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London Stansted airporttoLondon by bus

To Liverpool Street · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 buses from Stansted

Recommended

22 minutes quicker than the Flibco shuttle (sold from £6.99), for about the same starting price. And no booking needed.

National Express coach

National Express · National Express

45–100 min rideRuns all night

Coach stationLiverpool Street on route A8

24-hour service

from £7total for 1 adultfrom £7 eachBuy ticket3 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Coach station, a two-minute walk from the terminal

Three sources give three starting prices: "from GBP 5" (the airport), "from just GBP 7" (National Express route pages, used here), and "from GBP 10.50 one-way including a GBP 1.50 booking fee" (National Express's Stansted hub). A 33 per cent group discount applies to four or more, on single journeys only, with code GRPAPT33 — a percentage, so it cannot be priced into a total here.

Luggage. One suitcase up to 20 kg and one hand bag up to 10 kg per person.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Shuttle

Flibco shuttle

Flibco · Flibco

30–105 min rideAt your booked timeRuns all night

Coach station at the terminalLiverpool Street

24-hour servicePre-bookLuggage space

from £6.99total for 1 adultfrom £6.99 eachBuy ticket2 places to buy

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Coach station at the terminal

Advertised "from GBP 6.99" for an adult single, the lowest starting price of any option here. Infants under four travel free with an adult. No group discount is published on any of the operator's Stansted pages.

Luggage. One hand bag and one checked bag per passenger, included in the fare.

Price for every party size · Fare source (partner link)

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

How do I get from London Stansted airport to London city center by bus?

For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Flibco shuttle, sold from £6.99, 30–105 min; the fastest is the National Express coach, sold from £7, 45–100 min. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into London by any means. The fastest way overall is the Stansted Express, 48 min.

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Where each bus leaves you

National Express coach National Express

From coach station to Liverpool Street on route A8; Stratford, Victoria and others on A6 and A9. 45–100 min

Flibco shuttle Flibco

From coach station at the terminal to Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford, Redbridge, Finsbury Park, Wood Green and Enfield. 30–105 min

Before you travel

How much is the bus from London Stansted airport to London city center?

Flibco shuttle: from £6.99 for one traveler, from £13.98 for two. National Express coach: from £7 for one traveler, from £14 for two.

How long does the bus take from London Stansted airport to London?

Flibco shuttle: 30–105 min, to Liverpool Street. National Express coach: 45–100 min, to Liverpool Street on route A8.

What time does the bus run from London Stansted airport?

National Express coach: Runs all night. Flibco shuttle: Runs all night.