Luton: facts

At a glance

• Country: United Kingdom
• Region: England
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 225,262
• Coordinates: 51.8797° N, 0.4175° W
• Time zone: Europe/London (UTC+00:00 standard, UTC+01:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Pound (GBP)
• Distance to the capital, London: 46 km (29 mi), straight line

Getting there

• London Luton Airport (LTN): 3.4 km (2.1 mi), straight line
• London Stansted Airport (STN): 45 km (28 mi), straight line
• London Heathrow Airport (LHR): 46 km (28 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Caddington: 3.1 km (1.9 mi)
• Dunstable: 7.3 km (4.5 mi)
• Streatley: 7.6 km (4.7 mi)
• Houghton Regis: 7.6 km (4.7 mi)
• Chalton: 7.9 km (4.9 mi)