Stansted airport taxi and Stansted transfers

Stansted airport cabs at a fixed price

London Stansted (STN) lies in north-west Essex, just off junction 8 of the M11, around 40 miles from central London. It is the UK base of Ryanair and also serves Jet2, easyJet and Pegasus, with many departures before 7am. Booking a Stansted airport taxi in advance means a guaranteed car at the hour you choose, rather than relying on the first Stansted Express of the day.

Arriving and departing at Stansted

Stansted has one large terminal building. When you land, follow signs through immigration to the arrivals hall, where your driver waits with a name board. The pickup point for pre-booked cars is in the express set-down and short-term car park area. For departures we use the terminal drop-off zone; the Stansted drop-off charge is shown in your quote whenever it applies.

Stansted to London

• Stansted to Liverpool Street, Shoreditch and the City: about 60–75 minutes
• Stansted to Stratford, Leyton and Walthamstow in roughly 50 minutes
• Stansted to Enfield, Edmonton and Tottenham via the A406
• Stansted to the West End, Bloomsbury and Euston: 70–90 minutes
• Stansted to Canary Wharf and Greenwich via the A12 or Blackwall Tunnel

Stansted to towns in Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire

• [Stansted to Cambridge taxi](/stansted-to-cambridge-taxi/) in about 35 minutes on the M11
• Stansted to Chelmsford along the A120 and A130, see [Chelmsford airport taxi](/airport-taxi-chelmsford/)
• Stansted to Bishop’s Stortford, Saffron Walden, Great Dunmow and Harlow, all within 25 minutes
• Stansted to Colchester and Braintree via the A120
• Stansted to Hertford, Ware, Stevenage and Welwyn Garden City
• Stansted to Southend-on-Sea, see [Southend airport transfers](/airport-transfers-southend-on-sea/)
• Stansted to Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket in Suffolk

Which vehicle suits your Stansted trip?

Budget flights have strict hand-luggage rules, but family holidays still need boot space. A saloon fits three passengers with cases, an estate takes extra bags, an MPV carries six, and an 8-seater minibus suits stag and hen groups, school trips and sports clubs. Executive Mercedes cars are available for business travellers heading to Cambridge’s science parks or to London.

Stansted airport taxi versus the train

The Stansted Express is fast to Tottenham Hale and Liverpool Street, but it starts later than many early Ryanair flights and costs more per person for groups. A door-to-door Stansted cab avoids carrying cases on the Underground and is often cheaper for three or more people travelling together.

Stansted airport hotels

We collect from the Radisson Blu, the Hilton London Stansted, the Holiday Inn Express and Premier Inn hotels near the airport, and from guest houses in Takeley and Stansted Mountfitchet. Overnight stays before a 6am flight are common, so we often plan hotel pickups at 4am.

Stansted taxi prices

Fares reflect the distance, car type and time of day. Local runs from Bishop’s Stortford or Takeley are short, while journeys from South London, Kent or Oxfordshire take longer and cost more. The quoted fare is fixed, so traffic on the M11 or the A120 roundabouts will not change what you pay.

Tips before you fly from Stansted

• Allow at least two hours for security, as queues are long in the morning peak
• Print or download your boarding pass if your airline requires it
• Add your flight number so we can track inbound delays
• Ask for a child seat or booster seat at no extra charge

Other frequent Stansted bookings include Epping to Stansted, Brentwood to Stansted, Royston to Stansted and Haverhill to Stansted, plus pickups from Audley End station and Elsenham.

Frequently asked questions

Our team can answer questions about your Stansted airport taxi on +442033760376, or you can book online above.