This affordable coach provider is launching more services to one of London’s major airports

Flying is expensive enough, so it’s an extra pain on top of that when you have to fork out 25 big ones just to catch the train to the airport. And that’s just one way. To that we say: no more! Because a new (cheaper) transport service is expanding its services to one of London’s busiest airports. 

National Express has announced it will significantly increase its number of services from the centre of London to Stansted Airport. From December 8, National Express will launch a new timetable with more than 300 daily journeys between the capital and the Essex airport.

The key changes to the service include more journeys from Liverpool Street, with the number of daily departures increasing from 49 to 86 journeys a day, providing up to four services an hour. Bethnal Green will be introduced as a stop location and services from Canary Wharf will increase from 22 to 35 per day.

Tickets cost £11 for one way and the journey takes around 45 minutes. 

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Ed Rickard, Network Director for National Express, said: ‘Londoners want airport travel that’s simple, reliable and doesn’t break the bank, and we are delivering exactly that. We already operate more services to Stansted than any other coach operator, and this enhanced timetable gives travellers more choice, value and convenience, even during the busiest time of the year.

‘Demand for tickets is high ahead of the peak Christmas travel period, so we’re advising customers to book in advance to guarantee a seat for travel.’ Find out more on the National Express website here.

It will soon be much easier to get to two major London airports by train. 

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