
LONDON EC2 INDEX
There are a variety of ways to reach the EC2 area of the City of London from Stansted Airport, including car, coach or National Rail services. Stansted Airport Railway Station is positioned directly below the terminal building. The Stansted Express rail shuttle service is one of the quickest methods of reaching central London, with a journey time of approximately 45 minutes. The Stansted Express runs services into London's Liverpool Street Station, in the heart of the EC2 area. Tickets for the Stansted Express can be pre booked for the convenience of travellers and discounts are often available online.
Stansted Airport Station is a stop of the One Rail network, which provides hourly off peak services Monday to Friday, across the south-east into London stations Tottenham Hale and Stratford. Travellers can reach the EC2 area from Tottenham Hale Underground Station, via the Victoria line to Kings Cross St. Pancras, which runs Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Northern line services to Liverpool Street and Moorgate stations in the EC2 area. St Paul's Underground Station, which provides Central (red) line services in London EC2, is 5 stops from Stratford Station.
Stansted Airport is served by a number of coach companies which run coach services to destinations across the UK, including central London for the EC2 area. The National Express company run services between Stansted Airport and Golders Green in north London. Travellers can reach Moorgate on the Northern line from Golders Green Underground Station. This service, in addition to another shuttle coach service into London Victoria, runs every 30 minutes, 24 hours a day. The Terravision express coach service provides a direct non stop shuttle service to Liverpool Street Station, every 30 minutes. The journey time is approximately 75 minutes. The A9 bus service runs from Stansted into Stratford nightly between 22.55pm and 04.30am. Passengers can reach Bank Station, which has an entrance on Princes Street EC2, in 4 stops from Stratford (Central line) or use night bus services such as the N25, to get to the London EC2 area.
Stansted Airport is located close to the M11 and offers long stay car parking for travellers wishing to drive back after their journey. Discounts for parking at Stansted Airport can often be found online and free parking for motorbikes is offered at designated areas within the car parks here. Stansted Airport is located 35 miles from the London EC2 area, which can be reached in approximately 1 hour via car. Another option for getting into the EC2 area of the City of London is Stansted Airport's own taxi service, Checker Cars, who run fixed quote services and can provide taxis with full access for disabled passengers on request. |