How do I get from London Gatwick airport to Stansted Airport?

Q: How do I get from London Gatwick airport to Stansted Airport?

National Express coaches to Stansted, changing at Victoria: from £13 for one traveler, 235–320 min. It leaves you at Stansted Airport, coach station arrival bays, after a change at London Victoria Coach Station. No coach runs the whole way: National Express's 025 takes you from the South Terminal through Heathrow to London Victoria Coach Station and its A8 goes on to Stansted. It costs from £13 for the two and is about four and a half hours of riding, plus a wait of 20 to 40 minutes at Victoria.

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1 way to Stansted Airport

For London generally we recommend the Thameslink; for Stansted Airport the answer changes.

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The lowest listed price, sold from £13. Nothing listed is quicker.

National Express coaches to Stansted, changing at Victoria

025A8 · National Express

235–320 min rideAt your booked time03:20–00:05

South Terminal lower forecourtStansted Airport

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from £13total for 1 adultfrom £13 eachBuy ticketOn National Express

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. South Terminal lower forecourt, stops 1 to 5, or the North Terminal ten minutes later

Two starting prices added together: from £6 for the coach from Gatwick to Victoria and from £7 for the coach from London to Stansted, each including a £1.50 booking fee that is waived when you buy signed in to a My Account. The £7 is National Express's starting price for London to Stansted, not a fare from Victoria in particular; later bookings cost more.

Luggage. One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft hand-luggage item per person on both coaches.

Hours. The 025 leaves the South Terminal 16 times a day, the first at 03:20 and the last at 00:05 (the North Terminal ten minutes later), and goes through Heathrow to Victoria. The A8 for Stansted leaves Victoria every 20 to 40 minutes from 01:00 to 23:10, so the wait there is 20 to 40 minutes.

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No coach runs the whole way: National Express's 025 takes you from the South Terminal through Heathrow to London Victoria Coach Station and its A8 goes on to Stansted. It costs from £13 for the two and is about four and a half hours of riding, plus a wait of 20 to 40 minutes at Victoria.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Gatwick into London

Your destination

Straight there.

London's airport to the north-east, about 64 km from central London. For a connection, not for the city.

London Gatwick

Follow the signs

South Terminal lower forecourt

National Express coaches to Stansted · 235–320 min

Stansted Airport

National Express coaches to Stansted serves Stansted Airport. Thameslink does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the National Express coaches to Stansted, changing at Victoria runs 03:20–00:05. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Stansted Airport

Find the stop

South Terminal lower forecourt. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose National Express coaches to Stansted

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Arrive at Stansted Airport

235–320 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Before you travel

Does the Thameslink stop at Stansted Airport?

No. It runs to London Bridge.

Does the Southern to Victoria stop at Stansted Airport?

No. It runs to London Victoria.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Stansted Airport in London?