Heathrow to Stansted Airport Taxi — Fixed Fare, Both Directions via the M25

Q: How much is a taxi from Heathrow to Stansted Airport?

A: A taxi from Heathrow to Stansted Airport costs from £95 for a saloon, a fixed fare agreed before you travel and the same price in both directions. Larger vehicles are priced per the fare table above. The airport-to-airport journey is around 60 miles via the M11, M25 and M4, usually an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half depending on the M25. The fare is a set price for the whole trip, not a meter, with no surge and no airport surcharge — the price you see is the price you pay.

Q: Is there a shuttle between Heathrow and Stansted?

A: Yes — National Express runs direct coaches between Heathrow and Stansted (services 727, 250 and 728), the only direct public transport, from around £18 to £26 one-way, taking about 1 hour 20 minutes at best. They are the budget option, but run to a fixed timetable with gaps overnight, leave from the coach stations, and add time for Heathrow Terminals 4 and 5. A pre-booked taxi is door-to-terminal on your own schedule, which is easier with luggage or a tight connection.

Q: What is cheaper, an airport taxi or on-demand ride-hailing, and how much is it?

A: On-demand ride-hailing serves the Heathrow to Stansted route and averages around £114, but it uses surge pricing, so the figure can climb at busy times, and availability for a 60-mile airport-to-airport run can be uncertain. A pre-booked fixed fare gives you a confirmed price and a guaranteed driver who tracks your flight, rather than a surge estimate. For a connection between two airports, the certainty of a fixed fare and a confirmed driver is usually worth more.

Q: Is a fixed-fare taxi cheaper than a black cab from the Heathrow rank?

A: Usually, yes. A black cab (hackney carriage) from the Heathrow rank runs on a meter, and on this 60-plus-mile run it can reach £150 or more. A rank cab is also obliged to take a fare only up to 20 miles from Heathrow and within Greater London — Stansted is around 60 miles away and in Essex, so the driver isn't obliged to take the job and will negotiate a price up front. Our service is licensed private hire: the fare is fixed and agreed before you travel, the same both ways, with no meter ticking in traffic.

Q: Do you handle connections, and which Heathrow terminals do you cover?

A: Yes — connecting passengers are the core of this route. We track your inbound flight at one airport and your onward departure at the other, and we build in a buffer against the M25, since the usual advice is to allow around five hours between flights at separate airports. We cover all Heathrow terminals — 2, 3, 4 and 5 — and drive you to the correct terminal door, not a distant bus station, with room for full international luggage.

Q: Do you run both directions, and are you available 24/7?

A: Yes — we run Heathrow to Stansted and Stansted to Heathrow at the same fixed price, 24/7, including the early and late hours when the coach has long gaps. Stansted is our home-base airport, so the return is always covered. You can book both legs of a connection together in about 30 seconds, and we track your flight on each one, meeting you at the arrivals terminal with free waiting time.