Day trip to Paris.
From London Luton, back by 22:00.
Time in the city
8.6 hours
after transfersAfter transfers and airport time
Airport distance
25km
to the centreFrom Paris centre (CDG)
Daylight
8.4 hours
08:31 to 16:53Sunrise 08:31, sunset 16:53
07:00
Leave London Luton
easyJet, direct
10:35
In the city
Lands 09:30, 30min immigration, 35min from the airport. First EU trip since 2025? Allow 30min more
19:10
Leave the city
35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration
22:00
Back in London Luton
Flies 21:45
- Leave London LutoneasyJet, direct07:00
- Land in Paris1h 30min09:30
- In the city30min immigration, 35min from the airport10:35
- Leave the city35min back, 120min at the airport incl. immigration19:10
- Fly home1h 30min21:45
- Back in London Luton22:00
Best day for your flights
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Also on in Paris
Coming up in Paris: Le Grand Palais de Glace (ice rink at the Grand Palais), 13 Dec to 6 Jan
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Getting to Luton
Per person. Not in the total above. Prices checked 21 Oct 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£7.00 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.
Paris on a budgetShowHide
A day in Paris costs £42.35 per person on the ground on a budget, before the flight, eating and drinking at the cheaper end of what places charge. At typical prices it is £54.23, and a day that does not watch the pennies runs to £93.89. The food and drink prices are real menu prices we read in Paris on 22 Oct and 27 Oct, turned into pounds at the day's exchange rate, not guesses.
Best day for your flights
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What a day in Paris costs
Flights and on-the-ground spend, per person.
£102.25/ all in, per person
Prices checked 3 Oct 2026
Google Flights price. Checked 26 Oct, 16:00.
There's a train too. See the CO2 numbers
Estimated cost. Fares last checked 26 Oct, 16:00. Prices and availability change and are set by the airline or agent when you book.
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Day Trip Flight Details
Return flights are about 100 kg CO2e per person (UK government 2026 factors), about the same as driving 360 miles in an average UK car. How we work this out
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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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