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Acton to Stansted airport

Can anyone recommend the best way to get from Acton to Stansted by public transport please. Is it as complicated as tfl makes it look or is there a simple way? Many thanks in advance.

Milena Vincic ● 5027d24 Comments

Go from east Acton to Liverpool st on central line. From Liverpool st u can get train to stanstead. Simple

Apple Leiper ● 5027d

South Acton to Highbury and Islington.Highbury and Islington to Tottenham Hale.Tottenham Hale to Stansted.There are a few steps when you enter the Victoria line but the journey is not bad if you don't have lots of luggage.You can use an Oyster card up to Tottenham Hale and then you buy a ticket from one of the guys with ticket machines as you enter the platform for the Stansted express.

Jennifer Monaghan ● 5027d

Alternatively, if you can get to Baker St which is easy from Acton Central (change at W. Hampstead onto Jubilee line) there's the excellent Easy Bus http://www.easybus.co.uk/london-stansted?sissr=1. If you book ahead, you can get really cheap fares. It's non-stop from Baker St so usually a quick journey.

Clare Gittins ● 5026d

http://acton.ealinggazette.co.uk/2008/10/new-24hr-link-from-acton-to-st.html

Annie Hibbert ● 5026d

Thanks all for the suggestions, I will look into them. Annie I saw that link but can't find a working website and the phone number is a recorded message. Have you used this service? I'm not sure it still exists, but it would be ideal if it did.

Milena Vincic ● 5026d

Sorry Milena - you are right. I think it is an old link and i just found a posting on trip advisor saying don't use them, they're unreliable. Oops. A friend of mine did use a coach service from Ealing to Stansted that picked her up from her door but i can't find it online. I'll get back to you if i can get any info from her.

Annie Hibbert ● 5026d

Thanks Annie, it's for 2 17 year old boys who need to be at Stansted for 7 am so the easier the better! Meanwhile I'll look into the other suggestions.

Milena Vincic ● 5026d

There is a Stanstead Express from Liverpool Street, but it could be expensive, I have never used it.

Chris Bell ● 5026d

I'd say if it's for two people, get a cab. I did Chiswick to Stanstead a couple of weeks ago for £60.  Two of us on the train would have been over £50 anyway, so for the convenience of a car we paid the difference, sat back and relaxed.

Sarah Harris ● 5026d

Cheapest way, tube to Baker Street from Shepherds Bush Market Station (7 mins on train) and then the Easyjet bus to Stanstead (from just round the corner) especially when the Easyjet bit can be £2 each way - but you have to book early.Or try the National Coach from the same pick up point.Check what's cheapest on the internet.

Dee Cook ● 5026d

I've got the easy jet bus from marble arch before, bargain at £2 but give extra time as it does go round the houses a bit

Madeline Kerketta ● 5026d

National express from Baker St is reliable and comfortable and cheap - but check you know where bus stops are (same would apply to easy jet).

David Turner ● 5025d

I went Acton Central to Stratford on the overland line, and then a coach.  The coach took over an hour from there though, so it was a very long journey.

Gill Hothersall ● 5024d

...and prone to underground breakdowns.

Dee Cook ● 5024d

N207 goes to Marble Arch if they need to be at the airport for 7am, and want to pick up the NE or Easybus at 5.30am.

Tom forde ● 5024d

Thank you all for your suggestions, I have passed them on. The unpredictability of multiple connections, knowing these boys makes me nervous! The first option of a cab for £55 is not looking as steep as at first when you look at the cost of the stansted express for example. Typically they haven't decided yet and they fly in the morning.....

Milena Vincic ● 5024d

If they take the bus from Marble Arch they will need to know in advance where the stops are - no real info on NE website so they might have to call them to check.Difficult to find at 5am in the dark and rain...

Tom forde ● 5024d

They are doing N11 to Liverpool Street then NE to Stansted.

Milena Vincic ● 5024d

Sounds like an early start! Let's hope they have a good time.

Tom forde ● 5023d

This may sound obvious but is cheaper to book coach tickets online, worth remembering.

Tom forde ● 5023d

Thank you. They are off home to Norway for Christmas, so it will all be worth it.

Milena Vincic ● 5023d

Definitely book anyway to ensure the coach has space reserved

Chris Bell ● 5023d

Did they make it?

Paul Webster ● 5022d

Yes! They didn't go to bed, went out and then set off at 3am. N11 to Liverpool St and then £8 on the coach to Stansted. Many thanks for all the great advice.

Milena Vincic ● 5022d