There are 4 ways to get from London to Stanstead by train, bus, or car
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Train, line 41 bus
best- Take the train from London Liverpool Street to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stanway Closebus 41 / ...
3h 16m£29–47Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Stationbus A9 / ...
- Take the bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchangebus X20
- Take the bus from Bus Interchange to Bus Stationbus 86 / ...
5h 22m£13–28Train, line 13 bus, line 41 bus
- Take the train from King's Cross to Cambridge Southtrain
- Take the bus from Hospital Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stanway Closebus 41
3h 55m£31–53Drive 65.7 mi
- Drive from London to Stansteadcar 65.7 mi
1h 36m£17–24
London to Stanstead by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Stanstead is to bus which costs £13 - £28 and takes 5h 22m.
The fastest way to get from London to Stanstead is to drive which takes 1h 36m and costs £16 - £24.
No, there is no direct bus from London station to Stanstead. However, there are services departing from Stratford City Bus Station and arriving at Stanway Close via Coach Station, Bus Interchange and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 22m.
The distance between London and Stanstead is 66 miles. The road distance is 66.1 miles.
The best way to get from London to Stanstead without a car is to train and line 41 bus which takes 3h 16m and costs £29 - £50.
It takes approximately 3h 16m to get from London to Stanstead, including transfers.
London to Stanstead bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Stratford City Bus Station.
London to Stanstead bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Coach Station.
Yes, the driving distance between London to Stanstead is 66 miles. It takes approximately 1h 36m to drive from London to Stanstead.
There are 671+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between London, England and Stanstead, England?
You can take a train from London Liverpool Street to Stanway Close via Stratford (London), Stratford City Bus Station, Coach Station, Bus Interchange, and Bus Station in around 5h 22m.
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from London Liverpool Street to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £22–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–9
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- customerservices@greatnorthernrail.com
- Website
- Great Northern
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Great Northern
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from King's Cross to Cambridge South
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £36
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- services@hedingham.co.uk
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Bus Station to Stanway Close
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Bus Station to Stanway Close
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £3–5
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Bus Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £4–6
- Website
- Hedingham
- Phone
- 01733207860
- cambridge.enquiries@stagecoachbus.com
- Website
- Stagecoach East
Bus from Hospital Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Stagecoach East
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £4–8
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Stratford City Bus Station to Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- Flibco
- Phone
- +44 345 646 0707
- stcessex@firstbus.co.uk
- Website
- First Essex
Bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- First Essex
- Phone
- +44 1279 793753
- info@centralconnect.info
- Website
- Central Connect
Bus from Coach Station to Bus Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £3
- Website
- Central Connect
- Phone
- +44 1376 320501
- enq@flagfinders.com
- Website
- Flagfinders
Bus from Bus Interchange to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- Flagfinders
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