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Driving to Luton from Southampton on a sunday?

Hello all,

We are taking a 2:35pm flight from Luton to Santorini on Sunday May 5. We will have be in Southampton visiting our daughter who will come with us to Greece. Although we will have a rental car (that we picked up at Heathrow and drove to Southampton ) we are unsure if we should drive ourselves to Luton Airport on Sunday morning and return car there or hire a car service to drive us to Luton so we don't have to take the time to return the car before heading to terminal. This is because we have learned that Sunday May 5 is a bank holiday weekend and we are concerned about the traffic (which we know could be heavy) due to the holiday. Of course we will be in traffic whether we drive or not but are unsure of how much time we may lose dropping the rental car, before checking bags and possible security lines...and the car service is not cheap but may be worth it... if anyone has insight to this please advise. Thank you!

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It shouldn't be that bad early on a Sunday morning.

Leave Southampton before 8 am and be at Luton by 10.00 am. Should give you sufficient time to return the car and get your flight.