Bus times in Stansted Airport

26 bus routes and 58 bus stops in Stansted Airport. Pick a stop for live departures, or a route for the full timetable.

💷 Single fares in England: capped at £3 until 31 Dec 2026, then £2. Fare cap guide →

Bus routes serving Stansted Airport

7 Interchange → Coach Station Central Connect first 07:07 · last 18:20
7A Interchange → Coach Station Central Connect first 09:00 · last 18:45
7A Airport Coach Station → Stortford Interchange Stephensons of Essex first 08:49 · last 18:15
7BI Stortford Interchange → Coach Station Stephensons of Essex first 06:00 · last 19:30
42A Bishops Stortford, → Chelmsford, Bus Stn First Essex first 07:45 · last 20:35
309 Sainsbury's → Coach Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 00:00 · last 23:23
316 Saffron Walden Tesco IN → Airport Coach Station Stephensons of Essex first 05:30 · last 21:30
332 Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 → Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6) Central Connect first 07:35 · last 15:10
333 Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 → Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6) Central Connect first 00:40 · last 23:35
509 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 05:25 · last 19:30
509A Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 07:30 · last 15:12
510 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 00:50 · last 23:50
510A Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 07:22 · last 15:24
717 Stansted Airport - Ipswich → Ipswich - Stansted Airport National Express first 01:00 · last 22:00
723 Coach Station → Temp Bus Station Arriva Herts and Essex first 00:20 · last 23:20
727 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - Great Yarmouth → Thetford - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport National Express first 00:25 · last 23:05
728 Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - University of East Anglia, Norwich → Mildenhall - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport National Express first 07:15 · last 17:35
737 Harlow Town Centre, Harlow - Oxford City Centre, Oxford → Oxford City Centre, Oxford - Stansted Airport National Express first 00:50 · last 22:25
777 Stansted Airport - Digbeth, Birmingham → Digbeth, Birmingham - Stansted Airport National Express first 01:00 · last 21:30
A6 Stansted Airport - Paddington, London → Paddington, London - Stansted Airport National Express first 00:10 · last 23:55
A8 Belgravia, Victoria - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Victoria, London National Express first 00:10 · last 23:50
A9 Canary Wharf, London - Stansted Airport → Stansted Airport - Bethnal Green, London National Express first 00:05 · last 23:50
W29 Tokyngton, London - Peterborough → Peterborough - Tokyngton, London National Express first 10:45 · last 23:00
X10 Bus Station (Stand → Stansted Airport, C First Essex first 04:22 · last 04:45
X20 BTE Bus Int. Stand → Stansted Airport First Essex first 05:29 · last 04:55
X30 Chelmsford, Bus Stn → Stansted Airport, C First Essex first 05:59 · last 06:00

Bus stops in Stansted Airport

58 stops — type a street or landmark to narrow the list

Operators in Stansted Airport

Central Connect Stephensons of Essex First Essex Arriva Herts and Essex National Express

Frequently asked questions

Which buses run in Stansted Airport?

26 bus routes currently serve Stansted Airport: the 7 (Interchange to Coach Station), the 7A (Interchange to Coach Station), the 7A (Airport Coach Station to Stortford Interchange), the 7BI (Stortford Interchange to Coach Station), the 42A (Bishops Stortford, to Chelmsford, Bus Stn), the 309 (Sainsbury's to Coach Station), the 316 (Saffron Walden Tesco IN to Airport Coach Station), the 332 (Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 to Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6)), the 333 (Stansted Airport, Coach Station Bay 14 to Braintree, Bus Interchange (Stand 6)), the 509 (Coach Station to Temp Bus Station), the 509A (Coach Station to Temp Bus Station), the 510 (Coach Station to Temp Bus Station), the 510A (Coach Station to Temp Bus Station), the 717 (Stansted Airport - Ipswich to Ipswich - Stansted Airport), the 723 (Coach Station to Temp Bus Station), the 727 (Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - Great Yarmouth to Thetford - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport), the 728 (Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport - University of East Anglia, Norwich to Mildenhall - Heathrow Airport Terminal 5, Heathrow Airport), the 737 (Harlow Town Centre, Harlow - Oxford City Centre, Oxford to Oxford City Centre, Oxford - Stansted Airport), the 777 (Stansted Airport - Digbeth, Birmingham to Digbeth, Birmingham - Stansted Airport), the A6 (Stansted Airport - Paddington, London to Paddington, London - Stansted Airport) and more.

How much is the bus fare in Stansted Airport?

Most single fares in England are capped at £3 until 31 December 2026, falling to £2 from 1 January 2027. Buses in Stansted Airport are run by Central Connect, Stephensons of Essex, First Essex, Arriva Herts and Essex, National Express — check each operator's day and weekly tickets, which are often cheaper for multiple journeys.

How many bus stops are there in Stansted Airport?

There are 58 active bus stops in Stansted Airport. Each stop page on this site shows the next departures and every route that calls there.

Where can you get to by bus from Stansted Airport?

Stansted Airport → Takeley Stansted Airport → Bishops Stortford Stansted Airport → Great Dunmow Stansted Airport → Stansted Mountfitchet Stansted Airport → Harlow Stansted Airport → Old Harlow Stansted Airport → Harlow Town Centre Stansted Airport → Hockerill Stansted Airport → Cambridge Stansted Airport → Elsenham Stansted Airport → Chelmsford Stansted Airport → Braintree Stansted Airport → Chelmsford City Centre Stansted Airport → Braintree Town Centre

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