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Transport to and from London Southend Airport

Southend, United KingdomIATA: SENICAO: EGMC
Current airport: SEN

3 options to London Southend Airport, showing where you arrive.

Transport

Train

Train

To and from the airport
Where
Southend Airport station, just 100 steps from the terminal (right by the terminal)
Connection
The railway station is just 100 steps away, opposite the main terminal building, through the covered walkway.

Good to know

  • Up to six peak trains an hour run to the heart of London. Southend Airport station can get you to London Liverpool Street in just 52 minutes and to Stratford in 43 minutes, with connections to the Elizabeth Line at Shenfield, Stratford and London Liverpool Street.
  • Ticket vending machines are in Arrivals just before you exit the terminal, and in the station. In the terminal you can pay by card or contactless only; at the station, cash is still accepted at one ticket machine. The ticket office is staffed every day from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., including public holidays, and the self-service machines are available 24 hours a day.
  • The Oyster/contactless zone ends at Shenfield, where a valid ticket is required to continue your journey to the airport.

Transport

Bus

X30 and LeighLink 23A

To and from the airport
Where
X30 and LeighLink bus stop, immediately opposite the terminal as you exit from Arrivals (right by the terminal)

Good to know

  • The X30 runs from Southend to Stansted Airport via London Southend Airport and Chelmsford, operated by First Bus (Essex). This is a reduced service stopping outside the passenger terminal, operating early morning and late evening; other X30 services are now routed via Southend Hospital.
  • LeighLink service 23A, brought to you by Stephensons, runs direct between Leigh-on-Sea and London Southend Airport, with buses up to every 30 minutes, seven days a week.
  • On both services you can buy your ticket from the driver with contactless or cash, or use the operator's app.

Arriva routes 7, 8 and 9

To and from the airport
Where
Bus stop on Rochford Road · Bus stop behind the Holiday Inn on Eastwoodbury Crescent

Good to know

  • Routes 7 and 8 run from Landwick/Great Wakering to Rayleigh station via Shoeburyness, Thorpe Bay, Southend Airport and Rochford, with the bus stop in Rochford Road. On route 8, the section from Landwick and Great Wakering runs Monday to Saturday only; the Sunday service starts and terminates at Shoeburyness.
  • Route 9 runs from Shoeburyness to Rayleigh via Thorpe Bay, Southend Airport and Eastwood; the bus stop is behind the Holiday Inn on Eastwoodbury Crescent.

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Go to the official travel page of London Southend AirportOfficial external website
SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.