Luton to Coventry

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Luton to Coventry. From €12.99, fastest 1h 33m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Luton to Coventry costs €12.99 at the cheapest and takes 1h 33m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 8 operators. The route covers 109 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked 10 September 2026Priced for 29 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
109 km
Fastest
1h 33m
Average
1h 37m
Services per day
32
Cheapest
€12.99
CO2 per passenger
3.6 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train1h 33m49m44m€15.193.6 kg32
  • 1h 33mFastest, by Train
  • €15.19Cheapest, by Train
  • 3.6 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 109 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€12.99
  1. Arriva CrossCountry AC852410:2852m11:20Luton railway stationCoventry railway station

Door to door 1h 36mCO2 3.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Fastest€13.54
  1. Arriva CrossCountry AC300806:1549m07:04Luton railway stationCoventry railway station

Door to door 1h 33mCO2 3.6 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
EMR1 changesEMR08:2610:041h 38m
Stagecoach East1 changesMK108:3010:251h 55m
Arriva Beds and Bucks1 changesX408:4511:142h 29m
EMR1 changesEMR08:5610:351h 39m
EMR1 changesEMR09:2511:051h 40m
Stagecoach East1 changesMK109:3011:251h 55m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Luton to Coventry
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Luton to CoventryFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 SeptThu24 Sept
Train€27.29€28.39€21.79€19.04€18.49€19.59€19.59€18.49€19.04€17.39€15.74€15.19€16.29€17.39

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €12.99

That is the travelling done. What happens after you walk out into Coventry is not something we sell.

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Booking window

When to book Luton to Coventry

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €13.5490 days
  2. €11.8860 days
  3. €12.4445 days
  4. €13.5430 days
  5. €15.7421 days
  6. €17.3914 days
  7. €19.597 days
  8. €21.793 days
  9. €27.291 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 130 percent. The dearest point is €27.29, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€27.29€11.881371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €17.39Sun
  2. €15.74Mon
  3. €15.19Tue
  4. €16.29Wed
  5. €17.39Thu
  6. €18.49Fri
  7. €19.04Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €18.49Sept
  2. €13.54Oct
  3. €12.44Nov
  4. €12.99Dec
  5. €12.44Jan
  6. €11.88Feb

The route

LutonLutonCoventryCoventry
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

How far it really runs
The route covers 109 km against 95 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Luton at 06:06 and the last at 18:54, across 32 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Luton

Rail
  • Luton railway station
  • Luton Hoo railway station
  • Luton Bute Street railway station
Coach
  • Luton DART Parkway
  • Luton Airport Coach Terminal

Coventry

Rail
  • Coventry railway station
  • Coventry Arena railway station
  • Canley railway station
Coach
  • Coventry Pool Meadow Bus Station
  • Coventry station bus interchange
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFrom
Arriva CrossCountry€12.99
Avanti West Coast€13.54
Chiltern Railways€13.54
East Midlands€13.54
Grand Central€12.99
London Midland€13.54
London North Eastern Railway€13.54
Lumo€13.54
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€10.0077%
Taxes€1.008%
Our service fee€1.9915%
Total you pay€12.99100%

A day in Coventry carrying a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.

Left luggage lockers

Where to leave your bags in Coventry

Most of the points near Coventry railway station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Luton to Coventry

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Luton to Coventry?

The fastest journey from Luton to Coventry takes 1h 33m door to door, of which 49m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 1h 37m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Luton to Coventry?

The cheapest fare from Luton to Coventry is €12.99, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €20.69. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Luton to Coventry?

The cheapest way from Luton to Coventry is by Train, at €15.19 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 33m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Luton to Coventry?

Fares from Luton to Coventry bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 130 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Luton to Coventry?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Luton to Coventry, at €15.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Luton to Coventry?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Luton to Coventry, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Luton to Coventry?

8 operators sell services from Luton to Coventry across 1 modes: Arriva CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast, Chiltern Railways, East Midlands, Grand Central, London Midland. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Luton to Coventry?

Every service we sell from Luton to Coventry is direct, with around 32 departures a day and a fastest journey of 1h 33m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.

Which station or terminal do services from Luton to Coventry use?

Services from Luton to Coventry by Train leave from Luton railway station and arrive at Coventry railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Luton to Coventry?

8 of the 8 operators we sell from Luton to Coventry allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Luton to Coventry on 10 September 2026: 109 km of route against 95 km in a straight line, 32 services a day, 8 operators, a cheapest fare of €12.99, and 1h 33m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Our job ends on the platform. What fills the days in Coventry afterwards does not belong to us.

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