Essex
New X40 service to Stansted airport and changes to timetable
London Stansted is Britain's third-busiest airport, offering flights to more than 160 destinations in over 30 countries.
First Essex operate four routes serving Stansted - local service 33, and express coaches X22, X30 and the new X40: all for less than the cost of a week's car parking.
*X30 weekly Southend to Stansted ticket £60.00, compared to £66.40 Long Stay car park at Stansted
We have four routes running to and from Stansted Airport:
Stansted Aircoach X22 - Stansted to Colchester (stopping at Braintree, Bradwell, Marks Tey, Colchester & Essex University). Runs every two hours, seven days a week (except Christmas Day).
| Colchester to Stansted | £12.50 single | £18.00 return |
|---|---|---|
| Braintree to Stansted | £7.50 single | £11.00 return |
| Colchester to Braintree | £7.50 single | £11.00 return |
Stansted Aircoach X30 - The X30 runs every hour from Southend to Stansted (stopping at Prittlewell, Eastwood, Rayleigh, Barnston and Chelmsford) seven days a week (except Christmas Day).
Travel in style and comfort aboard the plush X30 aircoach. With reclining leather seats, and free Wi-fi internet, your holiday starts as soon as you get on board
| Southend/Rayleigh to Chelmsford | £7.50 single | £11.00 return | £37.00 weekly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southend/Rayleigh to Stansted | £12.50 single | £18.00 return | £60.00 weekly |
| Chelmsford to Stansted | £7.50 single | £11.00 return | £37.00 weekly |
Stansted Aircoach X40 - The new X40 service from Basildon to Stansted (stopping at Wickford and Chelmsford) runs every two hours, seven days a week (except Christmas Day).
| Basildon Bus Station to Stansted | £12.50 single | £18.00 return |
|---|---|---|
| Wickford Broadway to Stansted | £12.50 single | £18.00 return |
| Chelmsford to Stansted | £7.50 single | £11.00 return |
Please note that our range of All Essex Day, Week, Month, 3-Month and Annual tickets are not valid for travel on Airport services X22, X30and X40
Local service bus 33 - the 33 runs from Chelmsford bus station to Stansted airport 7 days a week, with services starting at 04.50 Monday to Friday, 03.05 on Sundays and 06.15 Saturdays - getting you from Chelmsford bus station to Stansted airport in 45 minutes.
Take the stress and cost out of driving to the airport - relax and let us do the driving. You can download all our timetables on this website or call our customer service team on 08456 782 977 (Open Monday - Friday 0830-1730, except bank holidays).
