Streatham stretches along one of London’s longest high roads — common at the top, hill at the bottom — and Luton is its awkward diagonal: the whole city sits in between. £85 fixed for a saloon, 55–90 minutes by road via the city crossing to the M1 (or the M25 loop), free cancellation to 6 hours — and the price you confirm is the price you pay.
| Taxi, fixed fare | from £85 · 55–90 min · door to door |
| Pickup | Any address or named corner in Streatham |
| Airport drop | Single terminal · DART on site |
| Cancellation | Free to 6 hours · 50% to 12 h |
| Deposit | 30% now · balance on the day |
| Return together | Save 10% |
| Bookings | 24/7 · card, wallet or cash |
One figure for the whole journey, locked before you book. Vehicles by party size — the fare is per car, not per person, so groups split it.

| Vehicle | Passengers | Best for | Streatham → Luton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Up to 4 | Solo, couples, light luggage | from £85 |
| MPV | Up to 6 | Families, groups, heavy cases | from £100 |
| V Class | Up to 7 | Big groups and serious luggage | from £145 |
30% deposit secures the booking, balance on the day of travel; return journeys booked together save 10%. Free cancellation up to 6 hours before pickup, 50% refund up to 12 hours before. Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay online, or cash to the driver. Any weekend-peak or late-night adjustment is applied before you see the final figure — the price you confirm is the price you pay, congestion-zone charges included.
~30 miles by road via the city crossing to the M1 (or the M25 loop). The honest number is a range — about 55 minutes when the roads are empty, up to 90 in the peaks — and the pickup time we agree is built on the slow end, not the brochure end.
Work backwards from the flight: low-cost bag-drop is strict — often a hard 40-minute cutoff. Check your airline. Add the drive at 90 minutes plus a 15-minute buffer, and treat the result as a floor, not a dare — we sanity-check the pickup time against your flight when you confirm.
At the airport we drop at the Luton terminal (the DART shuttle links the station side).
Fixed means fixed: traffic, diversions and the driver’s route choice are our problem, not a surcharge. The figure you approved at booking is the figure you pay at the kerb.
Luton from SW16 means crossing London or looping it. Off-peak we run straight up through town to the M1; in the peaks the M25 loop can beat it. The driver decides with live traffic; the fare was fixed before either.
St Leonard’s junction and Streatham Hill drag in the evening peak. Northbound to Luton that just shifts your pickup ten minutes earlier — and we say so when you book.
Thameslink from Streatham can reach Luton Airport Parkway, with the DART shuttle on top — workable solo with one bag in daylight. At 04:30 with a family and cases, the one-seat car is the version that does not hurt.
A 07:00 low-cost departure out of Luton: 04:30 pickup on Streatham High Road, city empty, airport kerb about 05:30 — bag-drop before the first coach party arrives.

From £85 for a saloon (up to 4 passengers), £100 for an MPV (up to 6) and £145 for a V Class (up to 7) — fixed before you book. 30% deposit secures it, balance on the day; returns booked together save 10%, and cancellation is free to 6 hours before pickup.
55–90 minutes by road depending on the hour, via the city crossing to the M1 (or the M25 loop). Work back from your airline cutoff — low-cost bag-drop is strict — often a hard 40-minute cutoff. Check your airline. Add the drive at the top of the range plus a 15-minute buffer, and treat the result as a floor, not a dare.
The fare never moves once confirmed. What changes is when we suggest leaving: peak-hour crossings need the earlier pickup, and we flag it up front.
Fine — name the corner. On Common event days the driver routes around any closures; the buffer is in the fare.
Cancellation is free up to 6 hours before pickup and 50% refunded up to 12 hours before. Weekend-peak or late-night adjustments appear on the quote before you confirm — the figure you approve is final, congestion-zone charges included.
From £85, fixed before you book, free cancellation to 6 hours, and a pickup timed to your flight — not the other way round.
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