There are 10 ways to get from Belfast to Stanstead by plane, train, car ferry, taxi, busferry, bus, or car
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London City Airport (LCY)plane BHD - LCY
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
5h 59m£116–399Fly Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport, train, line 47 bus
cheapest- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BFS - STN
- Take the train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmundstrain
- Take the bus from West Suffolk Hospital to Scotchford Bridgebus
7h 2m£67–227Train, car ferry, taxi
- Take the train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbourtrain Re
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Take the train from Stranraer to Glasgow Centraltrain
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from Tottenham Hale to Audley Endtrain
- Take the taxi from Audley End to Stansteadtaxi
14h 56m£295–693Car ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Belfast to Liverpoolcarferry
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Thetfordtrain Liverpool Lime Street - Norwich
17h 52m£162–287Bus and ferry, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Streetbus
- Take the bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18bus
19h 57mFly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport, train, line 41 bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane BHD - LHR
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
- Take the train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Stanway Closebus
6h 35m£100–411Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane BHD - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridgetrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
6h 32m£88–306Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BHD - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
6h 32m£97–289Fly Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane BFS - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdontrain
- Take the train from Stratford (London) to Marks Teytrain
7h 2m£89–249Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Larne to Cairnryancarferry
- Drive from Cairnryan to Stansteadcar
9h 23m£121–368
Belfast to Stanstead by bus, car ferry, taxi, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Stanstead is to fly and train and line 47 bus which costs £65 - £230 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Stanstead is to fly and train which takes 5h 59m and costs £110 - £400.
No, there is no direct bus from Belfast to Stanstead. However, there are services departing from Belfast, Europa Buscentre and arriving at Stanway Close via Buchanan Bus Station, Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway, Drummer St Bus Station and Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 57m.
The distance between Belfast and Stanstead is 397 miles.
The best way to get from Belfast to Stanstead without a car is to train and car ferry and taxi which takes 14h 56m and costs £290 - £700.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Belfast to Stanstead, including transfers.
Belfast to Stanstead bus services, operated by Translink, depart from Belfast, Europa Buscentre station.
Belfast to Stanstead bus services, operated by Translink, arrive at Glasgow Buchanan station.
There are 493+ hotels available in Stanstead.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Stanstead, England?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Stanstead. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to London City Airport (LCY), walk to London City Airport, take the train to Stratford DLR Station, walk to Stratford (London), take the train to Marks Tey, take the train to Sudbury (Suffolk), walk to Bus Station, then take the line 41 bus to Stanway Close. Alternatively, you can take the train to Larne Harbour, walk to Larne, take the car ferry to Cairnryan, take the taxi to Stranraer, take the train to Glasgow Central, take the train to London Euston, walk to Euston station, take the subway to Tottenham Hale station, walk to Tottenham Hale, take the train to Audley End, then take the taxi to Stanstead.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–200
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £35–170
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–190
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Luton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £30–140
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £80–330
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Glasgow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–320
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Belfast International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £24–130
- Phone
- +44 345 600 7245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Tottenham Hale to Audley End
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Marks Tey to Sudbury (Suffolk)
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £5–11
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Cambridge to Bury St Edmunds
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–26
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
Train from Stratford (London) to Marks Tey
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- Greater Anglia
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Lanyon Place to Larne Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £7–11
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Stranraer to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £40–80
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Thetford
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–26
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- Thameslink
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–27
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Translink
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Newhall Street
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Birmingham - Great Charles Street Queensway to Cambridge Parkside - Stop 18
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 330 102 0801
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from Bus Station to Stanway Close
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £2–3
- Website
- Hedingham
Bus from West Suffolk Hospital to Scotchford Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £2–4
- Website
- Hedingham
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- P&O Ferries
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
Car ferry from Larne to Cairnryan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–220
- Website
- P&O Ferries
- Passenger Standard
- £25–45
- Passenger Car
- £130–220
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Belfast to Liverpool
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £36–100
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- £36
- Car Passenger
- £139
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- £55–70
Abel Private Hire Taxi Services
- Phone
- +44 1799 513 313
- Website
- abelcars.co.uk
Crocus Cars
- Phone
- +44 1799 525 511
- Website
- crocuscars.co.uk
M Taxi
- Phone
- +44 7809 769 062
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