Stansted STN
Flights from London Stansted connect the capital with a spread of European cities, among them Krakow, Rzeszow, Warsaw, Edinburgh, Antalya, Kosice, Amsterdam and Stockholm. Stansted is one of the airports that serve London, alongside Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and London City, and they are not interchangeable, so check which one your ticket names before you set off. This page gathers dated fares and a price calendar for Stansted departures so you can see how the months compare and book when the timing and the route line up.
Stansted at a glance
- Passengers per year
- 23.3 M (2022)
- Hub for
- Ryanair, Ryanair UK
- Elevation
- 106 m
- Opened
- 1942
- Official website
- stanstedairport.com
- Population of London
- 8.8 M (2021)
Country facts: Wikidata
Getting to the city
Rail and coach are the usual ways between Stansted and central London. Take the train when time matters and the coach when the fare matters more, but check where your accommodation sits before you commit, since the last leg is a real part of the trip. Leave a buffer for security on the way out, because early departures mean early queues. If you are connecting to Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton or London City, treat it as a separate journey across the city rather than a quick hop, and leave a wide gap between flights.