To and from Stanstead airport

Stansted airport is about 50 kilometres outside Londons city centre.

I do recommend to make a booking with a shuttleservice. It is very conveniet, you will be picked up at the airport and taken to your preferd drop-off point and you dont have to negotiate the price. There are some companys that offer this service, for exampel Hoppa.

Train

Stansted Express drives between the airport and Central London. It stops at Liverpool and takes between 45-60 minutes.

A single adult ticket is 22.50 pound and a return ticket is 31.50 pound. You buy your tickets at the station.

At Liverpool Street station you buy your tickets from platform 5-6 and at the airport there are ticket machines near the ticketoffice, at platform 1 and one near the the escalator between platform 1b och 3b.

The train also stops at Tottenham Hale where you can change to underground Victoria Line.

The first train departs from the airport at 05.30 and then up to 4 trains an hour until about midnight.

The first train from Liverpool Street departs at 04.10 and the up to 4 times an hour until about 23.30

To get more information about Stansted Express I advice you to follow the link to there homepage.

Stansted Express

CrossCountry train connects Stansted with cities like Cambridge, Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham.

In Peterborough you can change train to go to till Leeds, York, Newcastle and Scotland. If you change train in Leicester you can go to Derby and Sheffield.

You find more information if you follow the link below.

CrossCountry

Bus

Stansteds busterminal faces the main entrance of the terminal building. You can by bustickets from the desk in the arrivals hall between 06.00 and 01.00. You can also buy tickets at the busstaion or at the bus.

National Express have two lines to Central London.

National Express A6 is to Victoria in London. It departs up to 6 times an hour and takes between 85-100 minutes. A ticket is 10.50 pound.

National Express A9 is to Stratford and Liverpool Street 2 times an hour and it takes between 45-60 minutes. A ticket is 8.50 pound.

National Express also connects other cities all over the country. For exampel Nottingham, Leicester, Birmingham, Ipswich and Colchester. You find out more about National Express busses in the link below.

National Express

Terravision have three lines to Central London.

Terravision A50 leaves the airport up to twice an hour for Victoria. The journey takes about 75 minutes and costs 9 pound.

Terravision A51 leaves the aiport up to twice an hour for Liverpool Street. The journey takes about 55 minutes och costs 9 pound.

Terravision A52 leaves up to twice an hour for Stratford. The journey takes about 40 minutes and costs 6 pound.

For more information about Terravision, follow the link below.

Terravision

Taxi

There are no waiting taxis at Stansted. You can make a reservation at the desk in the arrivals hall or call before to make a reservation. You make your reservation by calling 01279 662444 eller 0870 224 5000.

A taxi to Central London is about 100 pound for 1-4 persons. Ask about the price before you depart.

Shuttlebus

You can take a Shuttlebus from the airport to your destination. It means you share a minivan witch other people but still will be droped of where you prefer. It is cheaper then taxi but takes i little bit more time.

Rent a car

There are a few companys to rent a car from at the airport. Some of them are Budget, Hertz, Avis, Europcar, National, Alam, Enterprise and Sixt.