Are Luton Airport to London National Express transfer hours fixed according to my reservation?
Next week we'll arrive in Luton by plane and need to get to London (somewhere in Brent).
We'd like to take the bus (since it is the cheapest as far as I can tell) from Luton to London (either Golders Green station or Finchley Road & Frognal) in order to get to our accommodation.
The problem is that when I try to make the reservation, there are concrete departure times noted in the summary. Will we be able to board a later bus if the landing in Luton is delayed? Will we be able to board an earlier bus (for the return trip) if we feel traffic is going to be a problem?
If the answer is no, then I saw that one can purchase tickets on the spot in the airport. Will they be more expensive? Where can I purchase them "on the spot" for the return trip, the driver, ticket machines in Golders Green/Finchley Road station)?
Later edit: Forgot to ask about Green Line, their tickets seem a bit more expensive, but do not have set departure times. What is inconvenient here is that the only timetable I found was a hot mess. Is there a Green Line bus every 30 minutes?
Best Answer
They have no obligation to take you on a later bus, but I have seen sympathetic drivers allow people to do it in the past. I very much doubt you would be able to get an earlier one.
You can book tickets on the spot from your phone or a ticket desk, they might go up in price or sell out though. If you choose the 'amendable' option it allows you to change your ticket for a different one at any time before the departure of the bus (and as many times as you want) so this would work for taking an earlier or later bus as long as you did it before your original bus left. (source)
Another alternative is to purchase a £5 add on (presented at check out) that allows you to do the following:
For just £5 each way, our Change & Go Add On lets you be completely flexible with which coach you board to and from the airport:
- Board any available coach 12 hours before or after your original departure time
- Amend your ticket to a new departure date - free of charge
- Refund on your ticket up to 24 hours before departure
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The trick is to book through easyBus. First, their FAQ notes
Don’t worry, if your plane arrives early or late, you may use the same ticket at no extra cost to travel on the next available bus, up to 60 minutes either side of your booked time. Please note we cannot always guarantee there will be spare seats, especially at busy times since passengers travelling on their booked service have their seats reserved and will be boarded first.
Second, observe their route map -- most of their London routes are not operated by themselves but "by external coach service", in this case, National Express.
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