Heathrow to Stansted - Inter-Airport direct bus service

Heathrow to Stansted & Stansted to Heathrow by bus - timetables, fares & online booking

Only National Express provides direct inter airport coach service from Heathrow to Stansted. There is no other coach or train operator, which offers similar shuttle service between these airports. National Express offers up to 3 pair every hour in each direction. Coaches that serve this route are not intended to serve the route from Heathrow to Stansted only, the coaches run on larger distances and both airports are only intermediate stops. Most of the services begin their journey at one of the UKs’ cities or towns, however, on the route between Heathrow and Stansted they stop at these stops (see table below). The National Express Bus/Coach Shuttle mostly reaches to all terminals at both airports. Travelling between airports with National Express takes 80 to 110 minutes.

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Useful links to coach timetables & fares

• Inter-airport services; Heathrow to Stansted & Stansted to Heathrow

On this page you’ll also find:

• How to buy tickets online
• What if my flight is delayed
• Carriage of luggage & bikes
• Alternate transportation: private cars, taxis, car rentals
• Travel insurance
• Accommodation near Heathrow Airport & Stansted Airport

National Express coaches are high-class vehicles, equipped with toilet, air conditioning, reclining seats and radio. This carrier puts the safety and comfort of passengers in the first place, so the vehicles are equipped with a large number of safeguards. National Express uses modern vehicles with large panoramic windows and increased legroom.

Everyone arriving at Heathrow or Stansted Airport may use the carriers’ services, regardless of the type of air operators. National Express's services can also be used by your family, friends and colleagues who want to greet you or say goodbye to you at the airport.

Go to National Express website to see current timetable and prices and book a ticket for your journey.

Timetables and fares...

Stansted Airport to Heathrow Airport by National Express bus

Stansted Airport to Heathrow Airport by National Express bus

_{1 = Does not operate 24th December but operates on 25th December
2 = Does not operate 26th December
g = Operates 10/15/30 minutes later Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays (also 24, 27, 28 and 31 December)}

Heathrow Airport to Stansted Airport by National Express bus

Heathrow Airport to Stansted Airport by National Express bus

_{2 = Does not operate 26th December
h = Operates 15 mins later Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays & 24, 27, 28 and 31 December).
k = Operates 15 mins later Friday (excluding 6th April, but additionally 5th April).}

Bus and coach boarding points

Prices for online tickets for the Nat Exp 250 bus

Prices for online tickets for the Nat Exp 727 bus

• Age categories: Children: 3-15 years, Seniors: 60+ years. Children aged under 3 travel free.
• Price is reduced when travelling from stops closer to the airport.

How to buy tickets online for travel from Stansted to Heathrow?

To purchase tickets online you can do it directly at the Europebus’s home page using a journey planner provided. You can also do it on the National Express website. Simply fill out all fields in the journey planner and follow the instructions to buy a ticket. One-way „Standard” travel ticket from Heathrow to Stansted costs about £27, Discounted tickets are also available for youths, children and seniors. Early booking is highly recommended, because the National Express route between Stansted Airport and Heathrow Airport is very popular and the coaches are fully booked on some days. Buy a ticket online

What if my flight is delayed?

If you miss the coach due to a delay, approach the National Express’ staff at the Airport and they will be happy to assist. Look for National Express kiosks. There may be a fee collected.
Usually, National Express drivers will allow passengers to use the next connection. It is not mandatory, the driver has no obligation to do so if the coach has no free seats.

Carriage of luggage and bikes

With National Express you can carry two suitcases - weighing up to 20kg each - plus one small piece of hand luggage per person, which you can store onto overhead racks or under the passenger's seat. The coach driver will load and unload customers’ luggage but customers are responsible for seeing their own luggage onto and off the coach on which they are travelling.
 Note, over this 20 kg allowance and steep excess luggage, extra charges apply.

Of course you can take a bike but... In a bike bag as carry-on luggage, semi-dismantled, free of charge. You can take a bicycle with you as carry-on luggage free of charge on any coach, if you put it in a zip-up 'bike bag', with wheels and pedals removed and handlebars turned. Bike bags are available from most cycle shops, for example www.wiggle.co.uk

Overview of alternative transports between Heathrow Airport and Stansted Airport

Travel insurance

The best way to protect against unexpected accidents is to buy travel insurance. In my opinion, that the journey was stress-free, you should never travel without travel insurance. You can insure your journey with National Express, it’s possible directly on the National Express website, during ticket purchase.
You can also insure individual with another insurer. This will be the insurance that will apply during the journey and while in a foreign country. The insurance should cover: loss of cash and goods, cancellation of travel and the main treatment abroad. If you travel several times a year and want to save money, you may want to buy an annual insurance policy. Click here to buy an insurance.

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