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National Express coachorFlibco shuttle?

The short answer

For one traveler the Flibco shuttle is cheaper by up to £0.01. Both fares are 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 National Express coach is quicker: 1 h 08 against 1 h 30. The Flibco shuttle varies between 30 and 105 minutes.

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

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.
TravelersNational Express coachFlibco shuttleDifference
1from £7from £6.99up to £0.01
2from £14from £13.98up to £0.02
3from £21from £20.97up to £0.03
4from £28from £27.96up to £0.04
5from £35from £34.95up to £0.05
6from £42from £41.94up to £0.06
7from £49from £48.93up to £0.07
8from £56from £55.92up to £0.08

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach
From
Coach station, a two-minute walk from the terminal
To
Liverpool Street on route A8; Stratford, Victoria and others on A6 and A9
Luggage
One suitcase up to 20 kg and one hand bag up to 10 kg per person.
Runs
All night
Journey
45–100 min

Three routes, three journeys. A9 reaches Stratford in about 45 minutes; A8 reaches Liverpool Street in about 1 h 08 and Victoria in about 1 h 40; A9 continuing to Liverpool Street takes about 95 minutes. Check which route your ticket is for.

The operator says the service runs round the clock, and its individual route timetables show first and last departures from the airport clustered around midnight — A6 00:15 to 23:55, A8 00:10 to 23:50, A9 00:05 to 23:45.

The 33 per cent group discount needs four or more people, applies to single journeys only, and cannot be combined with a Coachcard or other offer. Book it online or at the National Express desk, not by phone or on board.

The cheapest ticket type is Restricted, which cannot be changed or refunded. Change & Go costs GBP 5 each way and lets you take any coach within twelve hours either side of your booked departure — worth it if your flight might slip.

A seat is not guaranteed unless your ticket names a specific service.

National Express coach: price for every party size

Check times and fares with National Express
Flibco · FlibcoFlibco shuttle
From
Coach station at the terminal
To
Liverpool Street, calling at Stratford, Redbridge, Finsbury Park, Wood Green and Enfield
Luggage
One hand bag and one checked bag per passenger, included in the fare.
Runs
All night
Journey
30–105 min

It is the slowest way to Liverpool Street here, at about 1 h 30 — roughly twice the train. It reaches Redbridge in 30 minutes and Stratford in 50, so where you get off changes the answer completely.

The operator states there is no first or last service and that it runs round the clock.

A ticket is valid all day and until 04:00 the following morning rather than for one departure, so a delayed flight is not a lost ticket.

Add 10 to 15 minutes in weekday rush hour, 07:00 to 09:30 and 16:30 to 19:00, on the operator's own advice.

Flibco shuttle: price for every party size

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