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National Express Coach Stansted - Stratford
24 Hour Service, Twice Hourly - Fastest Budget Route Into Central London



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National Express Coaches Stansted to Stratford service is the shortest bus transfer from Stansted. The bus goes non-stop to Stratford the nearest major London Underground, train and DLR interchange to Stansted.
The excellent Underground connections open up Central and East London for the budget conscious traveller. Delays through traffic congestion in the centre of town by using rail transport out to Stratford.

Service suitable for:
National Express Coach Stansted  to London
  • People looking for a low cost transfer to Central London.
  • Combining with London Underground, the fastest budget route to London.
  • DLR trains at Stratford offers quick Stansted to City Airport.

Full details of National Express Stansted - Stratford Service

Stansted Airport
To/From London
Stansted Express
Train
Terravision
Victoria Bus
Terravision
Liverpool St Bus
National Express
Victoria Bus
National Express
Stratford Bus
National Express
Golders Green Bus
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Public Transport Alternatives Between Stansted & London
   

London Terminus

Return Fare (Single) Scheduled Journey Comments
Stansted
Express
Train Liverpool Street £26.00
(£16.00)
45 mins Fastest, most expensive option.
Broadly runs from Stansted 06:00 to 00:30
From Liverpool Street 04:40 to 23:25
National
Express A6
Coach Victoria via
Baker St
Oxford St
£17.00
(£10.00)
100 mins 24x7 service
Only service that drops off in the centre close to hotel districts of Paddington, Oxford St, Bayswater
Terravision
A50
Coach Victoria £13.00*
(£8.00)
75 mins Non-stop service to Victoria.
Not true 24x7 but not far off.
Terravision
A51
Coach Liverpool Street £13.00*
(£8.00)
55 mins Cheaper alternative to Stansted Express.
Bus also stops at Bow by Bow Underground
Not true 24x7 but not far off.
National
Express A9
Coach Stratford £15.00
(£8.00)
55 mins

Non-stop service to closest Underground station to Stansted. 24x7 schedule

National
Express A4
Coach Golders
Green
£15.00
(£8.00)
70 mins

Non-stop service to Underground station convenient for North London
24x7 schedule

easyBus Minibus Baker St
& Victoria
£2*-£8
each way
80/100 mins Minibus service.
* special online price
Underground Zones
Zone 1 - Baker Street, Marble Arch, Liverpool Street, Victoria
Zone 2 - Finchley Road
Zone 3 - Bromley by Bow, Golders Green, Stratford, Tottenham Hale

A9 - Stansted -Stratford
Stansted Airport Bus Airbus
For up to date timetables and tickets follow the link below to the National Express Web Site.

You will save yourself time by purchasing tickets in advance. Tickets ordered online are e-tickets, emailed to your inbox immediately after ordering.
You have to stipulate a specific transfer time reserving you a seat. If flight is late or early, travel on other schedules but seat is not reserved.
Fare : £8 Single, £15 Return. (Children 3-15 Half Price)
National Express Stansted - Stratford Ticketing & Timetables
Journey Time Victoria - Stansted : Scheduled 45-60 minutes, allow much longer.
Stratford Underground: is in Zone 3 of the underground system.
Typical A9 National Express Schedule Stratford is the closest practical London Underground station to Stansted Airport near the motorway link.

The competing coach services go to Central London locations where journey times are prone to delay by traffic congestion.

The Central and Jubilee Line of the London Underground system cover most of the accommodation districts direct from Stratford.

Do remember the London Underground only operates broadly between 05:00 and 24:00. The coach service runs much longer.
Stansted Airport 06:00
Stratford 06:45
Underground Connections £3.00
Stratford 07:00
Oxford Circus (Central) 07:20
Bayswater (Central) 07:30
London Bridge (Jubilee) 07:20
Westminster 07:30
# Stratford is in Zone 3 of the Underground.

London Underground Fares (from 2 Jan 2008 )
Zones
Adult
Child*
Oyster Card Pre-Pay
Mon-Fri Weekend
1
£4.00
£2.00
£1.50 £1.50
1-2
£4.00
£2.00
£2.00 £1.50
1-4
£4.00
£2.00
£2.50 £2.00
1-6
£4.00
£2.00
£3.50 £2.00
* Childrens Fares

Children pay £0.50 with an Oyster Card - though see free travel section below.

Free Travel For Children On Buses & Underground


Under-5s
Children under five can travel free at any time on the Tube, DLR, buses and trams as long as they are accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket.

Under-11s
Under-11s can travel free at any time on buses and trams. They can also travel free at any time on the Tube and DLR when they are travelling with an adult who has a valid ticket. Up to 4 children under 11 years old accompanied by a paying adult travel free on the London Underground.

Under-11s travelling with an adult will not be issued with tickets and will be allowed to pass through the ticket gates at stations

11-14s
Children aged 11-14 can travel free at any time on the entire London bus network,
There is a ticket office at all stations. The ticket offices accept credit cards and also sell the various travel passes.

Next to the manned ticket offices are always at least one bank of automatic ticket machines (see picture left).

These can you save you a lot of time if there are queues at the manned ticket office. They take credit and debit cards as well as cash.

Stansted - Central London by Private Hire Taxi/Bus - Price Menu
Passengers Luggage* Price Taxi/Bus Type
5
4 £75-100? Taxi - airport official taxi. Licensed to carry 5 passengers. Fares vary according to exact destination, time of travel and time taken.
Private Hire Bus Reserved In Advance
8
16 £185 High Loader - a 12 seat minibus with a row of seats taken out for people with lots of luggage seating 8.
12
12 £220 Standard 12 - a standard 12 seat minibus with normal luggage capacity
16
12 £260 Standard 16 - a standard 16 seat minibus with normal luggage capacity
>16
quotation required for larger coach with 24, 48 or 53 seats

*Maximum number of medium size suitcases in hold. Additional hand luggage in passenger cabin.
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