Buses in Stansted Airport
32 bus routes serve Stansted Airport, run by Greater Anglia, First Essex, CrossCountry, National Express and Arriva Herts and Essex and others. The main interchange is Coach Station, Stansted Airport.
Bus station: Coach Station, Stansted Airport
Most frequent routes
- X30: Stansted Airport – Chelmsford City Centre First Essex
- X20: Stansted Airport – Braintree Town Centre First Essex
- X10: Stansted Airport – Basildon Town Centre First Essex
- A9: Canary Wharf – Stansted Airport National Express
- 510: Stansted Airport – Harlow Town Centre Arriva Herts and Essex
- A8: Belgravia – Stansted Airport National Express
Where you can go from Stansted Airport
- Harlow: 510, 509, 723, 509A, 510A
- Belgravia: A8, 813, 826, 816
- Bishops Stortford: 42A, 305, 7, 7A
- Braintree: X20, 333, 332
- Chelmsford: X30, 42A
- Heathrow Airport Terminal 5: 727, 728
- Ipswich: 717, 816
- London Liverpool Street: train, train
- Saffron Walden: 316, 318
- Basildon: X10
- Birmingham Coach Station: 777
- Birmingham New Street: train
- Cambridge: 826
- Canary Wharf: A9
- Great Yarmouth: 813
Routes
- Stansted Airport – London Liverpool Street Greater Anglia
- Hertford East – London Liverpool Street (Hertford East Branch) Greater Anglia
- X30: Stansted Airport – Chelmsford City Centre First Essex
- X20: Stansted Airport – Braintree Town Centre First Essex
- X10: Stansted Airport – Basildon Town Centre First Essex
- Stansted Airport – Norwich (Breckland Line) Greater Anglia
- Stansted Airport – Birmingham New Street CrossCountry
- A9: Canary Wharf – Stansted Airport National Express
- 510: Stansted Airport – Harlow Town Centre Arriva Herts and Essex
- A8: Belgravia – Stansted Airport National Express
- A6: Paddington – Stansted Airport National Express
- 509: Harlow Town Centre – Stansted Airport Arriva Herts and Essex
- 727: Thetford – Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 National Express
- 723: Stansted Airport – Harlow Town Centre Arriva Herts and Essex
- 309: Thorley Park – Stansted Airport Arriva Herts and Essex
- 333: Braintree Town Centre – Stansted Airport Central Connect
- 737: Oxford City Centre – Stansted Airport National Express
- 42A: Chelmsford City Centre – Bishops Stortford First Essex
- 316: Stansted Airport – Saffron Walden Stephensons of Essex
- 777: Birmingham Coach Station – Stansted Airport National Express
- 728: University of East Anglia – Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 National Express
- 717: Stansted Airport – Ipswich National Express
- 305: Stansted Airport – Bishops Stortford Stephensons of Essex
- 7: Stansted Airport – Bishops Stortford Central Connect
- 813: Belgravia – Great Yarmouth National Express
- 7A: Bishops Stortford – Stansted Airport Central Connect
- 826: Cambridge – Belgravia National Express
- 509A: Stansted Airport – Harlow Town Centre Arriva Herts and Essex
- 510A: Harlow Town Centre – Stansted Airport Arriva Herts and Essex
- 816: Belgravia – Ipswich National Express
- 318: Saffron Walden – Stansted Airport Stephensons of Essex
- 332: Stansted Airport – Braintree Town Centre Central Connect
Bus companies
Stops and stations
Questions
- Where can I go by bus from Stansted Airport?
- Direct buses from Stansted Airport go to Harlow (510, 509, 723, 509A, 510A), Belgravia (A8, 813, 826, 816), Bishops Stortford (42A, 305, 7, 7A), Braintree (X20, 333, 332), Chelmsford (X30, 42A), Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 (727, 728), Ipswich (717, 816), London Liverpool Street (train), Saffron Walden (316, 318) and Basildon (X10).
- Which bus goes from Stansted Airport to Harlow?
- Routes 510, 509, 723, 509A and 510A, run by Arriva Herts and Essex.
- Which bus goes from Stansted Airport to Belgravia?
- Routes A8, 813, 826 and 816, run by National Express.
- Which bus goes from Stansted Airport to Bishops Stortford?
- Routes 42A, 305, 7 and 7A, run by First Essex, Stephensons of Essex and Central Connect.
- Where do buses stop in Stansted Airport?
- The busiest stops are Stansted Airport station, Coach Station, Endeavour House West, Round Coppice East and Diamond Hanger East.
- Which bus companies run in Stansted Airport?
- Greater Anglia, First Essex, CrossCountry, National Express, Arriva Herts and Essex, Central Connect and Stephensons of Essex.
- What are the most frequent buses in Stansted Airport?
- the X30 (Stansted Airport – Chelmsford City Centre), the X20 (Stansted Airport – Braintree Town Centre), the X10 (Stansted Airport – Basildon Town Centre) and the A9 (Canary Wharf – Stansted Airport).
- Where is the bus station in Stansted Airport?
- Buses meet at Coach Station, Stansted Airport.
Timetables from the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport), updated Thursday, 15 October 2026. Stop details from NaPTAN. Train timetables contain data from Network Rail, licensed under the Open Government Licence; live train times from National Rail. Times are UK local time and can change at short notice: check before you travel.
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