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How to Get from London to Luton Airport

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To get from London to Luton Airport, you have a number of different options.

The choices vary by time, comfort, and price, so you can choose your mode of transportation according to your preferences.

Buses from London to Luton Airport

Trains from London to Luton Airport

Car Service from London to Luton Airport

Taxi from London to Luton Airport

Trains from London to Luton Airport

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There are numerous trains that run daily from London to Stansted Airport. Trains depart London St Pancras train station for Luton Airport Parkway train station 24 hours a day.

The total train journey time from central London to Luton is 20 - 45 minutes, depending on the time of day and how many stops and/or changes the train requires.

Train tickets from London to Luton Airport cost £12.00 for a one way ticket and £24.00 for a return ticket if you purchase your train tickets in advance online. If you purchase your tickets at the station, they can be more expensive.

From Luton Airport Parkway train station there is a shuttle to Luton Airport. The shuttle runs every 10 minutes from 5:00 to 12:00am and serves all trains calling at Luton Airport Parkway from 12:00am to 5:00am. The trip takes 5 minutes.

Most train tickets from London to Luton include the price of the Luton Airport shuttle. If yours does not, the shuttle costs £1.

Buses from London to Luton Airport

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There are a few companies that run buses from London to Luton Airport.

The main variations among the buses from London to Luton are the cost and the pick up and drop off locations in central London.

Here are several options for buses from London to Luton Airport:

easyBus

Terravision

Terravision Bus from London to Luton Airport

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Terravision (operated by Green Line) offer cheap buses from London to Luton Airport.

Terravision buses depart from central London at Victoria, Marble Arch, Baker Street, and Brent Cross tube stations.

The driving time on Terravision buses from central London to Luton Airport is 65 minutes from Victoria.

Terravision buses to Luton Airport run 24 hours a day. At peak times during the early morning, day, and late evening, buses run every 20 minutes.

Booking a one way bus ticket with Terravision from central London to Luton costs £13.00. It's a much better deal to buy a round trip bus ticket with Terravision, as the price is £16.00. That saves you £10.00 if you buy a return ticket instead of two singles. You can book Terravision bus tickets online.

Valentines Day in Edinburgh

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Valentine's Day 2010 is on Sunday, February 14, 2010

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For those couples, friends, or singles looking for something to do on Valentine's Day in Edinburgh, here are a few suggestions to make your night a special one:

- Stay the night at the famous Scotsman Hotel, which is offering the two night Scotsman Valentine package promotion. It includes a bottle of champagne, a Valentines hamper with a Love CD, chocolate dipped strawberries, rose petals and Thalgo’s Bain de Lait Precieux, and a full Scottish breakfast in bed both mornings.

- Dine at one of the best restaurants in Edinburgh offering a special Valentine's Day offer: the swanky Montpeliers. The £30 dinner includes a glass of Moet Rose on arrival to get you in the mood.

- Take advantage of The Voodoo Rooms' Valentine's Dinner offers. Stating at just £19.99, some of which include live entertainment.

Terravision Bus from London to Stansted Airport

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Terravision offer cheap buses from London to Stansted Airport.

Booking one way bus fares to Stansted cost £9.00. It's even cheaper to book a round trip bus ticket with Terravision, as the price is £14.00. That saves you £4.00 if you buy a return ticket instead of two one way tickets. You can book Terravision bus tickets online.

Terravision buses depart from central London at Victoria Coach Station and London Liverpool Street Station. The driving time from central London to Stansted Airport is 75 minutes from Victoria and 55 minutes from Liverpool Street.

Buses to Stansted Airport run every 30 minutes from 8:00am to 7:00pm. Outside of those times, buses run less frequently from 2:40am to 11:10pm (Liverpool Street), and 3:10am to 10:45pm (Victoria).

Buses from London to Stansted Airport

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There are several companies that offer buses from London to Stansted Airport.

The main differences between the various buses from London to Stansted are cost and pick up and drop off locations.

Here are several options for buses from London to Stansted Airport:

easyBus

National Express

Terravision

How to Get from London to Stansted Airport

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Stansted Airport

To get from London to Stansted Airport, you have several options.

The various alternatives differ by time, price, and comfort, so you can choose according to your preferences.

Buses from London to Stansted Airport

Trains from London to Stansted Airport

Car Service from London to Stansted Airport

Taxi from London to Stansted Airport

National Express Bus from London to Stansted Airport

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National Express buses run from central London to Stansted Airport.

National Express coaches depart from London Victoria, stopping at Marble Arch, Baker Street, St Johns Wood, Finchley Road, and Golders Green before reaching Stansted Airport. You can take the bus from any of those locations.

National Express coaches cost £17.50 for a round trip ticket to Stansted Airport from central London.

The total driving time from central London to Stansted Airport varies by where you board the bus and whether you travel during rush hour or not.

From Victoria, the bus takes approximately 1.5 hours. From Golders Green it generally takes one hour. Buses depart every 20 minutes at peak times.

The luggage limit on National Express coaches to Stansted Airport is two medium sized suitcases weighing no more than 20kg each. A small personal item is also allowed.

Trains from London to Stansted Airport

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The train from London to Stansted Airport is called the Stansted Express.

The Stansted Express train departs from London Liverpool Street train station in East London. Trains run daily from 3:40am on Mondays, 4:10am on Fridays and weekends, and 4:40am all other days. The last Stansted Express train from London to Stansted Airport departs at 11:25pm every day.

Trains leave for Stansted Airport at 10, 25, 40, and 55 minutes past the hour between 5:10am and 10:55pm (except Sundays, when they run four times an hour between 6:10am and 10:55pm). At other times they run less frequently.

Stansted Express trains make one stop at Tottenham Hale train station before arriving at Stansted Airport. The total train journey time is 46 minutes.

Stansted Express tickets cost £18.00 for a one way ticket and £26.70 for a return ticket if you purchase your train tickets online. If you purchase your tickets at the station, they are more expensive.

Discounts on Stansted Express tickets are available for children, railcard holders, and frequent travellers.

easyBus from London to Luton Airport

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Taking an easyBus coach is the cheapest way to get from London to Luton Airport.

easyBus coaches depart from central London at Brent Cross, Finchley Road, Marble Arch, Victoria, and Gloucester Place, so it's easy to find a convenient stop.

With one way coach fares from central London to Luton starting at £2.99, easyBus offer the lowest fares on coach transportation to Luton Airport.

easyBus often have coach ticket sales and other special deals and discounts for bus tickets to Luton Airport as well. During sale times, you can purchase coach tickets to Luton online for as low as £0.50.

Note: To get the best price on your easyBus tickets to Luton Airport, book your flights at off peak times. Ticket prices are generally lower in the very early mornings, at off peak day times, and very late at night.

easyBus from London to Gatwick Airport

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Gatwick Airport, North Terminal

Taking an easyBus coach is the cheapest way to get from London to Gatwick Airport.

easyBus coaches depart from central London at Fulham Broadway in southwest London. The closest tube station to the bus stop is Fulham Broadway on the Wimbledon branch of the District Line.

easyBus coaches from central London arrive at Gatwick North Terminal, where you can connect to Gatwick South Terminal if your flight leaves from there.

With one way coach fares from central London to Gatwick starting at £2.99, easyBus offers the lowest fares on transportation to Gatwick Airport.

easyBus regularly has coach ticket sales and other promotional offers for bus tickets to Gatwick Airport as well. During sale periods, you can buy coach tickets to Gatwick online for as low as £0.50.

NB: To get the best price on your easyBus tickets to Gatwick Airport, book your flights at off peak times. Ticket prices tend to be lower in the very early mornings, off peak day times, and very late evenings.

easyBus from London to Stansted Airport

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Stansted

easyBus is one of the cheapest ways to get from London to Stansted Airport.

With one way bus fares to Stansted starting at £2.99, easyBus offers some of the lowest prices on transportation to the airport.

easyBus often has fare sales and other promotional offers for bus tickets to Stansted Airport as well. During their sales, you can buy bus tickets to Stansted online for as little as £0.50.

easyBus buses depart from central London at Gloucester Place near Baker Street. The closest tube station to the bus stop is Baker Street.

A tip for getting the best prices on easyBus tickets to Stansted: book your flights at off peak times, as prices on bus tickets are lower in the early mornings, off peak day times, and late evenings.

Flights to Leeds Bradford Airport

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Leeds Bradford Airport in West Yorkshire, England is the largest airport in Yorkshire.

The airport is served by a number of airlines, including jet2.com, which has a hub at Leeds Bradford airport.

The following airlines offer flights to Leeds Bradford Airport:

Air Southwest
Air Southwest has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Bristol, Newquay, Plymouth

BMI
BMI has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Brussels, Edinburgh, Glasgow

Eastern Airways
Eastern Airways has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Aberdeen, Southampton

Flybe
Flybe has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Aberdeen, Belfast, Bergerac, Exeter, London, Southampton

Jet2.com
Jet2.com has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Alicante, Amsterdam, Arrecife, Avignon, Barcelona, Belfast, Bergerac, Chambery, Corfu, Dalaman, Dubrovnik, Dusseldorf, Faro, Geneva, Heraklion, Ibiza, Jersey, La Rochelle, Larnaca, Malaga, Milan, Menorca, Monastir, Murcia, Nice, Olbia, Mallorca, Paphos, Paris, Pisa, Prague, Rhodes, Rome, Salzburg, Sharm el Sheikh, Tenerife, Toulouse, Venice

KLM
KLM has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Amsterdam

Manx2
Manx2 has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Isle of Man

Pakistan International Airlines
Pakistan International Airlines has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Islamabad

Ryanair
Ryanair has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Alicante, Carcasonne, Dublin, Faro, Girona, Ibiza, Knock, Krakow, Limoges, Malaga, Malta, Montpellier, Murcia, Nantes, Mallorca, Pisa, Venice

Thomson Airways
Thomson Airways has flights to Leeds Bradford Airport from Corfu, Mallorca, Tenerife, Sharm El Sheikh

Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel in Cardiff

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The Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel
Address: 59 Fitzhamon Embankment, CF11 6AN, Cardiff, Wales, UK

The Riverhouse Backpackers in Cardiff is the best hostel in Wales. It's so good, in fact, that the Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel was rated number 6 in the Hostelworld Best Hostels in the World list in 2010.

The Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel is located in the Cardiff city centre next to the famous Cardiff Millennium Stadium on the the River Taff.

Housed in a historic Victorian townhouse right on the water, the Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel features free WiFi, a fully equipped kitchen, individual bathrooms, lockers, free linens, and complimentary coffee and tea all day.

Rooms at the Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel start at 19 GBP per night for a 6 bed dorm room. Room rates at the Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel include breakfast.

NB: There is a two night minimum stay at the Riverhouse Backpackers Hostel on weekends.

Trains from London to Eastbourne

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Victoria Station

Trains from London to Eastbourne run regularly from London Victoria train station to Eastbourne train station.

Trains leave London Victoria train station for Eastbourne train station twice an hour at peak times. Trains depart at 17 and 47 minutes pas the hour. Return trains from Eastbourne to London return at the same intervals.

The total train time from London to Eastbourne is 1h26m.

The cost of a one way train ticket from London to Eastbourne can be as low as 5.00 GBP for standard class, but can be more expensive if you book at peak times or on the day of travel.

Discount train tickets from London to Eastbourne are available if you book in advance or with a railcard.

Lighthouse B&B South Downs

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Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B, South Downs
Address: Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN20 0AE, UK
Phone: +44 (0)1323 423 185

Opening in March 2010, the historic Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B in the South Downs is situated in a newly renovated historic lighthouse in East Sussex.

The Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B offers 360 degree views of the English Channel, beautiful landscapes, and the famous white cliffs that the region is known for.

Rooms at the Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B come with unique names like 'The Captains Cabin', 'Old England' and 'Keepers Loft', and each is stylishly decorated with a different theme.

The Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B was recently featured on a BBC special that gave an overview of its renovation.

Less than two hours by car or train from London, the the Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B on the South Downs Way is the perfect weekend mini break for stressed city types.

Alternately, make the the Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B one of your overnight stays while walking the South Downs Way from Winchester to Eastbourne.

Rooms at the Belle Tout Lighthouse B&B cost from £150 per night for a double room in the low season (minimum two night stay).

West Usk Lighthouse B&B in Wales

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West Usk Lighthouse B&B
Address: St. Brides Wentloog, Newport Gwent, NP10 8SFt, Wales
Phone: (01633) 810126

Named "one of the most romantic places in Britain," the West Usk Lighthouse bed and breakfast is situated in a historic lighthouse in southeastern Wales.

The West Usk Lighthouse B&B offers 360 degree views of the sea, uniquely decorated rooms with names like Parlour and Elegant, and a sweeping roof terrace featuring a jacuzzi.

The West Usk Lighthouse B&B offers a range of services to guests, such as a dip in an Epsom salt filled water tank, an infra-red sauna experience, or a drive in a Rolls Royce with a glass of champagne.

Only two hours by car or train from London, the The West Usk Lighthouse B&B in Wales is the perfect weekend mini break for stressed city types.

Rooms at the West Usk Lighthouse B&B cost from 130 GPB per night, unelss you're feeling adventurous enough to try sleeping in the Mongolian Yurt, which costs a mere 95 GBP per night.

York England

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York is a historic town founded by the Romans and at times run by Saxons and Vikings. Today York is a historic walled city that is most famous for its stunning cathedral, the York Minster.

York offers many sightseeing opportunities, historical and cultural activities, great restaurants, and shopping.

Visitors to York can take bus tours on City Sightseeing buses, boat tours on the River Ouse, and guided city walks (including the famous Ghost Tours at night) in order to get to know York. There is also a self-guided walk along the city walls that is not to be missed.

York is an easy day trip from London. Easily accessible by train from London's King's Cross train station, visitors can spend a day exploring the city, or extend their trip by bus, train, or car to cover neighbouring Leeds or other destinations in Yorkshire.

Best Restaurants in York

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J Baker's Restaurant

There are innumerable restaurants in York England, so sometimes deciding which ones are the best restaurants is a difficult task.

We've scoured the city from the Snickelways to the outer walls and have found several restaurants that deserve a mention in our list of best restaurants in York:

J Baker's Bistro Moderne
With inventive cuisine, a Michelin starred chef, and a great 3 course lunch tasting menu for just £12, J Baker's Bistro Moderne is definitely the best restaurant in York.

Address: 7 Fossgate, York
Phone: 01904 622688

nineteen restaurant
With food that is "Modern British with a European twist", nineteen restaurant serves up fresh, local cuisine and offers great meal specials and prix fixe menus.

Address: 19 Grape Lane, York
Phone: 01904 636366

Little Bettys Cafe

The sister restaurant of the famous Bettys Cafe and Tea Rooms, Little Bettys Cafe is famous for its mouth watering cakes, breads, and scones as well as for its beautiful decor. Upstairs you can enjoy tea and cakes by the fireside.

Address: 46 Stonegate, York

Phone: 01904 622865

Wackers
Wackers restaurant in York serves up some of the best fish and chips in Yorkshire at prices that won't break the bank.

Address: 45-49 Gillygate, York
Phone: 01904 672 279

York Boat Tours

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York boat trips

A great way to see the city of York England is to take a boat tour along the River Ouse.

York boat tours are operated by YorkBoat. Boat tours run daily from early February through late November. Visitors can board a York boat tour at either King's Staith landing or Lendal Bridge landing.

Each boat tour lasts for 45 minutes, and the captain gives a running commentary throughout the cruise. During the boat tour passengers will see some of the top sights in York, including York Minster, the city walls, Cliffords Tower, the Guildhall, and the famous bridges of York.

Tickets for York boat tours cost £7.50 for adults, £3.50 for children ages 5-15. York boat tour discounts are available for seniors and families. Children under 5 ride free on York boat tours.

Top 10 Things to Do in York England

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If you're visiting York England, there are plenty of things to keep you entertained for a day trip or a weekend. Here is our list of the top 10 things to do in York:

10. Go on a bus tour of York to see the highlights and get your bearings.

9. Walk along the medieval city walls of York for a top down look at the city.

8. Have lunch at J Baker's Bistro Moderne, the best restaurant in York.

7. Take a miniature train from York Mister to the National Railway Museum to learn about the history of rail transport in the UK.

6. Have tea at Betty's Cafe and Tea Rooms, a famous tea room in the heart of the York city centre.

5. Take a river boat cruise along the River Ouse to see sights like York Minster the famous historic bridges of York.

4. Visit the Jorvik Viking Centre to see what York was like in its earliest days.

3. Visit York Castle and Cliffords Tower for a taste of York city history.

2. Take a walk through the Snickelways, tiny alleys and small streets that have survived through the centuries and offer some of the best shopping in York.

1. Visit York Minster, the best Gothic cathedral in northern Europe.

York Train Station Left Luggage

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York Station

York train station left luggage facilities operate out of the Europcar car hire office on the platform facing side of the main building of the York train station.

The York train station left luggage office is open during the following times:

The York train station left luggage office is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 to 20:30, and Sunday from 9:00 to 20:30.

The York train station left luggage office also accepts bicycles. Alternately, there are bike racks next to the left luggage office that can be used.

An easy day trip from London, York is only a 2.5 hour train ride away. Storing your bags at York train station left luggage is a great way to lighten your load while you explore the best attractions and shopping York has to offer.

Car Hire York Train Station

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York train station has two car hire offices, one for Hertz and one for Europcar.

The Hertz car hire office at York train station is located between the platforms and the exit of the train station, while the Europcar car hire office at York train station is located about 20 meters away behind one of the platforms.

The major difference between Hertz and Euopcar at York train station is the opening hours. The Europcar office is open much later, and is also open on Sundays, so it is a better choice if you need to return your car in the evening or on a weekend.

Hertz Car Hire at York Train Station:

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 - 17:00
Saturday 9:00 - 13:00
Sunday: Closed
Holidays 9:00 - 13:00

Europcar Car Hire at York Train Station:

Hours: Monday - Saturday 8:00 - 20:30
Sunday 9:00 - 20:30

Buses from York Train Station to York City Centre

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York railway station, England

York is a very walkable city, and the York train station is located very close to the old walled city of York.

Most people walk from York train station to the York city centre (the path is well marked by signposts along the way), but if you need to take a bus to the York city centre, there are several that run from York train station.

Buses from York train station to York city centre run from bus stops A and B just outside the entrance to the York train station. Bus numbers 1, 4, 11, 12, and 13 all go from York train station to various locations in the York city centre, and continue further afield.