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How to get to Stansted Airport by bus, train or Tube?

Directions to Stansted Airport station with public transport

The following transport lines have routes that pass near Stansted Airport

    BusBus: 508, 510, A21, A8, X10.TrainTrain: STANSTED EXPRESS, CROSSCOUNTRY, CROSSCOUNTRY, GREATER ANGLIA, WEAVER LINE.

How to get to Stansted Airport station by bus?

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How to get to Stansted Airport station by train?

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Bus stops near Stansted Airport

  • Coach Station, Stansted Airport, 1 min walk,

Train station near Stansted Airport

  • Stansted Airport, 2 min walk,

Bus lines to Stansted Airport station

  • A21, Liverpool Street,
  • A6, Stansted Airport - Victoria,London,
  • A7, Pimlico,London - Stansted Airport,
  • A8, Belgravia,Victoria - Stansted Airport,
  • A9, Stansted Airport - Liverpool Street,City of London,
  • W29, Peterborough - Tokyngton,London,
  • 717, Stansted Airport - Ipswich,
  • 727, Heathrow Airport Terminal 5,Heathrow Airport - Great Yarmouth,
  • 728, University of East Anglia,Norwich - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5,Heathrow Airport,
  • 737, Oxford City Centre,Oxford - Stansted Airport,
  • 777, Digbeth,Birmingham - Stansted Airport,
  • PREM, Stansted Airport,
  • NOVO, Stansted Airport,
  • X10, Basildon Town Centre,
  • X30, Stansted Airport,
  • 508, Stansted Airport,
  • 508A, Stansted Airport,
  • 509, Harlow Town Centre,
  • 509A, Harlow Town Centre,
  • 510, Harlow Town Centre,
Questions & Answers
  • What are the nearest stations to Stansted Airport?

    The nearest stations to Stansted Airport are:

    • Coach Station, Stansted Airport is 9 meters away, 1 min walk.
    • Stansted Airport is 145 meters away, 2 min walk.
  • Which bus lines stop near Stansted Airport?

    These bus lines stop near Stansted Airport: 508, 510, A21, A8, X10, X20, X30.

  • Which train line stops near Stansted Airport?

    STANSTED EXPRESS (Stansted Airport)

  • What’s the nearest train station to Stansted Airport?

    The nearest train station to Stansted Airport is Stansted Airport. It’s a 2 min walk away.

  • What’s the nearest bus station to Stansted Airport?

    The nearest bus station to Stansted Airport is Coach Station, Stansted Airport. It’s a 1 min walk away.

  • What time is the first train to Stansted Airport?

    The STANSTED EXPRESS is the first train that goes to Stansted Airport. It stops nearby at 04:59.

  • What time is the last train to Stansted Airport?

    The STANSTED EXPRESS is the last train that goes to Stansted Airport. It stops nearby at 00:30.

  • What time is the first bus to Stansted Airport?

    The A21 is the first bus that goes to Stansted Airport. It stops nearby at 03:00.

  • What time is the last bus to Stansted Airport?

    The 727 is the last bus that goes to Stansted Airport. It stops nearby at 04:45.

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Public Transportation to Stansted Airport

Wondering how to get to Stansted Airport, United Kingdom? Moovit helps you find the best way to get to Stansted Airport with step-by-step directions from the nearest public transit station.

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Looking for the nearest stop or station to Stansted Airport? Check out this list of stops closest to your destination: Coach Station; Stansted Airport.

Bus: 508, 510, A21, A8, X10, X20, X30, A6, A7, A9, W29, PREM, NOVO.Train: STANSTED EXPRESS, CROSSCOUNTRY, CROSSCOUNTRY, GREATER ANGLIA, WEAVER LINE.

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Stansted Airport Address: Terminal Road North street in Stansted

Stansted Airport
Stansted AirportStansted Airport (IATA: STN, ICAO: EGSS) is the tertiary international airport serving London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It is located near Stansted Mountfitchet, Uttlesford, Essex, 42 mi (68 km) northeast of Central London. London Stansted serves over 180 destinations across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Stansted is a base for a number of European low-cost carriers. This includes being the largest base for low-cost airline Ryanair, with over 150 destinations served by the airline. As of 2022, it is the fourth-busiest airport in the United Kingdom after Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester. During the COVID-19 pandemic in 2021, it ranked second in the country. Stansted's runway is also used by private companies such as the Harrods Aviation, Titan Airways, and XJet terminals, which are private ground handlers that can handle private flights, charter flights, and state visits. Converted to civil use from RAF Stansted Mountfitchet in the late 1940s, Stansted was used by charter airlines. It came under British Airports Authority control in 1966. The privatised BAA sold Stansted in February 2013 to Manchester Airports Group as a result of a March 2009 ruling by the Competition Commission against BAA's monopoly position.
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London has 6 transport type(s), including: Bus, Train, Tube, Tramlink, River Bus and DLR, operated by several transport agencies, including London Buses, Transport for London, London Underground, London River Services, National Rail, Luton Airport Shuttle, Bayliss Executive Travel, Edward Thomas, Metrobus, Coggeshall Community Bus, Tendring Community Transport, Sullivan Buses, Z & S Transport, Central Connect and Compass Travel

Public transport routes with stations closest to Stansted Airport

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