Bank Holiday Information: Stansted Express

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Tuesday 23 December

Normal service

No changes to Stansted Express services have been announced.

Wednesday 24 December

Trains will finish earlier than normal

Stansted Express services will finish earlier than normal on Christmas Eve.

The last train to Stansted Airport will be the 23:21 London Liverpool Street to Stansted Airport, arriving 00:12.

The last train from Stansted Airport will be the 22:43 Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street, arriving 23.34.

Thursday 25 December - Christmas Day

No service

There will be no Stansted Express services on Christmas Day.

Friday 26 December - Boxing Day

Services will run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport

Stansted Express services will run between Tottenham Hale and Stansted Airport.

You can use your ticket at no extra cost on London Underground Victoria / Circle / Hammersmith & City / Metropolitan lines between London Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale during their hours of operation.

The first Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport service will depart Tottenham Hale at 06:45. The last Tottenham Hale to Stansted Airport service will depart Tottenham Hale at 23:45.

The first Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale service will depart Stansted Airport at 07:00. The last Stansted Airport to Tottenham Hale service will depart Stansted Airport at 23:59.

Saturday 27 December

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 04:45. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 00:01 (Sunday).

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 05:26. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Sunday).

Sunday 28 December

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 04:10. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 00:25 (Monday).

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 05:28. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Monday).

Monday 29 December

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 03:45. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 00:01 (Tuesday).

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 04:58. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Tuesday).

Tuesday 30 December

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 03:45. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 00:01 (Wednesday).

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 04:58. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Wednesday).

Wednesday 31 December

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 03:45. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 00:01 (Thursday).

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 04:58. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Thursday).

Thursday 1 January 2026 - New Year's Day

Stansted Express services will run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street

Due to planned maintenance work at London Liverpool Street, trains will start / terminate at Stratford instead. You can use your ticket at no extra cost to travel via London Underground services between London Liverpool Street and Stratford.

The first Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 04:10. The last Stratford to Stansted Airport service will depart Stratford at 23:40.

The first Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 05:28. The last Stansted Airport to Stratford service will depart Stansted Airport at 00:30 (Friday).

Friday 2 January

Normal service

No changes to Stansted Express services have been announced.

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