Royston to Stansted Airport Taxi & Transfers

Your taxi from Royston to Stansted Airport is a pre-booked airport transfer, planned around your departure. Your driver comes to your Royston address at the agreed time, loads your luggage and takes you directly to the airport in the same vehicle, with no change of train or bus on the way.

Stansted has a single passenger terminal, so there is no terminal to choose. Your driver drops you at Express Set Down, the airport’s drop-off area just outside the terminal, and check-in is a short walk away. The applicable standard airport drop-off charge is included in your confirmed fare.

Stansted has many early-morning departures, and an early flight can mean a pickup before dawn. Booking ahead fixes your pickup time and your fare before you travel.

Flying into Stansted and heading for Royston? Book your taxi before you fly. It works as a one-way booking in its own right, whether or not you travelled out with us. Give us your flight number and where you are flying from, so we can identify the correct flight. We monitor your flight where tracking is available, and your pickup is planned around your arrival.

1. Your driver gets in touch. Shortly after you land, your driver calls or texts you.
2. Take your time through the airport. Clear passport control and pick up your luggage at your own pace.
3. Message your driver when you are ready. They confirm the pickup point for your arrival.
4. Meet your driver at the agreed point, then travel straight to your Royston address.

Your fixed fare is shown before you book, and the applicable standard airport pickup charge is included in your confirmed fare.

Stansted’s pickup and drop-off areas are outside the terminal. Your driver confirms the pickup point for your arrival, and the arrangement can depend on your booking and your arrival time.

Quick coordinated pickup

For a quick pickup, your driver can use Express Set Down, the airport’s pick-up and drop-off zone just outside the terminal. Your driver waits nearby and comes into Express Set Down once you are ready, so you walk out to the car and leave straight away.

Where your driver needs to park

Where your driver needs to park and wait, for example to meet you inside the terminal, the Short Stay car park can be used instead.

If you would prefer to be met inside the terminal, this can be arranged on request and quoted with the booking. Your driver parks and comes into the terminal to meet you, which can help on a first visit, with heavy luggage or with children.

Ask for it when you book. Our meet and greet page explains how it works.

Your fare is worked out for the journey you book: your Royston address, whether you are going to Stansted or coming back from it, the date and time, and the vehicle you choose. Enter your journey to see your current fare before confirming your booking.

The applicable standard airport pickup or drop-off charge is included in your confirmed fare. Once you confirm, the fare is fixed for the agreed journey. There is no meter, so traffic does not change what you pay, and neither does a monitored flight delay on its own.

Changes you ask for after booking, such as an extra stop, can affect the fare. Our cancellation and refunds policy explains how changes and cancellations are handled.

The journey is about 29 miles, usually via the A505 and the M11, and the A120 can form part of the final approach to the airport. The best route depends on traffic, and your driver chooses it when you travel.

It takes around 40 minutes in normal traffic. Actual journey time depends on traffic and the time of day, so we set your pickup time from your flight time and your address, and confirm it with you in advance.

Royston has a railway station, but there is no direct train to Stansted Airport. The journey normally involves one change.

Train

• can be a good, lower-cost option, particularly if you are travelling light;
• works best when the timetable suits your flight;
• starts with getting to Royston station and normally includes one change.

Pre-booked taxi

• runs directly from your Royston address to the terminal;
• keeps your luggage with you in the same vehicle;
• suits early departures, late arrivals and airport pickups.

Road and rail journey times both vary, so the right choice depends on your luggage, your flight time and who is travelling. Check current timetables before you travel.

You can book a Stansted taxi for a colleague, client, visitor or family member, online or by phone on 01223 944905. The person who books and the person who travels do not need to be the same.

Include the traveller’s own name and mobile number, so the driver can reach them directly. For a Stansted pickup, also give their flight number and where they are flying from. Where needed, we can keep both the traveller and the person who made the booking informed.

Our corporate travel page explains business accounts for regular bookings.

Every vehicle carries up to four passengers. The choice comes down to luggage space and the standard of vehicle, and the booking page shows the options that fit the passengers and cases you enter:

• Comfort: 2 large suitcases and 2 pieces of hand luggage, for solo travellers, couples and small groups.
• Estate: 3 large suitcases and 3 pieces of hand luggage, for families and heavier luggage.
• Executive: 2 large suitcases and 2 pieces of hand luggage, in a higher-specification vehicle for business travel.

The price for each vehicle appears when you select it. Child seats are available on request: tell us what you need when you book and we will confirm the charge in advance. A child seat is not guaranteed until it is confirmed.

Flying from Luton, Heathrow, Gatwick or London City instead? See our Royston airport taxi services page, which compares all five airports we serve from Royston.

Travelling to Stansted from elsewhere in the area? We also run Cambridge to Stansted and Cambourne to Stansted, and our coverage page lists the other towns we serve.