Day trip to Barcelona.
From London Luton, back by 22:20.
Spain·Tue 1 Dec · 8.3 hours in the city
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Day Trip Flight Details
Time in the city
8.3 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
13km
to the centreFrom Barcelona centre (BCN)
Daylight
9.5 hours
07:57 to 17:24Sunrise 07:57, sunset 17:24
First EU trip since 2025? Allow 25 min more.
06:00
Leave London Luton
Wizz Air
10:00
In the city
Lands 09:05, 20min immigration, 35min from the airport
18:20
Leave the city
35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:20
Back in London Luton
Flies 20:55 with easyJet
- Leave London LutonWizz Air06:00
- Land in Barcelona2h 5min09:05
- In the city20min immigration, 35min from the airport10:00
- Leave the city35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration18:20
- Fly homeeasyJet, 2h 5min20:55
- Back in London Luton22:20
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What a day in Barcelona costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£86/ all in, per person
Entry fees, on top (optional)
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 2 hours ago.
Out with Wizz Air, back with easyJet. Two separate tickets. Book both before you go.
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Getting to Luton
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 25 Sept 2026.
Free
- Free drop-off, Long Stay car parkFree~10 min shuttle
First 2 hours free. Free shuttle bus, about every 20 min, 24/7. Source
Train
- From London (St Pancras)£6.50 each way22-45 min
Advance single. First train 05:45, last train 23:51 Source
First train too late for this flight: it gets you to Luton less than 90 min before take-off.
- Luton DART shuttle (Parkway station to terminal)£4.90 each way4 min
24/7: every 5 min at peak (06:00-09:30, 14:00-18:00), every 8 min off-peak, every 15 min super off-peak (22:00-04:00). Source
Coach
- National Express from London£7 each way
Cheapest advertised single. Runs round the clock. Source
Taxi
- From London£90-£130 one way~35 miles
Estimate, not a quote. Uber or Bolt usually £45-£75.
Parking at the airport
- Paid drop-off zone£9
£9 for 12 minutes, then £1 a minute, 30 min max. Source
- Terminal Car Park 1 / 2 (closest to terminal)£75
9 to 24 hours. Source
- Long Stay Car Park£35
First day. Source
More parking
- Mid Stay Car ParkNo same-day price
Parking nearby
No same-day price published. See multi-day prices
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Costs people forget
Not in the total above. Worth a minute before you go.
- Phone data. EE, Vodafone and Three charge about £2.75 a day to use your allowance in Europe. O2, Tesco Mobile and giffgaff include it free.
- Card fees. Many cards add a foreign-exchange fee to every payment abroad. Check yours before you go, or take one that doesn't charge it.
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