Bus & Coach

Frequent services, reliable timetables and affordable fares make travelling by bus or coach a great way to commute to and from the airport.

Our London Stansted Airport bus station serves as a central hub for numerous bus and coach operators, with connections to London Victoria Coach Station, and nearby towns and cities, including Cambridge and Colchester. Local bus companies also provide connections to surrounding towns and nearby villages.

Arriva 510/508/309 – Harlow – Sawbridgeworth – Bishops – Stortford
Combined - 10 minutes peak frequency
Operates 24 hours a day


Arriva 133 – Braintree – Felsted – Dunmow – Takeley
Hourly frequency at peak
First departure from Braintree – 03:00
Last departure from Airport – 00:15


First X10 – Basildon – Chelmsford – Stansted
First departure from Basildon – 03:20
First departure from Chelmsford – 04:00
Last departure from Airport – 00:15


First X20 – Colchester – Marks Tey – Coggeshall - Braintree – Great Dunmow
First departure from Colchester – 03:20
First departure from Braintree – 04:05
Last departure from Airport – 23:15


First X30 – Southend – Rayleigh – Chelmsford
First departure from Southend – 02:15
Last departure from Airport – 23:00


316 – Saffron Walden –Debden – London Stansted Airport
Operates hourly frequency
No Sunday Service
First departure from Saffron Walden – 05:30
Last departure to Saffron Walden – 21:30


7 – Bishops Stortford –Elsenham – Stansted Mountfitchet
Operates up to hourly frequency
No Sunday Service
First departure from Bishops Stortford – 06:00
Last departure from Airport – 18:20


305 – Bishops Stortford – Hatfield Heath – Takeley
Operates hourly frequency
No Sunday service
First departure from Bishops Stortford – 06:43
First departure from Takeley – 07:16
Last departure from Airport – 20:28

At Stansted Airport, there are a number of high quality coach services providing services into East, West and Central London. National Express coaches stop at a number of key London underground stations, giving you access to a wider network of travel whether by rail or tube.


National Express A5
Destination: London Golders Green, Finchley Road, St Johns Wood, Baker Street, Marble Arch, London Paddington
Frequency: Hourly
Journey time: 15 mins - 1hr 50 mins


National Express A6
Destination: London Golders Green, Finchley Road, St Johns Wood, Baker Street, London Paddington, Marble Arch, Portman Square
Frequency: Up to every 15 mins
Journey time: 15 mins - 1hr 50 mins

National Express A7
Destination: London Southwark, Waterloo, Victoria Rail & Coach Stations
Frequency: Hourly
Journey time: 1hr 30 mins


National Express A8
Destination: Bow Church, Mile End, Whitechapel, London Liverpool Street
Frequency: Up to every 20 mins
Journey time: 1hr – 1hr 30 mins


National Express A9
Destination: London (Stratford)
Frequency: Up to every 30 mins
Journey time: 50 mins


National Express 737
Destination: Hatfield, Luton, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe, Oxford
Frequency: 2 - 3 hourly
Journey time: 5 mins – 3hrs 45 mins


National Express 777
Destination: Standon, Stevenage, Hitchin, Luton, Milton Keynes
Frequency: Only one service per day
Journey time: 20 mins – 2hrs 5 mins


National Express timetable

A5 Route: Paddington to Stansted Airport
40 journeys per day, route from London Paddington to Stansted Airport, via:

  • Marble Arch

  • Baker Street

  • St John’s Wood

  • Finchley Road

  • Golders Green


A6 Route: Victoria to Stansted Airport
48 journeys per day, route from London Paddington to Stansted Airport, via:

  • Victoria

  • Marble Arch

  • Baker Street

  • St John’s Wood

  • Finchley Road

  • Golders Green

A7 Route: Victoria to Stansted Airport
42 journeys per day, route from London Victoria to Stansted Airport, via:

  • Waterloo Station

  • Southwark


A8 Route: London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport
52 journeys a day from Liverpool Street to Stansted Coach Station, via:

  • Bethnal Green

  • Shoreditch

  • Whitechapel

  • Mile End

  • Bow

  • Stratford


A9 Route: Stratford – Stansted
59 journeys a day. Direct travel to and from Stansted via Stratford in just 50 minutes.


National Express coaches stop at a number of key London underground stations, giving you access to a wider network of travel whether by rail or tube.

National Express timetable

Note: We advise passengers to check the Travel Operators’ websites before they travel.

For local bus enquiries, please call 0871 200 2233. For National Express enquiries, please call 0871 781 8181.

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