Luton - Infrastructure
Connections By Road
Luton is in a unique position, offering easy connectivity by road, rail and air to major business hubs in the UK and in Europe. Luton is located on Junction 10 of the newly widened M1 motorway and minutes from the M25. The A1 and A5 dual carriageways are also a few minutes away.
The proposed M1-A5 road northern bypass will provide a direct route link from the A5 north of Dunstable to the M1 via two newly constructed junctions.
The East Luton Corridor provides a direct link from London Luton Airport to the M1. There are also current proposals to improve Junction 10a of the M1 which will provide quick and congestion free routes into Luton town centre and London Luton Airport.
The Luton-Dunstable Busway is a guided busway currently under development and due for completion in 2013. The busway will provide fast and reliable connections to the town centres of Luton, Dunstable, Houghton Regis and Luton Airport Parkway station and the Airport itself.
Distance to Central London: Up to 50 milesDistance to Birmingham: Up to 100 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to Bristol: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Leeds: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Leicester: Up to 75 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to Liverpool: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Manchester: Up to 200 miles (Up to 3 hours)
Distance to Newcastle: Up to 300 miles (Up to 5 hours)
Distance to Sheffield: Up to 150 miles (Up to 2.5 hours)
Distance to Oxford: Up to 75 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Distance to Cambridge: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1.5 hour)
Connections By Rail
Three dedicated railway stations serve the area with fast rail services to London and excellent connections across the country.
London St Pancras International and the Eurostar connection is less than 30 minutes away and takes you straight to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam in approximately 4 hours.
Hours to Central London: Up to 1Connections By Air
London Luton Airport is one of the UK largest airports with more than 10 million passengers each year.
The airport has flights to more than 90 destinations across Europe. Both El Al and easyJet also fly to the Middle East.
The airport is also home to a number of major cargo operators and one of the largest private executive operators in the South of England.
Closest Airport: Luton AirportDistance to London Heathrow: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Distance to Luton: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Connections By Freight Ports
Luton’s geographical position in England and proximity to several motorways enable Luton based businesses to benefit from quick access to many of the UK’s busiest freight ports:
- Port of London: 1 hour
- Medway Ports: 90 minutes
- Port of Southampton: 1 hour 44 minutes
- Portsmouth Port: 1 hour 50 minutes
- Port of Dover: 2 hours
- Port of Felixstowe: 2 hours
- Bristol Port: 2 hours 15 minutes
- Port of Liverpool: 3 hours
- Port of Grimsby and Immingham: 3 hours
Distance to London: Up to 50 miles (Up to 1 hour)
Broadband / ICT Facilities
Luton has an advanced ICT infrastructure, with fast internet and broadband connectivity and the best broadband coverage in the UK. A report produced by Point Topic Ltd in 2011 compared broadband quality and availability of local authority areas across the country and identified the Borough of Luton to have the best broadband in the UK, with a Broadband Infrastructure index score of 94.1%.
Luton Council understands the importance of fast communications to businesses in the twenty-first century, and our prestigious business parks offer high quality digital phone systems, up to 100mb broadband and cat 6 cabling.
