London to Stansted
National Express Bus Shuttle from Central London to Stansted Airport
National Express coach from London to Stansted Airport BOOK TICKET NOW
The Bus Shuttle from Central London to Stansted Airport is performed by UK's largest carrier - National Express. The carrier offers a high frequency shuttle service operating 24/7 between London Victoria and Stansted Airport, with several stops along the way. This is a special A6 line.
National Express’ coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. This carrier puts the safety and comfort of passengers in the first place, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. National Express uses modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom. Some coaches on this route provide free Wi-Fi and can take passengers in wheelchairs on board the bus.
The service starts at the London’s Victoria Coach Station and terminates at Stansted’s bus station. The coach also stops at other key stations including Golders Green, Baker Street and Marble Arch (details below in the table).
Travelling by National Express coach from Central London to Stansted Airport takes about 100 minutes and from London Golders Green it takes only 45 to 60 minutes. National Express’ coaches run frequently, at least three or four times per hour, operating 24 hours per day, seven days a week. There are no equal intervals in the departures of coaches. Fare from Central London to Stansted Airport is just £10 one way, a return ticket costs £17. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get discount ticket as low as £5.50 one-way.
National Express also provides another special service from Stansted Airport to different area of London, namely to Stratford. The National Express Bus Shuttle „A9” from Stratford to Satnsted Airport is the shortest transfer in distance from Stansted Airport.
The reason for establishing A9 route is that it terminates short of the central area at the nearest underground and DLR station - Stratford. Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). National Express coaches run 24 / 7 between Stratford and Stansted Airport.
Everyone arriving at Stansted Airpot may use the carriers’ services, regardless of the type of air operators. National Express's services can also be used by your family, friends and colleagues who want to greet you or say goodbye to you at the airport.
Go to National Express’s website to see current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.
Bus and coach boarding points
Stansted Airport Coach Station
The coach station is close to the terminal and accessed via ramps and lifts or by escalator. The coach station waiting room, ticket office and toilet are all accessible to wheelchair users.
National Express Shuttle Bus Timetable
| Central London to Stansted Airport - A6 line (Stations and stops) |
London to Stansted | Stansted to London |
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Daily 24 / 7 one bus every 20 minutes |
Daily 24 / 7 one bus every 20 minutes |
| London Stratford to Stansted Airport - A9 line (Stations and stops) |
Stratford to Stansted | Stansted to Stratford |
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Frequency every 30 mins | Frequency every 30 mins |
| Note that timetables and fares are subject to change and EuropeBus can't guarantee accuracy of this information. | ||
National Express fares
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Stansted Airport Bus Shuttle ticket prices |
Adult | Disabled/60+ | Child | |||
| Single | Return | Single | Return | Single | Return | |
| Amendable & refundable | ||||||
| London to Stansted | £10 | £17 | £5 | £8.50 | £5 | £8.50 |
| Stansted to London | £10 | £17 | £5 | £8.50 | £5 | £8.50 |
| Stratford to Stansted | £8 | £15 | £4 | £7.50 | £4 | £7.50 |
| Stansted to Stratford | £8 | £15 | £4 | £7.50 | £4 | £7.50 |
| Funfares: Available only in selected periods and on certain routes. Upgradable. | ||||||
| London to Stansted | All customer types: from £5.50 (one way) | |||||
| Stansted to London | All customer types: from £5.50 (one way) | |||||
| Note: Optional priority boarding and travel insurance. Price £1 each. | ||||||
- National Express can offer lower or higher tariff for connections.
- Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.
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How to buy tickets online for travel from Central London to Stansted Airport?
To purchase tickets online you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express’s website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. Fare from Central London to Stansted Airport is just £10 one way, a return ticket costs £17. Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. If you book early and your travel dates and times are flexible, you may get discount ticket as low as £5.50 one-way. Early booking is highly recommended, because the National Express’s route between Central London and Stansted Airport is very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days.
What if my flight is delayed?
National Express tries to be helpful in such situations. If a passenger is late for the coach service from Stansted Airport, National Express drivers will allow passengers to use the next connection. It is not mandatory, the driver has no obligation to do so if the coach has no free seats. In the case when a passenger is delayed and the driver will not allow to enter the coach, passenger should go to the National Express’s service center and explain the situation. Ticket for the connection will be changed by the agent. It is possible that a fee will be collected.
Carriage of luggage
The coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
Each customer has a free luggage allowance of two medium sized suitcases, weighing no more than 20 kilograms each and 1 piece of hand luggage, which must be located on the shelf above your head or under the passenger seat.
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