Buses to Stansted Airport

30 bus and coach routes serve Stansted Airport, the busiest being the PREM, about 10 minutes to Premier Inn. 6 run 24 hours a day.

First and last times are departures from Stansted Airport itself, on weekdays. Buses towards the airport run earlier and later than this at stops along the way — open a route for the timetable at your own stop.

Every route serving Stansted Airport

• NOVO Novotel Hotel → Stansted Airport ~10 min from airport 00:10–23:50 Stansted Airport Hotel Shuttle
• PREM Premier Inn → Stansted Airport ~10 min from airport 00:00–23:47 Stansted Airport Hotel Shuttle
• 723 Stansted Airport → Harlow via Lower Sheering, Mark Hall ~30 min from airport 00:20–23:48 Every night Arriva Herts and Essex
• 309 Thorley Park → Stansted Airport via Bishops Stortford, Hockerill ~32 min from airport 00:25–23:33 Every night Arriva Herts and Essex
• X20 Braintree → Stansted Airport via Great Dunmow, Takeley ~40 min 24 hours First Essex
• 305 Stansted Airport → Bishops Stortford via Takeley, Hockerill ~43 min from airport 06:28–20:00 Stephensons of Essex
• X30 Chelmsford → Stansted Airport via Barnston, Great Dunmow ~45 min from airport 07:00–06:00 Every night First Essex
• 316 Saffron Walden → Stansted Airport via Debden, Takeley ~55 min from airport 06:30–21:30 Stephensons of Essex
• 333 Stansted Airport → Braintree via Takeley, Great Dunmow ~55 min from airport 00:40–22:40 Every night Central Connect
• 42A Bishops Stortford → Chelmsford via Stansted Airport, Takeley ~56 min First Essex
• 7 Bishops Stortford → Stansted Airport via Stansted Mountfitchet, Takeley ~57 min from airport 07:07–18:20 Central Connect
• 318 Saffron Walden → Stansted Airport via Debden, Takeley ~59 min from airport 07:30–07:30 Stephensons of Essex
• 510 Stansted Airport → Harlow via Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishops Stortford ~61 min 24 hours Arriva Herts and Essex
• 7A Bishops Stortford → Stansted Airport via Bentfield Green ~62 min from airport 10:20–17:35 Central Connect
• 509 Stansted Airport → Harlow via Takeley, Bishops Stortford ~66 min from airport 06:18–19:30 Arriva Herts and Essex
• 332 Stansted Airport → Braintree via Takeley, Great Dunmow ~75 min from airport 15:10–15:10 Central Connect
• 510A Stansted Airport → Harlow via Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishops Stortford ~76 min from airport 07:22–16:29 Arriva Herts and Essex
• 509A Stansted Airport → Harlow via Takeley, Bishops Stortford ~80 min from airport 07:30–14:58 Arriva Herts and Essex
• X10 Basildon → Stansted Airport via Wickford, Chelmsford ~101 min from airport 05:35–04:45 Every night First Essex
• A9 Stansted Airport → Bethnal Green via Stratford New Town, Mile End ~86 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 717 Ipswich → Stansted Airport via Capel St Mary, Colchester ~90 min from airport 01:00–22:00 Every night coach National Express
• 816 Victoria → Ipswich via Stansted Airport, Colchester ~90 min coach National Express
• 826 Victoria → Cambridge via Stratford New Town, Stansted Airport ~90 min coach National Express
• A6 Victoria → Stansted Airport via West Hampstead, Golders Green ~105 min 24 hours coach National Express
• A8 Stansted Airport → Victoria via Stamford Hill, Shoreditch ~115 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 728 Norwich → Heathrow Airport via Thetford, Newmarket ~140 min from airport 09:05–19:25 coach National Express
• 813 Victoria → Great Yarmouth via Heathrow Airport, Norwich ~185 min coach National Express
• 727 Acle → Heathrow Airport via Great Yarmouth, Norwich ~205 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 737 Oxford → Stansted Airport via Hatfield, Harlow ~230 min from airport 01:00–22:00 Every night coach National Express
• 777 Birmingham → Stansted Airport via Coventry, Leicester ~250 min from airport 01:05–21:30 Every night coach National Express

Journey times are the typical end-to-end run between the airport and the far end of the route, taken as the median across every journey in the published timetable — not a promise for your particular trip. Allow more at peak times.

Night buses to Stansted Airport

For very early flights and late arrivals. Nights are the night you set out on, so a 01:30 bus on Saturday morning is listed under Friday.

• 723 Stansted Airport → Harlow via Lower Sheering, Mark Hall Every night 03:20–06:50 runs tonight
• 309 Thorley Park → Stansted Airport via Bishops Stortford, Hockerill Every night 22:00–06:59 runs tonight
• X20 Braintree → Stansted Airport via Great Dunmow, Takeley Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• X30 Chelmsford → Stansted Airport via Barnston, Great Dunmow Every night 22:05–07:00 runs tonight
• 333 Stansted Airport → Braintree via Takeley, Great Dunmow Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 510 Stansted Airport → Harlow via Stansted Mountfitchet, Bishops Stortford Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• X10 Basildon → Stansted Airport via Wickford, Chelmsford Every night 22:02–07:00 runs tonight
• A9 Stansted Airport → Bethnal Green via Stratford New Town, Mile End Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 717 Ipswich → Stansted Airport via Capel St Mary, Colchester Every night 01:00–03:25 runs tonight
• A6 Victoria → Stansted Airport via West Hampstead, Golders Green Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• A8 Stansted Airport → Victoria via Stamford Hill, Shoreditch Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 727 Acle → Heathrow Airport via Great Yarmouth, Norwich Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 737 Oxford → Stansted Airport via Hatfield, Harlow Every night 22:00–07:00 runs tonight
• 777 Birmingham → Stansted Airport via Coventry, Leicester Every night 22:25–06:55 runs tonight

See night buses across the UK.

Direct buses to Stansted Airport from

Places on a route that reaches the airport without changing. The bus may take a long way round from the far end — check the route for your own stop.

Frequently asked questions

What time is the first bus to Stansted Airport?

6 routes run to Stansted Airport 24 hours a day, so there is a bus whatever time your flight leaves. Of the routes with fixed hours, the earliest weekday departure from the airport is 05:35 on the X10. Times from your own stop will differ — open the route for its full timetable.

Is there a night bus to Stansted Airport?

Yes. 14 of the 30 routes serving Stansted Airport run in the small hours, and 6 run right around the clock. Check which nights each one runs — outside London many run at weekends only.

How long does the bus take to Stansted Airport?

It depends on the route. The busiest is the PREM, which takes about 10 minutes between the airport and Premier Inn. Times on this page are the median end-to-end journey from the published timetable, so allow extra at peak times.

How much is the bus to Stansted Airport?

Local bus fares in England are capped at £3 for a single until 31 December 2026. Dedicated airport coach services are not part of the cap and are priced by the operator — usually cheaper if you book ahead.

Other airports nearby

Timetables from the operators via the DfT Bus Open Data Service. See all UK airports by bus, or every stop and route at Stansted Airport.