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Flibco shuttleorNational Express coach to Heathrow?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Flibco shuttle reaches Liverpool Street, on the eastern edge of the City; the National Express coach to Heathrow does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between the two; for the centre take the Stansted Express or a coach to London.

Both are listed at 1 h 30.

Flibco shuttle: Runs all night. National Express coach to Heathrow: 02:30–19:25.

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.
TravelersFlibco shuttleNational Express coach to HeathrowDifference
1from £6.99from £21.30up to £14.31
2from £13.98from £42.60up to £28.62
3from £20.97from £63.90up to £42.93
4from £27.96from £85.20up to £57.24
5from £34.95from £106.50up to £71.55
6from £41.94from £127.80up to £85.86
7from £48.93from £149.10up to £100.17
8from £55.92from £170.40up to £114.48

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Where each one leaves you
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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National Express · National ExpressNational Express coach to Heathrow
From
Coach station, bays 20 to 22, two minutes from the terminal
To
Heathrow Central Bus Station for Terminals 2 and 3, then Terminal 5
Luggage
One large suitcase or two medium cases and one soft hand bag per person.
Runs
02:30–19:25
Journey
85–110 min

Terminals 2 and 3 are the Central Bus Station, where the coach calls first. Terminal 5 is about 20 minutes further on, and no coach on this route stops at Terminal 4.

Allow for the traffic: the ride is about 90 minutes, 110 on the 06:40, and National Express advises being at the airport three hours before a flight.

Change & Go, £5 each way, lets you take any coach within twelve hours either side of the one you booked.

National Express coach to Heathrow: price for every party size

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