London Stansted Airport

Train Stansted Express to London (Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street) – BUY TICKETS

The Stansted Express operated by Greater Anglia is the fastest and most expensive travel option available, the train takes 47 minutes to get to or from Liverpool Street Station. This train and metro station is located in London’s city centre. If you have to be in the northern part of London, it is better to get off at Tottenham Hale Station. The journey time is 36 minutes. Here you can change trains to Stratford, among other places. The stations Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street are connected to the London Underground network. The Stansted Express runs every 15 to 30 minutes between London Stansted Airport and the city. Upon arrival, after leaving the baggage reclaim area, you will have to go down two floors to reach the railway station of London Stansted Airport.

Train tickets
Below are the prices for a ticket (Standard Single) to or from Liverpool Street Station, a train ride to or from Tottenham Hale Station is slightly cheaper. A return ticket is valid for 30 days and children up to 4 years can travel free of charge. It is wiser to buy tickets online through the website of Stansted Express, fares are low if booked well in advance (Advance Offer). You can buy a ticket online or at the ticket machines, it is not possible to pay with your debit card, credit card, mobile phone (Contactless Payments) or Oyster Card. There are no first class seats on board the new Stansted Express trains. Please consult website and timetable Stansted Express for more information.

Bus National Express to London (Baker Street, Paddington, Waterloo, Victoria, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel and Stratford)

At London Stansted Airport three bus operators have a presence, namely National Express, Airport Bus Express (Autostradale) and First Essex. Of these coach operators National Express offers the most connections and highest frequency: Route A5/A6 to Baker Street, Padding Station and Victoria Station (every 20 minutes), Route A7 to Waterloo Station and Victoria Station (every 30 minutes), Route A8 to Liverpool Street Station and Whitechapel (every 20 minutes) and Route A9 to Stratford Station (every 20 minutes). It takes 1.5 hours to 2 hours from the airport to Victoria Station. London Waterloo and London Victoria are the two busiest railway stations in London and the United Kingdom. Travel time to London Liverpool Street Station with Route A8 is 1 hour and 10 minutes.

Bus tickets
Tickets can be purchased online, at the airport and at bus stops. Prices are variable, starting at £ 11.00 for a single trip. Return tickets are relatively inexpensive, in addition you can save money if you book well in advance through the National Express website. Children up to 2 years can travel for free when accompanied by an adult. Children from 3 up to 15 years benefit from discounts. Stansted Airport Coach Station is a few minutes’ walk from the Arrivals hall, you have to go down one floor to get to the bus station. Please consult website National Express for more information. You can book tickets quickly, easily and safely for the National Express bus to the city centre.

Top 5 sights in London, United Kingdom

1. Buckingham Palace
2. London Eye
3. British Museum, book a guided tour
4. Tower Bridge & Tower of London
5. Hyde Park, free! Close to Kensington Palace and Harrods department store

In the centre of London (= fare zone 1) you can travel from west to east and vice versa with the Piccadilly Line (stations: Hyde Park Corner, Green Park, Piccadilly Circus, Leicester Square, Covent Garden), Central Line and the Elizabeth Line train (stations: Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street). Hyde Park Corner and Green Park stations are within walking distance of Buckingham Palace. The north and south of the city centre are connected by London Underground Victoria Line, Jubilee Line, Bakerloo Line and Northern Line. In public transport you can pay with your bank card and mobile phone (check in & check out). Of course, you can also buy a Visitor Oyster Card or London Travelcard. You cannot buy single tickets on the buses in London, the tube (metro) is twice as expensive if you buy single tickets.

Train and bus to Cambridge

The United Kingdom has four top universities, namely the University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London and Imperial College London. The universities of Cambridge and Oxford are the best and known throughout the world. Cambridge has an airport, but Cambridge City Airport is not open for general public. It means London Stansted Airport is the nearest commercial airport for Cambridge. There are two travel options between London Stansted Airport and Cambridge. Every 30 minutes a train (CrossCountry, Greater Anglia) leaves from the train station of Stansted Airport, the journey time to Cambridge via Audley End is approximately 35 minutes. At London Stansted Airport railway station, trains operated by CrossCountry depart from platform 2. Cambridge railway station is located 2 kilometres southeast of the city centre. Buses of National Express run less often (12 times a day), but directly to the centre of the city. The University of Cambridge is located in the centre of Cambridge. Travel time by bus is 50 minutes. Tickets for the train and bus cost approximately £ 13.00 per person, online tickets are the cheapest. Please consult website National Rail and website National Express for more information.