Directions

London Stansted is conveniently situated just off the M11 motorway - use Junction 8a if approaching from the London direction or Junction 8 from the Cambridge side, then follow signs for the airport.

For help planning your journey, use the Route Planner tool on this website.

Satellite navigation information

Postcode: CM24 1RW

Latitude/longitude: N51:53:24 (51.889939); E0:15:42 (0.261739)
Parking

The Short Stay Car Park is next to the terminal and is suitable for stays of less than 24 hours. The Long Stay Car Park is a few minutes from the terminal by courtesy bus.

Motorcycle parking is free in the designated bays in Zone Q of the Long Stay Car Park. Motorbikes must not be parked elsewhere.

Stansted is the third busiest airport in the UK, the fastest-growing major airport in Europe, and the main home of the leading low-cost scheduled airlines. It's owned by BAA, the world's leading airport company, which also owns Heathrow, Southampton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen airports.

Operating hours: 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Opened: 1991 on site of former airport

Runways: One

Terminals: One

Airlines: 20

Destinations: over 140

Countries served: 31

Air transport movements per year: Over 177,000 a year

Passengers per year: c.19.0 million

Passenger profile: AB: 39%; C1: 43%; C2: 12%; DE: 6%

Total retail space: 10,000m²

Rail link: Stansted Express , 47 minutes to London.

Employs: over 10,500 (c.1,350 are London Stansted employees)

Air cargo per year: 192,000 tonnes

Status: Third-largest airport in the UK with more scheduled destinations throughout Europe than any other airport in the World