London Stansted (STN)

Advantages: Good for early/late arrivals, cheap, easy to navigate
Disadvantages: Can be extremely crowded, can be expensive to get to

...airport is usually the cheapest London airport to fly from, as it is the airport that most of the budget airlines fly from. I use it regularly. I used to avoid the early and late arrivals, assuming that getting to and from the airport would be too difficult, however I've found that it's quite achievable. It's definitely worth trying out a few 1p 6.30am flights! I can offer the following tips for using Stansted efficiently: Getting to and from the ...
...them. They leave from London Victoria and go direct to the airport without stopping. It takes 1hour 15 minutes off-peak . I couldn't say how long it takes in peak hours, or any time after 7am or before 10pm, as I have never used them then, but I assume it takes a fair while longer. The route goes through central London along the Embankment and out through Canary Wharf to Stratford (which is, incidentally, quite a scenic route for tourists), so I ... Read review

Advantages: Helpful Staff, Design of Airport, Shops, Facilities
Disadvantages: Long-Stay Parking

Stansted is on the Hearts/Essex border and although it is a bit out of the way to have the prefix "London" it is worth the extra miles. The low-cost airlines of Ryanair and EasyJet fly out from Stansted so it is much cheaper to fly than BA but also Stansted has much improved services than Heathrow and Gatwick for unstressful flying. ***Getting to Stansted*** ROAD: Stansted is off from J8a of the M11 and is about 20 minutes from the M25, but inevitably ...
...have the choice of three different types of parking: Long-Stay, Mid-Stay and Short-Stay. Long-Stay is the cheapest than the others but futhest away from the terminal. Even though you may be only parking you car for only 3 days i is still the cheapest at £7.20 a day (more than 6 days at £6.80). The car park is very big and will take a long time being directed to a zone and then your parking space (especially if it is Zone Z - at the back). A transfer ... Read review

Advantages: Less congested, easily accessible
Disadvantages: Not as many routes as Heathrow/Gatwick

...the Herts/Essex border in between London and Cambridge. Many people only see Heathrow and Gatwick as the main players in the London area. However Stansted is a more modern, less congested viable alternative. Getting to Stansted is very easy indeed, being conveniently located and easily accessible from most places. It is situated next to Junction 8 of the M11, which makes accessing London, East Anglia and the north, very simple. For those who don’t ...
...catch the Stansted Express into London Liverpool Street. The trains run roughly every quarter of an hour during the day, and less often in the early morning/evening. The journey time is about 45 minutes and I believe this is either non-stop or only one stop. There is a service that stops at most of the towns on the way into London, which runs every hour. In addition to the train service, there are also plenty of coaches providing shuttles to and ... Read review

Advantages: Good shops and eateries, clean, relaxing
Disadvantages: Speeding monorail, crowded departures hall

...good collection of trains to London Liverpool Street station which takes 41 minutes, there are trains departing every 15 minutes during the weekday and every 30 minutes during thee early morning, late evening and at weekends. The airport is also directly linked to Peterborough, Birmingham and Leicester where further connections take you further into the Midlands and North. At first site this seemed a good option for us as we were travelling from ...
...the main routes being from London and the surrounding counties and the Midlands. We decided against a coach connection as this is not a comfortable option for Mum and the travelling time would be such that we may as well have considered the train as at least she would have better freedom of movement on there if a back cramp set in. Finally, taxi. We contacted a local taxi company and found they had a set price for a return fare to Stansted and were ... Read review

Advantages: lots of shops, open until about 2am i think, for travellers and those who await others, great duty free, laid back easy to navigate airport
Disadvantages: lack of toilet facilities, recent safety scares, duplicate shops in and outside duty free

I flew through London Stansted last summer, to Lamezia South Italy with Ryanair (see my previous opinion), and I was very impressed with the airport. I didn't quite know what to expect with the airport or with flying, and I wasn't expecting the airport to be so well equipped with everything a traveller would need! The airport is a large airy and high-roofed structure consisting of glass panels allowing lots of light in. The place is therefore well ...
...runs to the airport from London every 15 minutes, so if you want to travel via public transport such as coach or rail from anywhere else in the country it could often be easier and quicker to travel via London using the shuttle bus. As you enter through the main entrance of Stansted you immediately encounter the check-in desks. This is great in my opinion as you can quickly find your desk, check in and then browse the shops in the airport before ... Read review