London Stansted

Probably the best way to get an overall first impression of England's capital London is to hop on one of the open-topped sightseeing tour buses to see the sights - Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, St Paul's Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Piccadilly Circus, Tower Bridge, and the Tower of London to name but a few.

Definitely worth seeing is the "Changing of the Guards" at Buckingham
Palace, a ritual steeped in history and complete with accompanying regalia.

London has some of the finest museums and art galleries in the world, including the British Museum, Science Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum, Madame Tussaud's, The National Gallery, and Tate Gallery. Shopping here is not for the fainthearted. London has it all - from the department stores in Oxford Street to the exclusive designer outlets in Bond Street - not forgetting colourful markets like Camden and Portobello Road for bargains galore.

London theatres are second to none. Bars, restaurants and typically English pubs are in abundance throughout the West End and Soho is full of fashionable restaurants. Every style of cuisine imaginable is available, from traditional English to a range of international dishes including French, Italian, Indian, Thai, Chinese, and Japanese.

Airport information

Check-in: Departures, Zone D

By road:
If you're driving to Stansted or into central London, follow signs to the M11; the M11 also links with the M25 circling London and major motorways.

By taxi:

Pre book your door-to-door airport transfers with easyJet’s partner Holiday Taxis. We cater for the Business and Leisure Traveller.

You can also book a taxi with Checker Cars who have a sales desk in the International Arrivals area.

Alternatively, you will find a courtesy phone in the United Kingdom baggage reclaim area.

By bus:

easyBus.co.uk offers a low-cost high frequency airport transfers service between London to and from Stansted Airport with prices starting from just £2. Travelling from London to and from London's Airports is now fast, easy and great value with easyBus from Stelios and easyGroup. Travellers can book online for best prices in just a few easy steps.

The buses are scheduled to run every 15 to 30 minutes depending on the time of the day with a stop at London Baker Street. The easyBus first departures are from London Victoria at 3am whilst last departure from Stansted Airport is schedule to leave at 1.05am, 7 days a week except Christmas Day.

Buy tickets online for best prices at www.easyBus.co.uk

Terravision runs two convenient express coach shuttle services between Stansted and central London. The service to Liverpool Street has a journey time of approximately 55 minutes and the service to Victoria takes approximately 75 minutes. Save time and money by booking on line before you fly!.

The Airbus service operates between Stansted Airport and central London via Golder's Green, with a journey time of approximately 1 hour 35 minutes. The service runs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Buses run every 30 minutes from early morning until late at night, and hourly during the night.

Please allow at least an hour between your scheduled Airbus arrival time and your check in time at the airport. Airbus cannot be held responsible for delays caused by adverse traffic or weather conditions.

Airbus Enquiries: 08705 747777

The Orbis Air Link offers services to Hammersmith, Ealing and Acton.

Frequency - Every 2 hours, 24 hours a day.
Journey Time - One hour and 50 minutes.
First departure from Hammersmith - 00:01
Last departure from Hammersmith - 22:01
First departure from Stansted - 02:00
Last departure from Stansted - 00:00

For more information, call 0845 470 8707

National Express A6 provides services to London Victoria (central London) via Golders Green, Finchley Road Underground Station, St Johns Wood, Baker Street and Marble Arch.

Frequency: Every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day.

Further information : 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

National Express A9 provides a direct service to London Stratford.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

Snowdrop Travel A60 provides a service into Central London via Kings Cross, Russell Square, Piccadilly, Bayswater and Earls Court.

Frequency - hourly
First departure from Earls Court - 01:45
Last departure from Stansted - 01:00
Journey time: 2 hours

Further information: +44 (0)20 8593 7771

Express coach services to other areas of the UK

National Express 727 provides direct services to Thetford and Norwich every 2 hours.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

National Express 737 provides a service to Oxford via Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe and Oxford every two hours.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

National Express 767 provides a service to Nottingham, Leicester and Luton. There are 8 departures every day, each way (every 2-3 hours).

Further Information 0870 574 7777 (UK Only)

National Express 777 provides a service to Birmingham via Milton Keynes and Coventry. Bus leaves every 2 hours.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

National Express 797 provides a service to Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton via Cambridge every 2 hours.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

National Express 717 provides a service to Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton via London Stansted Airport to Cambridge, Hatfield, Heathrow, London Gatwick and Brighton.

Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only)

Airdirect provides an express service to Ipswich via London Stansted every two hours, 24 hours a day.

Further information +44 (0)1279 681 800

Local services

First X30 goes to Southend, Rayleigh and Chelmsford every hour , seven days a week with the first departure from Southend at 02:00, arriving at Stansted at 03:32 and last bus from Stansted leaving at 01:30. The service is operated from Bay 28 of the Coach Station.

Further information: call Traveline on 0871 200 2233.

First X22 Coachlink goes to Colchester and the University of Essex via Braintree Freeport, Marks Tey rail station, Colchester North station, Colchester bus station and University of Essex. Service runs seven days a week. First bus from Colchester 02:35 (new early morning service), last bus from Stansted Airport 00:00 (midnight). Provides a great link to Ipswich and Norwich rail stations. Journey time is approximately 75 minutes.

Further information: 0845 748 4950 (UK only)

Arriva 510 goes to Harlow via Bishops Stortford and Sawbridgeworth. Operates upto every 20 minutes, Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays.

First bus at 00:05 from Harlow. Last bus at 00:15 from Stansted Airport.

Further information: 0871 200 2233 (UK only)

Stansted Transit 133 goes to Braintree via Dunmow and Felstead 7 days a week.

First bus 05:05 from Braintree. Last bus 00:20 from Stansted Airport (Monday to Saturday).

Further information: 0871 200 2233 (UK only)

First Eastern National - Service 33 goes to Chelmsford via Takeley and Dunmow operating hourly. Monday to Saturday.

Further information: 0871 200 2233 (UK only)

Excel 308 goes to Bishop Stortford every half an hour via Bishops Park, Thorley park, Town Centre and Heath Row.

Monday to Saturday only: first bus from Bishops Stortford 05:02
Monday to Saturday only: last bus from Stansted Airport 22:30

Village Links 5 and 7 - Saffron Walden
Services for Saffron Walden and Stansted Mountfitchet.

Further information : 0871 200 2233 (UK only)

Trustline 700 service goes to Bishop Stortford via Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Cottered, Buntingford, Westmill, Puckeridge, Standon and Little Hadham every 2 hours, 7 days a week.

By rail:

Save up to 10% by pre-booking the Stansted Express! Only 45 minutes between Stansted Airport and central London (giving access to the underground), its the fastest route into town with trains departing every 15 minutes during the day.

For National Rail Enquiries: 0845 7 48 49 50.

National Express operates services to London Stratford and Lea Valley stations.

The train runs hourly (off peak) stopping at all the main stations along the way from Lea Valley to London Stratford (Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Harlow Mill, Harlow Town, Roydon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Angel Road, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale and Stratford). This service operates Monday to Saturday only.

For further timetable information, please call National Rail Enquiries on 0845 748 4950.

CrossCountry operates services to the Midlands and the North, including stops at Audley End, Cambridge, Ely, Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham.

At Peterborough you can connect 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 05:27 Monday to Saturday and 09:34 on Sundays. The last train to Cambridge departs London Stansted 20:20 Monday to Saturday and 22:20 on Sundays.

By motorbike

There is a dedicated parking area for motorbikes in Zone Q of the long stay car park.

By bicycle

A bicycle shelter is available in the red zone of the short stay car park, adjacent to the terminal building and is free of charge.

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