Parking at Luton airport

neilmcl

I've got to drop someone off at Luton airport next week and have heard it can be a bit of a PITA getting in and out, not to mention not free, someone mentioned it might be easier to drop off at the nearest train station so they can get the airport bus. Any recent experiences of drop off/pick ups at Luton and what do you recommend will be easier.

Also I'll be travelling down from Peterborough so not sure whether it's better to go A1 then M1 (via A421 Bedford) or all the way down on the A1 (A1M) to Hitchin.

emmajones1976

Dropped off there a few times and its fine, as long as they get out and get their bags out the boot and go.

No airport of a decent size now offers a free drop-off outside the doors anyway (bar Cardiff).

Goudy

https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/want-to-drop-off-as-close-as-possible

neilmcl

Goudy said:

https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/want-to-drop-off-as-close-as-possible

I appreciate the link, which I've already encountered but I was after people's actual recent experiences.

Snot

I used the drop off area last week, no queues and easy to use, but of course depends on flight times. At £5 it is expensive but it's convenient. I wouldn't use the Parkway Station, the free drop off in the Mid Stay would be my preference if you want a free option.
As for the roads, who knows, check the traffic before you leave. 

Robbo66

The Luton drop off area is a breeze, straight in and out but does cost £5

neilmcl

What about pick-ups, would you advise using the long term CP and shuttle bus?

emmajones1976

Pick up is the same place as drop off, its not like Heathrow/Manchester (T1 and T2) where the arrivals and departures are in seperate places/levels.

Park up at the nearby retail park on Gipsy Lane and get the person being picked up to tell you when his bags are coming off the belt.

Robbo66

neilmcl said:

What about pick-ups, would you advise using the long term CP and shuttle bus?

Same place quick and easy, https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/want-to-drop-off-as-close-as-possible

Jenni_D

emmajones1976 said:

Pick up is the same place as drop off, its not like Heathrow/Manchester (T1 and T2) where the arrivals and departures are in seperate places/levels.

Park up at the nearby retail park on Gipsy Lane and get the person being picked up to tell you when his bags are coming off the belt.

I do a similar thing when collecting relatives from Edinburgh airport - use the Drop Off zone for collections too. (It's £2 for 5 minutes in the Drop Off zone rather than £5 for 10 minutes or so in the Pick Up zone - they're there waiting as I come through the zone, so it takes no longer to load passengers and luggage than it does to unload them).  

mobileron

Go to mid term carpark,theres a free drop off zone,then 4 mins on bus to airport door.
 More info,   https://www.london-luton.co.uk/to-and-from-lla/want-to-drop-off-as-close-as-possible