Car rental at London–Stansted is available in the International Arrivals hall just beyond the Baggage Reclaims Hall at London Stansted Airport. You will find representatives from the following car hire companies, Hertz, Budget, Avis, Europcar, Alamo, Enterprise and National.

When you return your hire car back to London Stansted Airport, you must fill the car up with petrol first. The nearest petrol station to the airport is the BP service station which is located in Southgate. The BP station is open 24 hours a day and is just a short distance from the airport terminal.

Stansted used to be a small village in Essex, but today it is the base for the third busiest airport in the UK, London Stansted Airport. The airport is only 40 miles from Central London and just a short drive from the M11 motorway. If you are approaching from Cambridge turn off at Junction 8 on the M11 and if you are arriving from London take Junction 8A.

With cheap car hire at London-Stansted you are close to the M11 and M25 motorways. The airport is just a few miles from the M11 motorway. If you drive north on the M11, you will get to Cambridge and Norfolk. If you drive south along the M11, this will take you to London and the M25 circular.

For those heading to the infamous M25 motorway with car hire at London-Stansted, you can travel either clockwise or anti-clockwise. Travelling clockwise will take you through the Dartford Tunnel. If at all possible do try to avoid travelling between 7am to 9am and from 5pm to 7pm as traffic can be horrendous during these times.