SEN

Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England

London Southend Airport

06:31 LOCAL · 59°F CLEAR · 1 RWY · ELEV 49 FT

Arrivals Departures Map Parking Hotels

Cancellations

None

of 5 departures on the board

Weather

59°F CLEAR

Observed 05:20 UTC · EGMC

Departures next hour

the busiest hour on the board

Ground transport

Getting to and from London Southend Airport

How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.

Option

Published fare

Journey time

Frequency

Pickup point

Best for

Train — Southend Airport station

Greater Anglia · 100 steps from the terminal

52 minutes to London Liverpool Street

Up to 6 trains/hour at peak · daily 04:00–02:00 (Sun 05:30–02:00)

Opposite the terminal building, through a covered walkway — 100 steps door to platform

Up to six trains an hour at peak times; connects to the Elizabeth Line at Shenfield, Stratford and Liverpool Street

Local & regional bus

First Bus X30 · LeighLink 23A · Arriva 7/8/9

LeighLink every 30 min, 7 days/week

LeighLink stops opposite the terminal at Arrivals; X30 stops by the Holiday Inn; Arriva route 9 stops behind the Holiday Inn

LeighLink runs every 30 minutes, 7 days a week, to Leigh-on-Sea; X30 continues on to Stansted Airport via Chelmsford

Taxi

Andrews Taxis — official operator

Shared night taxi to Liverpool Street: £27.50 per person (minimum 4 people)

Taxi rank directly in front of the terminal, 50 paces from the Arrivals exit — book at the kiosk, not in advance

Late-night shared taxi direct to London Liverpool Street if the last train has gone

Driving

M25 exit 29 → A127

Less than 35 miles from East London, with direct connections to the A13 and A127

Follow the aeroplane signs from the A127 once you reach Southend — postcode SS2 6YF

Car rental

Green Motion — inside the Arrivals Hall

Green Motion’s desk is inside the Arrivals Hall, so you can be on your way straight off the plane

Daily 06:00–23:59 (10:00–20:00 on bank holidays)

Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.