Railway station · CM24 1RW
Stansted Airport station
Direct trains from Stansted Airport
The busiest places you can reach without changing, with trains on a weekday, the fastest journey and the first and last train.
| Direct to | Trains a weekday | Fastest | First – last |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Liverpool Street Greater Anglia | 74 | 46 min | 05:30 – 23:58 |
| Birmingham New Street CrossCountry | 15 | 3h 08m | 05:20 – 20:25 |
| Cambridge Greater Anglia, CrossCountry | 31 | 29 min | 05:20 – 23:05 |
| Tottenham Hale Greater Anglia | 71 | 32 min | 05:30 – 23:10 |
| Leicester CrossCountry | 15 | 2h 19m | 05:20 – 20:25 |
| Peterborough CrossCountry | 15 | 1h 20m | 05:20 – 20:25 |
| Norwich Greater Anglia | 11 | 1h 54m | 09:50 – 22:14 |
| Bishops Stortford Greater Anglia | 45 | 8 min | 05:30 – 23:58 |
| Cheshunt Greater Anglia | 12 | 26 min | 05:30 – 08:55 |
| Ely Greater Anglia, CrossCountry | 26 | 45 min | 05:20 – 22:14 |
| Harlow Town Greater Anglia | 45 | 15 min | 05:30 – 23:58 |
| Cambridge North Greater Anglia | 11 | 42 min | 09:50 – 22:14 |
| Nuneaton CrossCountry | 15 | 2h 38m | 05:20 – 20:25 |
| Audley End Greater Anglia, CrossCountry | 15 | 13 min | 06:00 – 23:05 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet Greater Anglia | 18 | 5 min | 06:05 – 23:10 |
Step-free access
Category A · lifts at the station
This station has step free access to all platforms. Lifts available. This station is a category A station according to ORR station classification system. https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955 Assistance meeting point is the Customer Information point.
Book help in advance with Passenger Assist through your train company.
Facilities
- ✓ Ticket office (Mon 06:30–00:00)
- ✓ Toilets
- ✓ Accessible toilets
- ✓ Baby changing
- ✓ Wi-Fi
- ✓ Food and drink
- ✓ Shops
- ✓ Bus connections
- ✓ Car hire
Car park: 5000 spaces.
Nearest airports
This is the railway station for London Stansted Airport — getting to and from the airport.
- London Stansted Airport (STN) — 0 km away
- Cambridge Airport (CBG) — 36 km away
- London Luton Airport (LTN) — 44 km away
Straight-line distance.
Sources: station facilities and step-free access from National Rail Enquiries (Knowledgebase); passenger numbers from the Office of Rail and Road, estimates of station usage 2024-25; trains from the National Rail timetable for Friday, 2 October 2026. Timetables change with engineering work; check before you travel.
Live departures and full station details: National Rail — Stansted Airport.