Southend Airport

Getting between Southend Airport and London, both directions.

Heathrow and London City sit inside the zones your contactless or Oyster card already covers, and London City is the only one of the six with no airport premium on top. Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Southend lie beyond the zone edge on National Rail, where the operator you board sets the fare, sells its own discounts, and runs its own caps or none at all. The daily limit on what your card can be charged in town does not necessarily reach that far.

Southend Airport ↔ London

The best ways into London

Public transport

Greater Anglia CheapestFastest by public transportSimplest

Costs
from £13.40
Takes
About 55 minutes to the centre
Pay
Pay by contactless, app ticket or paper ticket.

Taxis and ride apps

Andrews Taxis londonsouthendairport.com

Pay
Card not guaranteed.
Get one
Take one from the taxi rank or book it by phone. The pickup point is below.
Pickup
The taxi rank is directly in front of the terminal building, just 50 paces from the Arrivals exit.
Bolt bolt.eu

Pay
Pay by in-app payment.
Get one
Book it in the app.
Gett gett.com

Pay
Pay by in-app payment.
Get one
Book it in the app.

Every way in and out, in full

Train 1

Greater Anglia greateranglia.co.uk ~55 min

How you pay: Pay by contactless, app ticket or paper ticket.
Terminals: Single terminal - Southend Airport railway station is opposite the main terminal building, about 100 steps away via a covered walkway.
Worth knowing: Ordinary National Rail fares - singles from £13.40 each way; GroupSave 1/3 off for 3-9 adults off-peak; children under five free.

greateranglia.co.ukfetched 19 Jul 2026

stanstedexpress.comfetched 19 Jul 2026

Taxi & ride apps 3

Andrews Taxis londonsouthendairport.com

How you pay: Card not guaranteed. The operator records more about paying for this one in its own words; its own page has it.
How you get one: Take one from the taxi rank or book it by phone. The pickup point is below.
Where to get one: The taxi rank is directly in front of the terminal building, just 50 paces from the Arrivals exit.
Terminals: Single terminal
Worth knowing: The only fee mentioned is a flat per-person rate for a late-night shared-taxi scheme direct to Liverpool Street when the last train has departed - that is a service fare, not an airport pickup fee.