London Stansted Airport (STN)
Driving Directions / Travel by Car

(London, England, UK)

London Stansted Airport (STN) is situated 48 km / 30 miles to the north-east of London, near Bishop's Stortford, and is easily accessible via the M11 motorway and M25 London Orbital ring road.

Stansted Airport is close to the M11, which runs alongside its eastern perimeter.

Also nearby are Broxbourne and Harlow to the south-west, Bocking to the east, and the city of Cambridge, which lies approximately 48 km / 30 miles to the north and can be reached in around 40 minutes by car.


Directions to London Stansted Airport (STN) from the north:

• The M11 provides access from the north
• Exit at Junction 8 onto Thremhall Avenue for direct access to Stansted Airport

Directions to London Stansted Airport (STN) from the south:

• From London and Junction 27 on the M25, take the M11 north
• Exit at Junction 8 onto Thremhall Avenue east and follow signs for Stansted Airport

Directions to London Stansted Airport (STN) from the east:

• The A12 and the A120 come in from Colchester and the east
• Head north on Parsonage road. Stansted Airport is just before Smith's Green

Directions to London Stansted Airport (STN) from the west:

• The A120 comes in from a westerly direction and the Stevenage area
• Take the second exit at the M11 entry roundabout onto Thermhall Avenue for Stansted Airport

The M25 London Orbital motorway is notoriously busy during rush hours in the morning and in the afternoon, as is the M11 near the centre of London. If you have to travel on these roads during rush hour times (07:00 to 09:00 and 17:00 to 19:00), then allow plenty of extra travel time for getting to London Stansted Airport (STN).

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