Getting Around Essex

The train is the easiest way to get around to London, the airport or larger cities around. Traffic in this region is terrible as most people go to work in the big cities and you might even be late to catch your flight.

To come direct to Essex from abroad is easy and cheap by flying in one of the many budget airlines that fly to Stansted airport.
Plenty of airlines competing from different locations for ridicules price sometimes.

Stansted Airport is one of London's many airport, but it's actually in Essex, just off junction 8 of the M11 motorway. It's a major hub for budget airlines, notably Ryanair and Easyjet, and there are also a lot of charter flights to holiday destinations. The airport just serves UK and European destinations at present - to go further afield you'll probably want to head to Heathow or Gatwick.

The airport has it's own railway station, just under the main terminal building, with a regular service into London Liverpool Street. There's also an airport bus station immediately outside, with connections to Heathrow and Gatwick (allow lots of time to connect to these airports). There's only one terminal at present, so it's a fairly easy airport to navigate. Don't let that lull you into a false sense of security when you arrive though - the budget airlines in particular are very tough at enforcing minimum check-in times.