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National Express coach to StanstedorElizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted?
The short answer
For one traveler the National Express coach to Stansted is cheaper by up to £1.50. The National Express coach to Stansted fare is sold "from" a price rather than at it, so this comparison holds only at the advertised prices and the real answer can change with the day you travel.
The Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted is quicker: 1 h 28 against 1 h 30. The National Express coach to Stansted varies between 80 and 110 minutes.
National Express coach to Stansted: 07:35–23:30. Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted: 05:21–22:25.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in GBP. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
National Express coach to Stansted
Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted
Difference
1
from £21.30
£22.80
up to £1.50
2
from £42.60
£45.60
up to £3
3
from £63.90
£68.40
up to £4.50
4
from £85.20
£91.20
up to £6
5
from £106.50
£114
up to £7.50
6
from £127.80
£136.80
up to £9
7
from £149.10
£159.60
up to £10.50
8
from £170.40
£182.40
up to £12
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
shuttle · National ExpressNational Express coach to Stansted
From
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, outside Terminal 5 (stops 11 to 15) or outside Terminal 4 (stops 12 to 14)
To
Stansted Airport coach station, bays 20 to 22
Luggage
One large suitcase (or two medium) and one soft hand-luggage item per person.
Runs
07:35–23:30
Journey
80–110 min
There are only about a dozen coaches a day and most start from the coach station at Stansted, so a missed coach costs hours.
National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight, so do not plan a connection tighter than that by coach.
Elizabeth→Stansted Express · Transport for London and Greater AngliaElizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted
From
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 or Terminal 4 rail station; changing at Liverpool Street
To
Stansted Airport station, under the terminal
Luggage
Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; racks at the ends of the Stansted trains.
Runs
05:21–22:25
Journey
84–95 min
Change at Liverpool Street: TfL's planner allows 18 to 21 minutes between the trains, and the Stansted trains leave every 15 to 30 minutes.
Only a contactless card or phone pays the TfL fare; a paper ticket from Heathrow to Stansted is not priced here. The coach is cheaper (from £21.30) and about as quick, but runs about a dozen times a day.
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