Taxi to Stansted Airport Price — Our Published Rate Card, Every Vehicle, Both Directions
A taxi from central London to Stansted Airport costs £72.90 fixed for a saloon on our published rate card — an actual computed figure, not a teaser or a range. Every fare on this page is built the same way: a minimum fare covering the first 5 miles, then a set per-mile rate.
We are Stansted Airport Taxi, a TfL-licensed private-hire operator, and Stansted transfer prices are the thing we are named for. The same rate card prices journeys to and from the airport — no surge, no night uplift, a 3am fare identical to a 3pm one — and the number you accept at booking is the number you pay.
Your Stansted Fare at a Glance
Saloon fares at the approximate road distances shown, all from one published basis. None plucked for effect.
Central London
~38 mi · M11 corridor
£72.90
Saloon · both ways
Cambridge
~30 mi · M11 north
£62.50
Saloon · both ways
Chelmsford
~18 mi · A120
£46.90
Saloon · both ways
Bishop's Stortford
~6 mi · min-fare floor
£31.30
Saloon · both ways
Four fares, four origins, one basis
None of these figures was plucked for effect. Each is the saloon minimum fare of £30.00 (covering the first 5 miles) plus £1.30 for every mile after, applied to the road distance between the origin and the terminal. The full formula — and the same calculation for all eight vehicle classes — is set out lower on this page, so you can check any figure yourself.
What every quoted fare includes
One line covers it: every fixed Stansted fare includes your vehicle and TfL-licensed driver, meet & greet with a name board on airport pickups, live flight tracking and 60 minutes complimentary Arrivals waiting — then request your exact figure on the booking page in under two minutes.
The Stansted Teaser Scatter — Read the Asterisk First
Some genuinely low numbers circulate for this airport. Most stop being low on inspection. The scatter has causes — teaser conditions never spelled out is one of them.
Search "how much is a taxi to Stansted" and you'll meet everything from £25* to £240 for what sounds like the same journey (observed July 2026). None of it is illegal. All of it is why two quotes for one journey can sit £50 apart. Below: the shape of what's out there, with the footnotes revealed.
The Stansted Rate Card — Class by Class
The table Stansted airport taxi prices should have been published as all along: minimum, per-mile, and a worked central-London example for every class.
This is the table Stansted airport taxi prices should have been published as all along: the minimum fare, the per-mile rate and a worked central-London example for every class we run, so you can see your own vehicle's real number rather than a range.
The saloon example, worked live · central London ~38 mi
£30.00 + 33 mi × £1.30 = £72.90
£30.00 minimum covers the first 5 miles · 33 miles remaining × £1.30 = £42.90 · total £72.90 fixed. Swap in the MPV7 figures — £37.50 + 33 × £1.63 — and you get £91.29. Any origin, any class: same two steps.
| Vehicle | Capacity | Min. fare (first 5 mi) | Per mile after | Central London ~38 mi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saloon | 4 passengers, 3 cases | £30.00 | £1.30 | £72.90 |
| Estate | 5 passengers, 4 cases | £31.20 | £1.35 | £75.75 |
| MPV5 | 5 passengers | £33.00 | £1.43 | £80.19 |
| MPV6 | 6 passengers, 5 bags | £34.50 | £1.50 | £84.00 |
| MPV7 | 7 passengers | £37.50 | £1.63 | £91.29 |
| MPV8 | 8 passengers | £39.00 | £1.69 | £94.77 |
| Executive | 3–4 · Mercedes E-Class | £36.00 | £1.80 | £95.40 |
| Executive MPV | 6 passengers | £42.00 | £2.10 | £111.30 |
Indicative fares from Stansted Airport Taxi's published rate card at ~38 miles; every fare confirmed at booking against your exact pickup postcode, vehicle, date and requirements. Minibuses seating 8–16 are priced by individual quote — see the minibus fleet.
Which vehicle fits your group
Couples and solo flyers fit a saloon; an estate swallows the extra case; MPV5 and MPV6 suit families; the 7-seater and 8-seater MPVs carry whole holiday parties (capacity and luggage detail on the 6-seater guide); the Executive E-Class and MPV cover business travel. Nine or more, ask us to quote a minibus.
Why the price cannot move on the day
No meter running in traffic, no demand multiplier, no night or weekend uplift and no premium for one direction over the other. The two inputs — your distance and your vehicle class — are both fixed the moment you book, so the output is fixed too. Slow M11 traffic is our problem, not your bill.
Example Fixed Prices to Stansted from Key Origins
One line per origin — saloon and 7-seater columns shown, every other class computable from the rate card above.
The Bishop's Stortford row shows the minimum fare doing its job — at ~6 miles the £30.00 minimum covers almost the whole run, so only one mile is chargeable. Inter-airport rows: rival fixed quotes observed July 2026 were £140 (Heathrow–Stansted) and £110 (Luton–Stansted) — our £108.00 and £75.50 come from the same formula, no corridor premium.
| Origin (either direction) | ~Road miles | Saloon | MPV7 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | 38 mi | £72.90 | £91.29 | Rival scatter £50*–£150 · one operator £78 fixed |
| East London (Stratford) | 32 mi | £65.10 | £81.51 | A12/M11 side · shortest cross-London |
| Cambridge | 30 mi | £62.50 | £78.25 | M11 north · rival £59–£88 (Jul 2026) |
| Chelmsford | 18 mi | £46.90 | £58.69 | A120 direct route |
| Saffron Walden | 14 mi | £41.70 | £52.17 | B184 · close to minimum fare |
| Harlow | 12 mi | £39.10 | £48.91 | M11 J7 · quick hop |
| Bishop's Stortford | 6 mi | £31.30 | £39.13 | Minimum fare doing its job |
| Heathrow Airport (inter-airport) | 65 mi | £108.00 | £135.30 | vs rival £140 · Heathrow prices |
| Luton Airport (inter-airport) | 40 mi | £75.50 | £94.55 | vs rival £110 · Luton prices |
Indicative fares computed from the published rate card at the approximate distances shown; confirmed at booking. Every distance is checked against the routed distance for your exact postcode when we quote. Inter-airport rows link to the dedicated Heathrow and Luton price pages.
Your origin not listed? The rule travels: minimum fare for your class, plus per-mile rate over 5 miles, on your real road distance. We take pre-booked pickups across London, Essex, Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire — priced by actual mileage, not by which town's name is on a landing page. For anywhere else, the London taxi fare calculator estimates the distance and applies this same card, or send us the postcode for an exact quote. Full Stansted service detail on the Stansted airport taxi hub.
London to Stansted — The Corridor Everyone Is Pricing
Roughly 38 miles up the M11, typically about an hour and five minutes from the City in normal traffic.
The London–Stansted run is the most-searched, most-quoted and most confusingly priced airport corridor in the east. On our card: saloon £72.90, estate £75.75, MPV5 £80.19, MPV6 £84.00, MPV7 £91.29, MPV8 £94.77, Executive E-Class £95.40, Executive MPV £111.30. Starting east — Stratford and the A12/M11 side of the city — the saloon drops to £65.10 at ~32 miles. Book any of them for an exact confirmed figure.
Saloon
£72.90
4 pax · 3 cases
Estate
£75.75
5 pax · 4 cases
MPV5
£80.19
5 pax
MPV6
£84.00
6 pax · 5 bags
MPV7
£91.29
7 pax
MPV8
£94.77
8 pax
Executive · E-Class
£95.40
Business-class alt.
Executive MPV
£111.30
6 pax · V-Class
What rivals quote for the same journey
Observed in July 2026: one operator's dedicated prices page lists £78 fixed; a national comparison site shows around £81 as a sample; two teaser-led sites headline £50* and £69* with asterisks left unexplained; and range-table sites offer £55–£150. None publishes the basis behind its figure. Ours is up in the maths strip.
The same basis in both directions
A taxi from Stansted Airport to London is priced from the identical rate card as the outbound run — direction never changes the fare, so the £72.90 saloon figure answers the reverse question too. See the Stansted-to-London route page for corridor detail.
The £10 Express Set Down Charge — Explained Straight
The one extra most Stansted quotes stay quiet about. Enforced by number-plate recognition rather than barriers.
The airport charges vehicles using the Express Set Down zone on the terminal forecourt. On 19 March 2026 the standard charge rose from £7 to £10 for up to 15 minutes, with £28 for 15–30 minutes beyond that (source: stanstedairport.com, checked July 2026 — re-verify at publish). Here is the current escalation ladder, plainly, plus how it appears in your quote.
Before 19 Mar 2026
£7
for up to 15 min
Old rateFrom 19 Mar 2026
£10
for up to 15 min
Current rateEscalation
£28
for 15–30 min
Nearly 3× jumpANPR-enforced
No barriers. Plate read on entry.
Terminal forecourt
The zone immediately outside arrivals/departures.
Taxis + cars alike
Same rules whichever vehicle drops off.
Pay online after
Payment window per stanstedairport.com.
How the £10 appears in your fixed quote
The set-down handling is stated on your quote itself, so the fare you accept is complete — never a kerbside surprise. Every possible extra is named beside the fare, never after it: waiting beyond the free arrivals window, child or booster seats where charged, and road tolls if your route crosses one. See the Stansted drop-off charges guide and drop-off page.
Mid Stay car park · free set-down · ~7-min shuttle
£0
for set-down
Prefer to avoid the forecourt charge entirely? The Mid Stay car park offers a free set-down, with a shuttle bus running every few minutes and taking about seven minutes to the terminal — the sensible move for anyone driving themselves.
Cost
Free set-down
Shuttle
Every few min
Terminal transfer
~7 min
One terminal · one price
Stansted has a single passenger terminal. That is a pricing fact, not trivia — no terminal supplements, no "which terminal?" splits, one drop-off point to understand. Whatever airline you fly, the fare on this page is the fare for the airport.
Match the vehicle to the party
Saloon to 16-Seat Minibus · One Rate Card
A solo traveller with a rucksack should take the Stansted Express. A family of five with a buggy, or a party of twelve, is fighting the railway from the first escalator. Match the vehicle to the party, and the price follows.
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Taxi Prices From Stansted — Meet & Greet Included
Not a separate, higher tariff: a saloon to central London is the same £72.90 leaving the airport as heading to it.
Taxi prices from Stansted Airport are not a separate, higher tariff: pickups run off the same rate card, so a saloon to central London is the same £72.90 leaving the airport as heading to it. What changes is what's bundled in — every airport pickup includes meet & greet with a name board in the arrivals hall, live tracking of your inbound flight, and 60 minutes complimentary Arrivals waiting. Your driver monitors the flight and times the pickup to your actual landing — a delay costs you nothing and an early arrival is met early.
Name-board meet & greet
Your driver waits in arrivals with a name board when you clear baggage.
Live flight tracking
Pickup times shift to your actual landing time — delayed landings do not move the fare.
60 min complimentary waiting
From actual landing — enough for immigration and baggage on a normal day.
Pre-booked vs the desk and apps on the day
Walk out of arrivals without a booking and your options price themselves at that moment: the on-airport taxi desk quotes on the day, and ride-hailing apps price by live demand — which at Stansted peaks exactly when the low-cost waves land. Pre-booking inverts that: your fare was fixed from the rate card before you ever took off.
Landing late?
If your flight gets in past midnight and the onward journey can wait, an airport hotel plus a morning transfer sometimes beats a small-hours run — the Stansted airport hotels guide covers the options honestly, and the pickup price from any of them comes off this same card.
7-Seater, 8-Seater & Executive Prices for Stansted
One vehicle for a group holiday usually beats two saloons or a fistful of train tickets — everyone's luggage travels together.
From central London, an MPV7 is £91.29 and an MPV8 £94.77 on the card — per-person figures are simply the vehicle fare divided by the passengers named:
£72.90
whole vehicle · 4 seats · 3 cases
↓
£36.45
per person (÷ 2)
£91.29
whole vehicle · 7 seats
↓
£13.04
per person (÷ 7)
£94.77
whole vehicle · 8 seats · 7 bags
↓
£11.85
per person (÷ 8)
Executive & chauffeur tiers
The Executive Mercedes E-Class at £95.40 from central London suits interviews, clients and anyone who wants the quiet cabin; the Executive MPV at £111.30 moves a leadership team in one vehicle. See the executive fleet.
Minibus for 8–16 passengers
For 8–16 passengers, minibuses are quoted individually — tell us the headcount and luggage and we'll price it from scratch. See the minibus fleet, 10-seater and 12-seater.
Taxi vs Stansted Express vs Coach vs Uber
When the train or coach wins, we say so — that's the honest floor of this comparison.
Travelling alone with a cabin bag? The Stansted Express to London Liverpool Street takes about 48 minutes, runs up to every 15 minutes, and advance singles start around £9.90 — walk-up more (verify current at stanstedexpress.com). No car beats that per person, and we will not pretend otherwise. If time is loose, National Express coaches are cheaper still. That's the honest floor. The maths flips per vehicle as the party grows.
Stansted Express
Time
~48 min
Cost
from ~£9.90 pp
Strongest for Solo, light luggage, daytime — the honest per-person floor.
National Express coach
Time
~60–90 min
Cost
lower still pp
Strongest for Tight budgets, flexible timing, verified fares before travel.
Ride-hailing app
Time
~1h05
Cost
moves with demand
Strongest for Spontaneous solo trips off-peak — surge when low-cost waves land.
Our fixed-fare taxi
Time
~1h05
Cost
£72.90 – £111.30
Strongest for 2+ sharing, families, groups, antisocial hours — per vehicle.
The per-vehicle flip. Two sharing the £72.90 saloon are at ~£36.45 each, door to door with luggage handled; a family with cases and child seats skips the platform transfer entirely; eight in the MPV8 travel at ~£11.85 each — under many rail fares — and every 4am low-cost departure or delayed midnight landing falls outside the timetable's comfortable hours, where a pre-booked car with flight tracking simply works. Ride-hailing apps price against live demand, which is precisely why the same airport run can double during a delay wave. Our quote is computed from a static card before you fly; nothing that happens on the day can reprice it.
Get Your Exact Stansted Price
Every quote is assembled from the rate card above, covers either direction, states how the set-down charge is handled, and includes meet & greet, flight tracking and the free waiting window. The price you accept is the price you pay.
Option 1
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Enter your exact postcode and date — fixed fare returned instantly. Written confirmation with the exact figure.
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Send pickup postcode, flight number and time. Fixed fare confirmed in reply.
WhatsApp Now →Option 3
Phone — 24/7 · 365
Speak to a dispatcher on +44 20 3617 7825, answered every day of the year.
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Stansted Taxi Price Questions — Answered with the Rate Card
Nine questions travellers actually ask, each answered with a computed figure or a stated rule — never a shrug:
How much is a taxi from central London to Stansted Airport?
£72.90 fixed for a saloon (up to 4 passengers, 3 cases) over the ~38-mile M11 run, computed from our published card: £30.00 minimum covering the first 5 miles, then £1.30 per mile. Confirmed at booking; identical in both directions.
How are Stansted airport taxi prices calculated here?
From a published rate card rather than a meter: each vehicle class has a minimum fare covering the first 5 miles, then a fixed per-mile rate — £30.00 plus £1.30 per mile for a saloon. Distance is measured on the real road route and the resulting figure is fixed before you book.
Is the Stansted drop-off charge included in the taxi price?
Stansted charges vehicles using the Express Set Down zone — £10 for up to 15 minutes at the time of writing (raised from £7 on 19 March 2026; verify current at stanstedairport.com), then £28 for 15–30 minutes. Your quote states exactly how it is applied, so the fare you accept is complete. The Mid Stay car park remains a free set-down alternative with a short shuttle ride.
How much is a taxi from Cambridge to Stansted Airport?
Around £62.50 for a saloon over the ~30 miles down the M11 — the same minimum-plus-per-mile arithmetic as every fare on this page, confirmed when you book. Operators on this corridor were quoting £59–£88 for the identical run in July 2026.
Do taxis from Stansted Airport cost more than taxis to it?
No. Pickups and drop-offs price from one rate card, so direction never moves the fare. Airport pickups additionally include meet & greet with a name board, flight tracking and 60 minutes complimentary Arrivals waiting — a delayed landing does not change your fixed price.
Is the Stansted Express cheaper than a taxi?
For one traveller with light luggage, usually yes — about 48 minutes to Liverpool Street with advance singles from around £9.90 (verify current fares). The fixed fare wins per vehicle: two or more sharing the £72.90 saloon, families with cases, and any departure or arrival outside comfortable train hours.
How much is a 7-seater or 8-seater taxi to Stansted?
From central London, £91.29 for the MPV7 and £94.77 for the MPV8 on the rate card — roughly £11.85 per person when eight share the MPV8. One vehicle for the whole group, and the luggage rides with you rather than on a rack three carriages away.
Are Stansted taxi prices higher at night or at weekends?
No. The rate card is the whole price, so a 3am run costs exactly what a 3pm run costs, any day of the week — no surge, no night rate. At an airport built around early low-cost departures and late arrivals, that is the certainty that matters most.
How do I get an exact price for my journey?
Book online for an instant fixed quote against your precise postcode, or call or WhatsApp +44 20 3617 7825, 24/7. The quote is built from this page's rate card, works in either direction, and cannot change after you accept it.
The Airport Is in Our Name — the Price Is on the Page
Stansted Airport Taxi (QMH Technologies Ltd) is a TfL-licensed private-hire operator rated 4.9 out of 5 from 247 verified reviews. Fixed rate-card fares to and from London Stansted in everything from a saloon to a 16-seat minibus, 24 hours a day, with no surge and no night rates — the card above is the whole story. Get your exact fixed Stansted fare online or on +44 20 3617 7825.
Fare basis: published rate card (minimum fare covering the first 5 miles, then per-mile by vehicle class); all example fares indicative and confirmed at booking. Rival prices observed July 2026. Set-down charge figures per stanstedairport.com, checked July 2026 — verify current before travel. Last reviewed July 2026 · Stansted Airport Taxi editorial team.
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