Sustainable Uttlesford (LA21) - coaches and buses from Stansted Airport

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Getting to London (& elsewhere) by coach or bus

High-speed, comfortable, fast coaches leave the Stansted Airport Bus & Coach station every few minutes, day and night, for all parts of London. They are much cheaper than the train (and just as environmentally friendly).

London destinations - Long distance destinations - Essex & Herts destinations

Destination - London	Routes	Frequency
London Liverpool St	A7, A50, A51	every 10 minutes or so
London Victoria	A6, A7	every 10 minutes or so
London Golders Green	A4, A6	every 10-15 minutes
London Stratford	A7, A9	about every 15 minutes
London Bromley by Bow	A51	every 30 + minutes
London Kings Cross	A60	every hour
London Piccadilly	A60	every hour
London Bakers St	EB2	every hour
London Earls Court	A60	every 30 minutes
Gatwick Airport	717, 797	about every hour
Heathrow Airport	717, 797	about every hour
Luton Airport	737, 767, 777	every 50 - 60 minutes
London Shuttle (door to door destinations in east London)	Sky Shuttle	hourly

London destinations - Long distance destinations - Essex & Herts destinations

Destination - long distance	Routes	Frequency
Cambridge	717 797	about every hour
Oxford	737	8 a day
Leicester & Nottingham	767	every 2 - 3 hours
Coventry & Birmingham	777	9 a day
Norwich	727	9 a day
Ipswich	X5	every 2 hours

London destinations - Long distance destinations - Essex & Herts destinations
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BELOW HERE ALL THE SERVICES ARE BUSES: your free bus pass is valid

Essex & Herts destinations (Essex offpeak free bus passes are valid on these services)	Routes	Frequency
Bishops Stortford	308, 333, 510, [VL5, VL7 - slow journey]	every 5 - 10 minutes
Chelmsford	133, X30	every 20 minutes or so
Dunmow	33, 133	every 30 mins or so
Braintree	133, X22	every 30 mins or so
Saffron Walden & Thaxted	VL5	every hour not evenings or Sundays
Colchester	X22	every hour
Southend	X30. Flyer	every hour
Brentwood, Shenfield, Billericay, Romford, Dagenham and Grays	Flyer
Baldock, Letchworth, Stevenage	700	every 2 hours
Top of page Arriva 510 - Harlow Serves Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth and Harlow. Operating a 30 minute service Monday to Saturday and hourly on Sundays. First bus at 04:12 from Harlow. Last bus at 00:15 from Stansted Airport. Further information: 0870 608 2608 (UK only) Stansted Transit 133 - Braintree Operates hourly to Dunmow, Felstead and Braintree - seven days a week. First bus 05:05 from Braintree. Last bus 00:20 from Stansted Airport (Monday to Saturday). Further information: 0870 608 2608 (UK only) www.traveline.org.uk First Eastern National - Service 33 - Chelmsford Connects Stansted Airport to Bishops Stortford, Takeley, Dunmow and Chelmsford operating hourly. Monday to Saturday. Further information: 0870 608 2608 (UK only) Excel 308 - Bishop Stortford Serving Bishop Stortford - half hourly - Bishops Park, St Michael's Mead, Thorley park, Town Centre, Heath Row and Stansted Airport. Monday to Saturday only: first bus from Bishops Stortford 05:02 Monday to Saturday only: last bus from Stansted Airport 22:30 Top of page Village Link 5 Saffron Walden Thaxted Airport Hatfield Broadoak Hatfield Heath Gt Hallingbury Stortford Village Link 7 Stansted Mountfichet Elsenham Henham Airport Takely Stortford Excel 333 Epping Excel X5 Ipswich via Cressing & Marks Tey. Every two hours 24/7. Trustline 700 service - Stevenage Bishop Stortford Connecting Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth, Baldock, Cottered, Buntingford, Westmill, Puckeridge, Standon, Little Hadham and Bishops Stortford with Stansted Airport every 2 hours, 7 days a week. First X30 - Southend, Raleigh and Chelmsford The Express coach service to Southend, Raleigh and Chelmsford to the Airport. Operates an hourly service, seven days a week with the first departure from Southend at 02:00, arriving at Stansted at 03:32 and last bus from Stansted leaving at 01:30. The service is operated from Bay 28 of the Coach Station. Further information: call Traveline on 0870 608 2608. First X22 Coachlink - Colchester to the University of Essex Serving Braintree rail station, Braintree Freeport, Marks Tey rail station, Colchester North station, Colchester bus station and University of Essex. Service runs seven days a week. First bus from Colchester 02:35 (new early morning service), last bus from Stansted Airport 00:00 (midnight). Provides a great link to Ipswich and Norwich rail stations. Journey time is approximately 75 minutes. Further information: 0845 748 4950 (UK only) Top of page

These services are COACHES: you cannot use your free bus pass (See bus services)

EB2 service to Baker Street (central London) Connecting to Baker Street (central London) up to every 20 minutes, seven days a week. First departure from Gloucester Place (near Baker Street) - 03:00 Last departure from Stansted - 01:10 Journey Time - 75 mins Single tickets - From £2 per person (pre-book) View timetables and book at www.easybus.co.uk

Snowdrop Travel A60 - (central London) Connecting to Kings Cross, Russell Square, Piccadilly, Bayswater and Earls Court. Frequency - hourly First departure from Earls Court - 01:45 Last departure from Stansted - 01:00 Journey time: two hours Further information: +44 (0)20 8593 7771

National Express A4 - Golders Green (North London) Connects Stansted Airport direct with London Golders Green. Operates every 30 mins, 24 hours a day. Further information : 0870 574 7777 (UK Only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express A6 - London Victoria (central London) Connects Stansted Airport with London Victoria - central London via Golders Green, Finchley Road Underground Station, St Johns Wood, Baker Street and Marble Arch. Operates up to every 10 minutes, 24 hours a day. Further information : 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express A7 - London Victoria (central London) Connects Stansted Airport with London Victoria - viaq Stratford & Liverpool St. Operates, 24 hours a day. Further information : 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express A9 - London, Liverpool Street and Stratford Connects Stansted Airport to London Stratford (East London) direct. The A9 also connects to Trafalgar Square and London Liverpool Street between 22:55 and 04:30 only. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

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A50 - Terravision Express Shuttle to London Victoria (Central London) A direct, non-stop service between Stansted Airport and London Victoria - ideal for Kensington, Notting Hill and other Underground, rail and bus connections. Departing from coach bay 26. The journey takes approximately 75 minutes with departures up to every 30 minutes. Adult tickets cost £8 one-way and £14 return and for children £4 one-way and £7 return. First departure from London Victoria (Bullied Way) is at 02:40 Last departure from Stansted Airport is at 01:00 View the A50 timetable Book tickets online with www.lowcostcoach.com Further information on +44 (0)1279 680 028

A51 - Terravision Airport Shuttle to London Liverpool Street Express coach service from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street - ideal for London's financial district and Underground, rail and bus connections Departing from coach bay 26. Adult tickets cost £8 one-way and £14 return and for children £4 one-way and £7 return. The journey time is approximately 55 minutes with departures every 30 minutes. First departure from London Liverpool Street (155 Bishopsgate) is at 03:00 Last departure from Stansted Airport is at 01:00 Service also calls at Bromley by Bow (journey time approx. 40 minutes) and Finsbury Square (journey time approx. 60 minutes) View the A51 timetable Book tickets online with www.lowcostcoach.com

National Express 727 - Thetford and Norwich Links Stansted Airport to Norwich every two hours direct. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information National Express

737 - Oxford Linking Stansted Airport, Hemel Hempstead, High Wycombe and Oxford every two hours. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express 767 - Nottingham, Leicester & Luton This new service connects Stansted Airport to Nottingham Leicester and Luton with 8 departures each way every day. Operates every 2 to 3 hours. Further Information 0870 5747 777 (UK Only) National Express timetables and booking information

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National Express 777 - Birmingham Connects Stansted to Luton, Milton Keynes, Coventry and Birmingham. Operates up to every two hours. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express 797 - Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton Linking Cambridge, Stansted, Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton every two hours. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

National Express 717 - Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton Linking Stansted Airport to Cambridge, Hatfield, Heathrow, Gatwick and Brighton. Further information: 0870 574 7777 (UK only) National Express timetables and booking information

Stansted Flyer A new door to door coach service connecting Stansted Airport to a number of towns in Essex. These include: Southend, Basildon, Brentwood, Shenfield, Billericay, Romford, Dagenham and Grays. For further information please call on +44 (0)1708 730 555

Stansted Shuttle - Sky Transfers New hourly (24 hours a day) Stansted Airport door to door service in shared minibuses covering Essex and East London including Canary Wharf, Docklands and Excel Exhibition Centre. Tel: 0844 482 1196 or +44 8700 275 737.

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This page last updated:
16-08-2008