A fixed-price taxi to Stansted Airport (STN) costs an average of £154, from £64 for nearby towns (the cheapest fare in the list) up to £674 for long-distance cities. Below are real fixed fares from 47 UK towns and cities, with the £10 Stansted drop-off charge already included. Tap any price to lock it in and book in under a minute.
The single biggest factor is distance. The fares below run from £64 for the closest towns to £674 for cross-country cities, because the price reflects the mileage and time on the M11 and A120. Stansted sits to the north-east on the M11, so fares are lowest from Essex, east Hertfordshire and north London, and rise as you cross to the west.
The second factor is vehicle size. Every price here is for a standard saloon carrying up to four passengers; a 6 or 8 seater MPV for a larger group or extra luggage costs a little more but is shown before you book. Crucially, the fare is fixed: there is no meter, no peak-time surge and no airport surcharge bolted on at the end. Stansted has one terminal with a simple drop-off, but the £10 forecourt charge jumps to £28 if a car stays 16 to 30 minutes, so a quick pre-booked drop is the cheapest way through.
The Stansted drop-off charge of £10 is the one cost many travellers forget. Drive yourself and you pay it every visit; book a fixed transfer and it is already inside the quoted fare.
For a solo traveller the train is often the cheaper option. But the moment you are two, three or four people, the maths flips. An average fixed fare to Stansted of £154 split between four works out at roughly £38 each, door to terminal, with no changes and no luggage to drag across a concourse.
Add up the parts of the rail route, a ticket per person, station parking or an onward taxi, the £10 no longer matters because you are not driving, and the gap narrows or disappears entirely for groups and families. The fixed taxi also removes the timetable: it leaves when you do.
Fixed one-way fares for up to four passengers, cheapest first. Tap any route to book it at that fixed price. Part of our UK Airport Transfer Cost Index.
Source: Prime Airport Transfer booking engine, June 2026. Free to cite with a link (CC BY 4.0).
We cover the single terminal at Stansted, reached via the M11 and A120. Stansted has one terminal with a simple drop-off, but the £10 forecourt charge jumps to £28 if a car stays 16 to 30 minutes, so a quick pre-booked drop is the cheapest way through.
For arrivals, we check official airport arrival information when you provide a flight number and meets you in the terminal with a name board, with an included waiting allowance of 60 minutes for international arrivals and 30 minutes for domestic arrivals; extra waiting may be charged under our terms. For departures, we time the pickup around your check-in so you are never rushing or waiting. Child and booster seats are free on request, and you can pay by card online or to the driver.
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