London’s Stansted Airport is northeast of the city centre and is a good alternative to hitting London for those arriving from a multitude of European and American cities. It is well served by popular airlines, is well connected with the capital, and has cheap car hire at London Stansted Airport.

The airport is easy to get about and has a decent range of facilities, which include banks, ATMs, money changers and internet. There are also well placed snack bars, cafés and even full service restaurants, along with duty-free shops and a range of popular high street shops.

For car rental at London Stansted Airport, head for Arrivals where there are many major car rental firms. You can pre-book car hire online for the best prices and simply retain your reference number for pick-up. Check-in and Arrivals are on the ground floor, with Departures up on the first floor, as with most standard UK airports.

Although there are not extensive business facilities at Stansted, with car rental in London Stansted Airport you only have to drive a short way to get to Enterprise House, which has the de facto conferencing facilities for those at the airport.

Getting to Central London is via the M11 motorway, which goes from Peterborough in the north through Cambridge and Stansted, and then past the M25 to London. Cambridge is only about 50kms north of the airport with car hire at London Stansted Airport and there are also plenty of old towns and villages to check out, along with pretty countryside.