London Stansted to Liverpool Street

[extraT]

Chaps and Chapettes...

To add a bit of excitement to our lives, the Mrs and I have decided to fly in to the UK tomorrow, Salzburg to London...For an extra gamble we've decided to fly Ryanair...what can I say, its more exciting than putting betting on red...

Anyway, we are sans car; which leaves us with the train to get down to The Big Smoke...

What's the best (read: cheapest) way to get down to the big smoke?

A few years back you could buy the tickets on the plane at a discounted price, is that option still available?

Cheers

ET

[kiethton]

For that route you'll have 2 choices, well 3 really.

Coach - cheap, 1.5-2 hours, check times
Stanstead express - more expensive - 45min ish if running
uber - more expensive still - 1 hour (ish) but more during a normal day

[valiant]

Well, there's only three real ways to get into town.

Stansted Express, National Express (other coach companies may be available)or a cab.

Left it a bit late to get an advanced super saver type fare but they're maybe a few promo codes out there. Flew Ryanair to Stansted a few months ago and there was no mention of cheapo tickets.

Good luck and have fun!


Eta, the coach takes 45-50 minutes to get to Stratford, then jump on the tube. (Done it a few weeks ago when trains were knackered )

[rs1952]

I've just checked and I see that there is a half-hourly train service tomorrow, in a way a spot of luck given that so much of the nation's services shut down altogether over Christmas

[steve-5snwi]

If your going back to Stansted it might be better to buy a return, not a day return but standard return, the return would be valid for a month.