Stansted airport  information and guide

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Security Measures

and allow a lot more time to check in

As London's third international gateway, Stansted Airport is the Stansted is the fourth busiest airport in the UK and serves over 21 million passengers a year. The airport has a selection of restaurants, cafes and bars.

Location of Stansted airport

Getting to Stansted airport

Buses

The coach station is located below between Zone C and D of the Short Stay Car Park.

National Express Services

National Express

A6 - London Victoria (Central London)

A7 - London Liverpool Street and London Victoria (Central London)

A9 - London Stratford

National Express 727 - Norwich
Links London Stansted to Norwich every two hours direct.

National Express 757 - Oxford
Linking Stansted Airport, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe and Oxford every two hours.

National Express 777 - Birmingham
Connects Stansted to Luton, Milton Keynes, Coventry and Birmingham. Up to every two hours.

National Express 797 - Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton
Linking Cambridge, Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton every two hours.

National Express 717 - Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton

Terravision Express

Terravision Express Shuttle - London Victoria (Central London)

Terravision Airport Shuttle - Bromley by Bow, London Liverpool Street Station (central London) and Finsbury Square

Rail and Train Connections

Stansted Airport's railway station is situated below the terminal building and only 2 minutes from the check-in desks. Luggage trolleys are available at the station, and lifts and escalators take you two floors up into the main terminal building.

London Stansted Airport and Liverpool Street Station

There are 2 services

• Fast- Stansted Express
• Slower - Local services

Stansted Express

Stansted Express is the fastest way between Stansted Airport and central London taking your customer directly into London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale. Trains depart every 15 to 30 minutes with a journey time of 45 minutes. All services call at Tottenham Hale station in North London, which provides a fast link to the West End via the London Underground’s Victoria line. It takes less than an hour to get from Stansted Airport to Oxford Circus via Tottenham Hale. Stansted Express departs either every 15 or 30 minutes, dependant upon time of day. Our trains have been designed with the traveller in mind, with spacious luggage compartments adjacent to most doors and overhead racks for smaller bags. Access to the Terminal is just a 2 minute walk away from the platform. We offer both Express and First Class carriages. Freshly brewed coffee and continental style food is also available as well as a bar service from our at-seat trolley service.

Bicycles are not permitted on the Stansted Express at anytime, however, they can be taken on the local train service into London.

You can easily  transfer between London Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale to other London rail stations or areas of London via the London Underground .   London Underground maps

Local services

An hourly local service calls at all principal stations between London Stansted Airport and LiverpoolStreet Station, stopping at: Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishop's Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Harlow Mill, Harlow Town, Roydon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Enfield Lock, Brimsdown, Ponders End, Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs.

Central Trains - Midlands and the North

This service connects London Stansted with Audley End, Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham. It is possible to connect at Peterborough to Leeds, York, Newcastle and Scotland; and at Leicester for Derby and Sheffield.
This service operates seven days a week with the first weekday train departing London Stansted at 06:19 Monday to Saturday and 09:15 on Sundays. The last train to Cambridge will depart London Stansted 21:15 Monday to Saturday and 22:40 on Sundays.
All trains are air conditioned and have special facilities for disabled people and space for cycles which must be reserved in advance.

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Coach Connections - National Express

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Stansted airport hotels

Information about Stansted airport hotels and local city centre hotels

Left Luggage

Items of luggage will be stored securely for a selected period of time

Opening Hours: 04:00 - 00:00

Flight information and airline information for Stansted

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Stansted Airport Car Parking

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Travel Insurance

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Car Hire

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