✈️ Buses to Stansted Airport

26 bus and coach routes serve Stansted Airport, the busiest being the 510, about 61 minutes to Temp Bus Station. 11 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

• 723 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station ~30 min from airport 00:20–23:48 🌙 Every night Arriva Herts and Essex
• 309 Sainsbury's → Coach Station ~32 min from airport 00:25–23:33 🌙 Every night Arriva Herts and Essex
• X20 BTE Bus Int. Stand → Stansted Airport ~40 min 24 hours First Essex
• X30 Chelmsford, Bus Stn → Stansted Airport, C ~44 min 24 hours First Essex
• 316 Saffron Walden Tesco IN → Airport Coach Station ~55 min from airport 06:30–21:30 Stephensons of Essex
• 333 Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 → Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6) ~55 min 24 hours Central Connect
• 42A Bishops Stortford, → Chelmsford, Bus Stn ~56 min First Essex
• 7 Interchange → Coach Station ~57 min from airport 07:07–18:20 Central Connect
• 7BI Stortford Interchange → Coach Station ~57 min from airport 07:07–18:20 Stephensons of Essex
• 510 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station ~61 min 24 hours Arriva Herts and Essex
• 7A Airport Coach Station → Stortford Interchange ~62 min from airport 08:49–17:05 Stephensons of Essex
• 7A Interchange → Coach Station ~62 min from airport 10:20–17:35 Central Connect
• 509 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station ~64 min from airport 06:18–19:30 Arriva Herts and Essex
• 332 Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 → Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6) ~75 min from airport 15:10–15:10 Central Connect
• 510A Coach Station → Temp Bus Station ~76 min from airport 07:22–16:29 Arriva Herts and Essex
• 509A Coach Station → Temp Bus Station ~80 min from airport 07:30–14:58 Arriva Herts and Essex
• X10 Bus Station (Stand → Stansted Airport, C ~100 min 24 hours First Essex
• A9 Canary Wharf, London - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Bethnal Green, London ~86 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 717 Stansted Airport - Ipswich → Ipswich - Stansted Airport ~90 min from airport 01:00–22:00 🌙 Monday–Saturday nights coach National Express
• A6 Stansted Airport - Paddington, London → Paddington, London - Stansted Airport ~105 min 24 hours coach National Express
• A8 Belgravia, Victoria - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Victoria, London ~119 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 728 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - University of East Anglia, Norwich → Mildenhall - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport ~140 min from airport 09:05–19:25 coach National Express
• W29 Tokyngton, London - Peterborough → Peterborough - Tokyngton, London ~150 min 🌙 Sunday nights only coach National Express
• 727 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - Great Yarmouth → Mildenhall - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport ~205 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 737 Harlow Town Centre, Harlow - Oxford City Centre, Oxford → Hatfield - Stansted Airport ~230 min 24 hours coach National Express
• 777 Stansted Airport - Digbeth, Birmingham → Digbeth, Birmingham - Stansted Airport ~250 min 24 hours 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 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Every night 03:20–06:50 runs tonight
• 309 Sainsbury's → Coach Station Every night 22:00–06:59 runs tonight
• X20 BTE Bus Int. Stand → Stansted Airport Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• X30 Chelmsford, Bus Stn → Stansted Airport, C Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 333 Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 → Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6) Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 510 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• X10 Bus Station (Stand → Stansted Airport, C Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• A9 Canary Wharf, London - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Bethnal Green, London Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 717 Stansted Airport - Ipswich → Ipswich - Stansted Airport Monday–Saturday nights 01:00–03:25 runs tonight
• A6 Stansted Airport - Paddington, London → Paddington, London - Stansted Airport Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• A8 Belgravia, Victoria - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Victoria, London Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• W29 Tokyngton, London - Peterborough → Peterborough - Tokyngton, London Sunday nights only 23:00–02:45
• 727 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - Great Yarmouth → Mildenhall - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 737 Harlow Town Centre, Harlow - Oxford City Centre, Oxford → Hatfield - Stansted Airport Every night 24 hours runs tonight
• 777 Stansted Airport - Digbeth, Birmingham → Digbeth, Birmingham - Stansted Airport Every night 24 hours 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?

11 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 00:20 on the 723. Times from your own stop will differ — open the route for its full timetable.

Is there a night bus to Stansted Airport?

Yes. 15 of the 26 routes serving Stansted Airport run in the small hours, and 11 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 510, which takes about 61 minutes between the airport and Temp Bus Station. 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

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.