Stansted to Stansted Airport Station: distance, time and the real cost of getting there.
- Road distance
- 3.6 miles
- Fixed private-hire fare
- £47.11
5.8 km by road, not straight-line.
All-in, up to 3 passengers. No meter, no surge.
Drive time by time of day
Four figures most transfer sites never publish — because they quote one number and hope. Traffic is real; here is what it does to this route.
| Overnight (22:00–06:00) | 19 min |
|---|---|
| Off-peak (10:00–16:00) | 24 min |
| Morning peak (07:00–10:00) | 35 min |
| Evening peak (16:00–19:00) | 37 min |
- Stansted Express Set Down charge (£10.00)
Distances and drive times from road-network routing. Fares modelled from licensed-operator cost benchmarks and shown VAT-inclusive. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) — road geometry via OSRM. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2024 (OGL v3); airport points © OurAirports (public domain); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0) · GeoNames (CC-BY 4.0) · Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: NaPTAN, Department for Transport.. Powered by TfL Open Data. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights.
Everything about the Stansted to Stansted Airport Station journey.
Your journey from Stansted to Stansted Airport Station
A private hire transfer from Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Station covers 3.6 miles (5.8 km) by road and takes 19–37 minutes door to door, depending on the time of day and traffic. The drop covers the CM22 postcode district. Your fixed all-in fare is £47.11 for up to 3 passengers — agreed before you travel, with no meter, no surge and no change if the roads are busy.
At 3.6 miles by road this is a short inner-London hop,, and the fixed fare covers the whole of it whether the journey runs to 19 minutes or the full 37.
How long the Stansted Airport Station drive takes at different times
Traffic, not distance, decides how long the Stansted to Stansted Airport Station drive takes. Overnight, between 22:00 and 06:00, the roads are clear and the run takes about 19 minutes. Through the off-peak middle of the day it settles around 24 minutes. The morning peak from 07:00 to 10:00 is the busiest inbound window at roughly 35 minutes, and the evening peak from 16:00 to 19:00 runs about 37 minutes as central London empties out.
The gap between the best and worst case on this route is 18 minutes — an evening-peak run into Stansted Airport Station takes about 95% longer than the same drive overnight. Most of that variation lands on the Terminal Road South, which carries the longest single stretch of this route at 1.1 km. Planning works the same way in reverse. Leaving Stansted Airport Station for a flight out of Stansted Airport during the morning peak means allowing the full 35 minutes plus check-in time, while an off-peak departure needs closer to 24 minutes and a quiet overnight start nearer 19.
What a Stansted Airport Station transfer costs
Every Stansted to Stansted Airport Station fare is fixed and all-in, quoted VAT-inclusive before you book. Economy seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £47.11, Business seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £57.48, First seats up to 3 passengers with room for 2 bags at a fixed £91.87 and Van seats up to 7 passengers with room for 7 bags at a fixed £65.48.
On the cheapest class that works out at about £13.16 per mile across the 3.6-mile route.
Travelling as a group changes the sum. The Van seats up to 7 passengers with 7 bags for a fixed £65.48 — about £9.35 a head when it is full, and usually less than 7 separate train or coach tickets once luggage and changes are counted.
What's included in your fixed fare
Every Stansted to Stansted Airport Station journey is pre-booked and driven by a TfL-licensed chauffeur who meets you inside arrivals with a name board, tracks your flight so an early or delayed landing moves the pick-up automatically, and helps with your luggage. The fare covers the drive itself, the meet-and-greet, the free wait if your flight lands early or late, and the drop at your exact address — there is nothing further to settle with the driver on the day, a traffic-heavy crawl costs exactly the same as a clear overnight run, and the same fixed fare applies wherever in Stansted Airport Station you are headed. Fares are quoted VAT-inclusive and all-in, so there is never a separate airport, waiting or booking fee to settle on the day. Prices rise with the size and class of vehicle, never with demand or the time you travel: there is no meter running in traffic and no surge multiplier however busy the roads or the calendar, and everyone in the party arrives together at the same door on one fixed fare. Fixed pass-through costs such as Stansted Express Set Down charge (£10.00) are already folded into the quoted fare, not bolted on afterwards. On the Stansted to Stansted Airport Station route you can choose from 4 vehicle classes, from the Economy at £47.11 to the First at £91.87, so the fixed fare scales to the party and the occasion rather than to a meter. Because the booking is accepted by a licensed operator before you travel, it is a pre-booked private hire transfer end to end — never a hailed or ranked service.
Where we cover around Stansted Airport Station
We cover Stansted Airport Station and the surrounding CM22 postcode, picking up and dropping at the exact door you need. Stansted Airport Station sits outside central London's Congestion Charge zone, so the daily charge does not apply to this route.
Stansted Airport Station on the map
The Stansted to Stansted Airport Station drive runs mainly on Terminal Road South (1.1 km), with the Terminal Road South carrying about 19% of the 5.8 km route — which is why the same journey can be quicker or slower than a similar distance across a different corridor. Stansted is the closest of the 6 London airports to Stansted Airport Station by road, 3.6 miles (5.8 km), ahead of London City at 52.7 km. Stansted Airport Station sits within a short drive of Elsenham Station (4.2 km) and Stansted Mountfitchet (4.4 km), so the same fixed fare covers pick-ups either side of the area boundary.
- Route
- Stansted → Stansted Airport Station
- Distance
- 3.6 mi · 5.8 km
- Typical drive time
- 19–37 min
- Postcodes covered
- CM22
- Congestion Charge
- Not applicable to this route
- Main roads
- Terminal Road South 1.1 km
- Airport proximity
- Stansted is #1 of 6 by road
- Nearby areas
- Elsenham Station 4.2 km · Stansted Mountfitchet 4.4 km
- Fixed fare from
- £47.11
From the Stansted forecourt to a Stansted Airport Station doorstep.
Your driver meets you inside arrivals, tracks your flight so the pick-up moves with it, and takes the fastest clear route into Stansted Airport Station. One fixed fare, agreed before you travel.
Book this transferHotels in Stansted Airport Station
Staying over near Stansted Airport Station? Compare hotels and rooms in the area — boutique stays through to the familiar chains — on Booking.com.
Good to know.
How far is Stansted Airport Station from Stansted Airport?+
How much is a minicab from Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Station?+
Is a private car cheaper than the train from Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Station?+
Do you meet me at Stansted?+
Is there a Congestion Charge from Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Station?+
Which Stansted Airport Station postcodes do you cover?+
Can you carry a group from Stansted Airport to Stansted Airport Station?+
Things to do in Stansted Airport Station
Make more of the trip — browse tours, attractions and experiences in and around Stansted Airport Station on Viator.
Your car is ready
when you are.
Tell us where and when — we’ll confirm a fixed fare and a chauffeur within the hour.
Get My Fixed FareOr call us any time — +44 20 3000 0000

