Z2 to Luton Airport

[tarq]

Apologies if this has been covered before, I tried a search but couldn’t find anything.

I want to travel from an LU station in Zone 2 to Luton Airport; taking the tube to Blackfriars and changing onto Thameslink to Luton Airport and then changing for the shuttle bus.

Is it cheaper to use contactless for the tube and paper ticket from London Thameslink to Luton Airport or is it cheaper to use contactless all the way? I’ll be travelling on a Sunday.

Thanks in advance.

 

[greatkingrat]

If you have a railcard it is cheaper to split, otherwise the through contactless fare is cheaper.

 

[tarq]

If you have a railcard it is cheaper to split, otherwise the through contactless fare is cheaper.

Thank you! How much is the fare? I’ve tried to use single fare finder but it doesn’t seem to work when I use Luton Airport and my Z2 station as the destination.

 

[greatkingrat]

£12.30 off-peak

 

[Hadders]

Using Bermondsey as an example:

Bermondsey - Luton Airport on contactless £15.90 peak or £12.30 off peak

Bermondsey - London Bridge on contactless £2.40
London Bridge - Luton Airport paper ticket £15.90 Anytime Single (there is no off peak fare on weekdays but there is a super off peak single at weekends costing £11)

You can purchase a through paper ticket from Zone U12 London to Luton Airport costing £17.70

If you are catching the shuttle bus from station to the airport then you need to pay separately for the bus fare (I think it's £2.40 single) however you can buy a through paper tickets to Luton Airport. The add on is £2.

I would use contactless throughout and pay for the bus separately unless you can use a railcard.

 

[causton]

Thank you! How much is the fare? I’ve tried to use single fare finder but it doesn’t seem to work when I use Luton Airport and my Z2 station as the destination.

Try LTFares - it seems to work for a random station I picked - Stratford DLR:

LT Fares - Oyster / Contactless Fare Calculator

Full details of all Oyster & Contactless single fares for London Underground, Overground, DLR, Elizabeth Line and National Rail services in the London area.

www.ltfares.com