Airport London Stansted (Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom)
Always Buzzing, London Stansted Airport is a High Flying UK Airport
London Stansted Airport is London’s third airport. It handles around 27 million passengers each year and is the country’s fourth busiest airport. As part of the Manchester Airport Group, it serves around 200 destinations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and worldwide. In addition to London based passengers, it’s a really convenient take-off point for those living in the Midlands, and in the areas around Cambridge, Watford, Colchester, and Ipswich. At night, there are some flight restrictions but, essentially, this vital cog in the UK’s airport network remains open at all times of the day and night.
Shop Around at Stansted Airport for Some Clever Retail Ideas
There is plenty to keep you occupied at Stansted Airport where any hunger pangs disappear in a yummy selection of takeaway outlets, coffee shops, and restaurants. There is even a speciality restaurant featuring low calorie and fat menus; just what is needed to pound the pounds before hitting that Spanish playa. Magazines and newspapers are on sale and, usefully for many; free Wi-Fi is available.
It’s reassuring to find that these airport shops carry the sort of items that you might have forgotten to pack, or those that are more convenient to pick up, here, rather than carry on the train, or from the car park. There is even a system whereby you can shop online and just click and collect when you arrive at the airport. Now that clever wheeze is probably as hot as your holiday destination. Well, nearly.
Using the Stansted Express Makes the Journey Here Easy
The Stansted Express train services begin early morning and run at regular intervals throughout the day and late evening period, when they should rename it the Stansted Starlight Express. The 40-mile journey from London tends to be direct and takes less than an hour from Liverpool Street Station. Most trains, though, stop at Tottenham Hale in North London which also has a useful Underground link. It is well worth noting that the train is the fastest way to get from the centre of London to Stansted Airport.
For car travellers, there are on-site parking facilities, with bus transfers for short, mid, and long stay passengers. Once inside the terminal, and there is just one; services include car rental and currency exchange. You can also access an interactive map, so you’ll find your way around without missing any of the facilities that the airport has to offer.
Start the Journey With a Hotel Stopover Near Stansted Airport
An essential part of any holiday or business trip is the time spent relaxing and unwinding in well placed hotels near the airport. A visit to trivago will reveal your super choices of hotels and other accommodation options in the area around Stansted Airport. As examples, these include Holiday Inn which lures with restaurant and useful shuttle bus services. It is, though, only an easy to walk to the airport terminal from Radisson Blu where there are three restaurants, a wine bar, and a health club. Then there is the well recognised quality on a budget at Premier Inn where you’ll find great dinner menus and another airport transfer service.
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