London Stansted drop-off charge
What London Stansted charges to stop at the terminal, what that buys you, and the free or cheaper way to do the same drop.
£10 for up to 15 minutes at the terminal.
That is £0.67 per minute.
The free way to do the same drop
The airport's own free drop-off area is in the Mid Stay car park, a short distance from the terminal, with a free shuttle bus service to the terminal.
That is the airport's own wording, not our suggestion: where an airport publishes a free option, it is quoted here with its conditions.
How to pay, and what it costs to forget
- Deadline: By midnight the day after the visit.
- Methods: Online, by phone or with an account card.
- If you don't pay: a Parking Charge Notice of £100, reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days.
Worth knowing
Express Set Down is barrierless and allows 15 minutes; longer than that needs the traffic team's help. Free route verified in a browser capture (stn-dropoff-browser.txt) because the text extraction lost the zone heading.
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Checked 27 October 2026 against London Stansted's own page. Charges change — the date is the promise, not the permanence.