Turnover time London Stanstead

castletownman

Need advice.

Myself and the OH have booked a week's hotel stay in Crete for September but are looking to get a bit longer out of our arrival day as Ryanair lands late from Dublin.

I have currently looked into getting a cheap flight to Stanstead, which lands at 7.15AM, and thus getting a flight from there to Crete which departs at 8.15. But I am not familiar with the lay-out of Stanstead, and don't know whether the hour gap will be enough time for it to work. Is it like other UK airports where the Ryanair terminals tend to be one section?

Anyone have any steady advice? Or perhaps an alternative flight hopping route?

Fr Tod Umptious

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058292278/turnover-time-london-stanstead

It's been years since I was in Stansted.

But one hour between fights will never work anywhere.

Think about it, it could take 20 mins from touchdown to getting out into the terminal.

Then you would have to go through security and out to your new gate.

It's impossible.

munchkin_utd

why not take a late flight out to stansted the evening before, stay in a cheapie hotel (premier inn/ travellodge) and then you can catch the flight at your leisure the next morning.

hynesie08

Stansted runs a bus from steps to Terminal, which only takes a couple of minutes and drops you directly at the terminal, but you would need luck, fate, the weather, the plane layout, the buses, the security queue and the gate layout to go your way. As above, get a half 8/9ish flight the night before, hotel will cost you 80-100 but it'll be worth it for the peace of mind.

castletownman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120474785#Comment_120474785

Yeah I think we are opting for the night before option, but might even go as far as Athens and skip down from there.

It completely escaped my mind that we'd have to go through security again between flights.

Thanks for the advice folks.

Strumms

do, it’s not a very efficient airport to make your way around, one of the worst.

finbarrk

1 hour connection time in Stanstead would never work. I wouldn't even feel comfortable there if it was 2 hours.

castletownman

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120475958#Comment_120475958

Flying in the night before now, staying in the Radisson next door and hopping across to the terminal nice and early the following day.

My mad idea got quashed fairly quickly.