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Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to StanstedorPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport?
The short answer
For one traveler the Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport is cheaper by £16.90. That does not change up to 8 travelers.
The Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport is quicker: 1 h 12 against 1 h 28. The Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted varies between 84 and 95 minutes.
Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted: 05:21–22:25. Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport: 05:10–23:33.
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
Elizabeth line and Stansted Express to Stansted
Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport
Difference
1
£22.80
£5.90
£16.90
2
£45.60
£11.80
£33.80
3
£68.40
£17.70
£50.70
4
£91.20
£23.60
£67.60
5
£114
£29.50
£84.50
6
£136.80
£35.40
£101.40
7
£159.60
£41.30
£118.30
8
£182.40
£47.20
£135.20
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Where each one leaves you
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.
Piccadilly→Jubilee→DLR · Transport for LondonPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport
From
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Underground station, or Terminal 4 or 5; changing at Green Park and Canning Town
To
London City Airport DLR station, beside the terminal
Luggage
No stated limit, but these are Tube trains and the Piccadilly line has no racks.
Runs
05:10–23:33
Journey
72–76 min
Three trains and two changes, at Green Park and at Canning Town, on a ride of about an hour and a quarter. With luggage the Elizabeth line is easier but dearer: £15.50.
From Terminal 5 the Piccadilly line starts a stop earlier; Terminal 4 has its own branch, and not every train serves it.
Tap in at the Underground station and tap out at London City, or you may be charged a maximum fare.
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