London's low-cost airport to the north, home to easyJet and Wizz Air. A fast new train to St Pancras and a short driverless shuttle that costs more per mile than any other train in Britain. How to buy the right ticket.
The terminal has no railway station of its own. The DART shuttle carries you to Luton Airport Parkway, where you change to the main-line train.
Luton is cramped and not pleasant at the morning peak, but the Luton Airport Express has made it much quicker to reach from London. The DART fare is widely criticised; avoid paying it twice by booking a through ticket.
Luton mainly serves Europe and North Africa, with Wizz Air and easyJet flights to Morocco and Egypt. It is not an airport for long-haul flights from sub-Saharan Africa.
Before you book, check the rules on our UK visa and entry from Africa page, and the routes on flights from Africa to the UK. For Ghana in particular, our partner site GhanaFlights.info lists the airlines, the airports and the routes.
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