Stansted Express

The Stansted Express departs from Liverpool Street every 15 minutes at peak times and takes you to the Stansted airport. One journey costs 16 pounds and return 26 pounds, as far as you come back in one month. Virtually all trains stop at Tottenham Hale, which is on the victoria line and may be a better pick up point for those coming from Oxford circus or central London. The journey is around 40 minutes and most of the time a trolley with refreshment passes through. the train can be very packed at peak times and on Sunday it finishes earlier. Be aware that some Easyjet flights land just in time for the last train, a bit of delay, and it is ...

Despite what Dooyoo says, trains now depart from Liverpool Street to Stansted every 15 minutes and there are plans to add even more trains. It used to be relatively cheap to go to Stansted in the early days. It is no longer 15.50 one way 25 return, and 16.50 return on the same day (in case you go and pick up people who arrive at the airport) Some trains are direct to Stansted, most stop at Tottenham Hale, some others also have a couple of stops in between. It takes around 45 min for the journey. The train is most of the time full, at least in my experience (I fly around 6-7 pm) You can sit in first class until when ...

If you want to go to Stansted airport with public transport, you can either take the Stansted Express from Liverpool Street, or, in theory, a normal train going to Stansted, and then jump on the Stansted Express, but it would take you ages. Otherwise it has got to be the bus. The bus is the cheapest options, there are buses from Victoria and buses from Finsbury Square, with Terravision, close to Liverpool Street. However, if you want to get there on time and fast, then the Stansted Extress is quite simply the only option. This is the reason why they can charge nothing less than 16 quids for each leg of your trip. The Stansted Express train leaves ...