LU1 2QH
Mexican, Fast Food · Features: step-free access
Bubble Tea, Cafe · Bubble Tea cafe · Luton Mall, Luton
Sushi, Restaurant · Sushi restaurant · 41 High Street North, Dunstable
Carvery, Restaurant · Carvery restaurant · 14 Luton Road, Dunstable, LU5 4JN
Take Away, Cafe · Take Away cafe
Pizza, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-01:30; Su 11:00-24:00 Features: takeaway · 26 Chapel Street, Luton, LU1 2SE · papajohns.co.uk
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-23:30 · 636 Hitchin Road, Luton, LU2 7UG · jayraj.co.uk
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Th 15:00-23:00, Fr 15:00-24:00, Sa 12:00-24:00, Su 12:00-23:00 Features: vegan options, halal, step-free access, air…
Kebab, Restaurant · Features: takeaway · 51 Guildford Street, Luton, LU1 2NJ
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 07:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 07:00-24:00; Su 09:00-23:00 Features: takeaway · 37 George Street, Luton, LU1 2AQ · restaurants.subway.com
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 11:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-00:00 · 1 Cheapside, Luton, LU1 2HL · smashburg42.com
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 00:00-24:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access · caffenero.com
British, Restaurant · British restaurant · 129 Barton Road, Luton, LU3 2BL · beefeater.co.uk
Breakfast, Burger, Cake, Coffee Shop, Crepe, Tea, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Su 09:00-21:00 · 169A Dunstable Road, LU1 1BW · cappuccinoluton.co.uk
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Airports
London Luton Airport (LTN) 3.2 mi to the centre
Airport Way, Luton LU2 9LY — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 8 airlines (easyJet, Wizz Air, Ryanair, Monarch Airlines…) · direct flights to 85 destinations incl. Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves London (28 mi) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 8 airlines, 85 direct destinations
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 34 routes: Aberdeen, Alicante, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Belfast, Berlin, Bordeaux, Budapest, Catania, Dortmund, Edinburgh, Faro, Geneva, Glasgow, Hamburg, Heraklion, Ibiza, Inverness, Keflavik, Kerkyra/corfu, Lisbon, Madrid, Malaga, Milano, Montpellier, Nice, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Sharm El Sheikh, Tel-aviv, Venice, Zurich
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 24 routes: Belgrade, Bourgas, Bucharest, Budapest, Cluj-napoca, Craiova, Debrecen, Gdansk, Katowice, Kiev, Kosice, Ljubljana, Lublin, Poznan, Prague, Riga, Skopje, Sofia, Timisoara, Tirgu Mures, Varna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Wroclaw
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 18 routes: Alghero, Arrecife, Beziers, Bratislava, Connaught, Dublin, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Kaunas, Kerry, Malta, Marrakech, Murcia, Nimes, Reus, Rzeszow, Tenerife
- Monarch Airlines ZB (A320, A321) · 15 routes: Alicante, Antalya, Arrecife, Bodrum, Dalaman, Faro, Gibraltar, Larnaca, Malaga, Menorca, Naples, Palma de Mallorca, Rome, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Transavia France TO (737-800, 75W) · 14 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Dalaman, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Larnaca, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Paphos, Reus, Sharm El Sheikh, Tenerife
- Atlasjet KK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
- El Al Israel Airlines LY (737-800) · 1 route: Tel-aviv
- Tarom RO (737-300) · 1 route: Iasi
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Wycombe Air Park (HYC) 25 mi to the centre
Marlow, Buckinghamshire, ENG, GB — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
London Gliding Club 4.7 mi to the centre
Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, ENG, GB
Park Farm Airstrip 7.2 mi to the centre
Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire, ENG, GB
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is London Luton Airport (LTN); 4 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: LTN has direct flights to 85 destinations on 8 airlines (incl. Arrecife, Faro, Malaga, Palma de Mallorca, Sharm El Sheikh…).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Luton-Dunstable, United Kingdom. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Intercity coach
Private aviation
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