Florian M.

Review of BAA London Stansted

Frequented mainly by Ryanair, Stansted Airport is ...

Frequented mainly by Ryanair, Stansted Airport is located about 30 miles north of London. The airport itself is modern and clean, but the restrooms were not as clean as I would have expected. The Stansted Express train takes passengers to London's Liverpool Street Station in approx. 1 hour. Unfortunately, the security check took relatively long since many bags had to be re-checked. Even though it took us about 30 minutes to pass the security check, the security agents were friendly. The way from security to our gate was strenuous as we had to pass numerous duty free shops and restaurants to get to the train that brought us to our gate. When flying with Ryanair, be sure to be at the airport approx. 2 hours before the scheduled time of departure - passing security, the duty free shops and restaurants and getting to your gate may take you some sixty minutes! I would fly to Stansted again, but other airports have a quicker service to central London.