There are 6 ways to get from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 by bus, train, rideshare, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5727 / ...
1h 53m£20–40Drive 57.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 557.1 mi
1h 16m£14–21Train
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to Stratford (London)Stansted Airport - Stratford
- Take the train from Stratford to Heathrow Terminal 5Elizabeth / ...
1h 58m£36–62Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from London Stansted-STN to Heathrow Terminal 557.1 mi
1h 16m£40–55Train via Liverpool Street Station
- Take the train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool StreetStansted Express
- Take the train from Liverpool Street Station to Heathrow Terminal 5Elizabeth
2h 1m£34–47Bus, subway
- Take the bus from London Stansted Airport (STN) to London Liverpool Street Stationflibco
- Take the subway from Holborn station to Heathrow Terminal 5 stationPiccadilly
2h 52m£22–25
Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 by foot and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to drive which costs £14 - £21 and takes 1h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to Airport Transfer which takes 1h 16m and costs £40 - £55.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Coach Station station and arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5. However, there are services departing from Stansted Airport and arriving at Heathrow Terminal 5 via Stratford. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Stansted Airport Station and Heathrow Terminal 5 is 59 miles. The road distance is 57.5 miles.
The best way to get from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 without a car is to bus which takes 1h 53m and costs £20 - £40.
The bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 takes 1h 50m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Coach Station.
Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 train services, operated by Greater Anglia, depart from Stansted Airport station.
The best way to get from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 is to bus which takes 1h 53m and costs £20 - £40. Alternatively, you can train, which costs £35 - £65 and takes 1h 58m.
What companies run services between Stansted Airport Station, England and Heathrow Terminal 5, England?
National Express operates a bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 every 3 hours. Tickets cost £20–40 and the journey takes 1h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Stansted Airport to Heathrow Terminal 5 via Stratford and Heathrow Terminal 5 in around 1h 58m.
Train from Stansted Airport to Stratford (London)
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £20–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
Train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–27
- Website
- https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Train from Stratford to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
Train from Liverpool Street Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–20
- Website
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/elizabeth-line/
- Phone
- 0345 600 7245
- contactcentre@greateranglia.co.uk
- Website
- stanstedexpress.com
Train from Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–27
- Website
- https://www.stanstedexpress.com/
- Standard
- £19
- First
- £27
- Business
- £26
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Contact Details
- Phone
- 0343 222 1234
- Website
- tfl.gov.uk
Subway from Holborn station to Heathrow Terminal 5 station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £3–6
- Schedules at
- https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/tube/?cid=tube
- Off Peak
- £3–4
- Peak
- £4–6
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Coach Station to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from London Stansted Airport (STN) to London Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £8–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
Bus from London Stansted Airport (STN) to London Liverpool Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £16
- Website
- https://www.airportbusexpress.co.uk/
- Website
- mozio.com
Rideshare from London Stansted-STN to Heathrow Terminal 5
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $50–70
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More Questions & Answers
Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at Heathrow Terminal 5 station.
Heathrow Terminal 5 is 1h behind Stansted Airport Station. It is currently 8:54 PM in Stansted Airport Station and 7:54 PM in Heathrow Terminal 5.
Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 train services, operated by Greater Anglia, arrive at Stratford (London) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5 is 57 miles. It takes approximately 1h 16m to drive from Stansted Airport Station to Heathrow Terminal 5.
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