There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Stansted by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Edinburgh
best- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain Glasgow Queen Street - Edinburgh
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain Edinburgh - London Kings Cross / ...
6h 9m£163–254Bus, train via Meopham
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn31 / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Meophamtrain London Victoria - Gillingham / ...
12h 7m£50–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain London Victoria - Ashford International / ...
11h 2m£91–212Drive 419.7 mi
- Drive from Glasgow to Stanstedcar 419.7 mi
7h£104–150Fly Glasgow Airport to London City Airport, line 223 bus
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London City Airport (LCY)plane GLA - LCY
- Take the bus from Barrack Row to Labour-in-Vain Roadbus
5h 18mTrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain Glasgow Central - London Euston
- Take the train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain London Victoria - Ashford International / ...
7h 8m£94–264Fly Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport, line 223 bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London City Airport (LCY)plane EDI - LCY
- Take the bus from Barrack Row to Labour-in-Vain Roadbus
5h 39mFly Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane GLA - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain
5h 39m£62–179Fly Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane GLA - LHR
- Take the train from London Bridge to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain
5h 52m£96–308Fly Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane EDI - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain
6h£62–164Fly Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport, train
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane GLA - STN
- Take the train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrothamtrain
5h 55m£69–177
Scotland to Stansted by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Stansted is to bus and train via Meopham which costs £50 - £90 and takes 12h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Stansted is to fly and train which takes 5h 39m and costs £60 - £180.
The distance between Scotland and Stansted is 471 miles. The road distance is 422.2 miles.
The best way to get from Scotland to Stansted without a car is to train via Edinburgh which takes 6h 9m and costs £160 - £260.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Scotland to Stansted, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Scotland to Stansted is 422 miles. It takes approximately 7h to drive from Scotland to Stansted.
There are 16451+ hotels available in Stansted.
What companies run services between Scotland and Stansted, England?
You can take a train from Glasgow Queen Street to Stansted via Edinburgh Waverley, London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, and Ebbsfleet International in around 6h 9m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £25–110
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £24–95
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £24–100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–85
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–80
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–70
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–310
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to London City Airport via Belfast City
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £19–60
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from London Victoria to Borough Green & Wrotham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Victoria to Meopham
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from London Bridge to Borough Green & Wrotham
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £18–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- 01474 329686
- info@brianjonescoaches.com
- Website
- brianjonescoaches.com
Bus from Barrack Row to Labour-in-Vain Road
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- http://brianjonescoaches.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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