Airports
London Stansted Airport (STN)
London Stansted Airport — the airport guide with real transport prices, lounge access, and what to do with a layover.
Photos for Cambridge are still on their way. Every listing below is real.
Terminals
London Stansted Airport (STN) — ~40 km south of Cambridge.
Check your terminal before you go; the airport's own site has the live terminal maps.
Lounges: access and cost
Pay-per-use lounges (Escape, etc.); confirm current access.
Walk-up paid access varies by lounge — confirm on the lounge's own page before counting on it. Credit-card lounge access is the quiet hack: if your card includes it, the airport lounges are where it pays off (card-network links coming to this guide).
Food inside the airport
Standard terminal food; the city is 30 minutes away.
Ground transport: real prices
Direct trains Cambridge–Stansted (~30 min); coaches to the city. Taxis ~40 min. Stansted is the low-cost London airport.
Prices move — confirm on the airport or transit operator's site before you travel. Only use official taxi ranks; ignore terminal touts.
Layover itineraries
3 hours — stay airside. 3 hours — stay airside.
6 hours — quick city trip. 6 hours — Cambridge is ~30 min each way by train: two hours for King's Parade, the Backs and a market lunch, back with buffer. Very doable.
Overnight — sleep near the airport. Overnight — stay central (the historic hotels on King's Parade or the station area). Compare on the usual hotel sites. Book via Booking.com and compare — airport hotels spike on disruption days.
Flights
Compare fares into STN: compare flights to STN. Prices swing by season — the shoulder months are usually the value window.
Practical tips
- Stansted Express-style direct trains are the reliable play.
Towns this airport serves
Common questions
How do I get from STN to the city?
See the ground transport section above — the train or official taxis are the reliable plays.
Can I visit the city on a 6-hour layover?
See the 6-hour itinerary above. Only with bags checked through and no visa issues.
Where should I stay on an overnight layover?
Near the airport — see the overnight section. Book ahead on disruption-prone days.
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