London Stansted Airport (STN) Terminal Map
Main Terminal / Concourses at London Stansted STN Airport
Passenger Terminal Check-In, Layout, and Domestic & International connections at London Stansted International Airport:
Check-in at Stansted Airport: Before leaving for the Airport, recheck (online or by phone) the departure time of your flight by contacting your airline. Keep in mind that you should be arriving at the check-in counter prior to your scheduled departure (rechecking the screens upon your arrival) for: long-haul flights 3 hrs (El Al: 3.5 hrs); Europe, UK & Ireland 2 hrs; all charter flights 3 hrs; on-line check-in at least 1 hr. At Stansted Airport you find self-service kiosks for Air Berlin (check-in Zone A) and Ryanair (check-in Zones F & J).
London Stansted International Airport has presently one large passenger terminal, divided into a Check-in & Domestic Arrivals area, International Arrivals, and the Departure Lounge:
(a) The Check-in & Domestic Arrivals area has (from left to right) Check-in Zones A through K, an BT Openzone area, Left luggage/ Lost & Found; Foreign Exchange (Moneycorp), outsized baggage, repacking area, special assistance desk, our operators, cash machine, domestic arrivals, food & drink establishments, shops, and Fast Track & Security checks 2 to 8 leading to the departure lounge and gates 1 to 99.
(b) The International Arrivals area has 7 baggage carousels, one of which is for oversized baggage, and a baggage enquiry desk. It also has Customs, passport control & a shower. In the International arrivals concourse are rental car desks, currency exchange, Information desk, Burger King & Costa Coffee, duty-free, Spar & WHSmith. Outside is an escalator from the car park & train station. From the exit you have access to the car park, bus & train stations.
(c) The Departure lounge area has a large choice of shops and some food & drink establishments. It also offers an Airline information desk, BT Openzone area, Moneycorp exchange, TV area, cash machine, a shower, security checkpoints and access to gates 81-88 via pier, to gates 1-19 & 20-39 via transit; and, past ‘Pret A Manger’, the departures route to gates 40-59.
Other amenities & services inside the passenger terminal include food & drink establishments and shops, Information desk, internet access, lost & found, left baggage, meeting points, meeting rooms fo hire, showers, family facilities, business services, ATM cash machines, currency exchange, smoking areas, baggage trolleys, worship areas, and more.
Ryanair has a new pay-as-you-visit business lounge.
Connecting Flights at Stansted Airport:
1. If you arrive on an international flight, you will need the proper documents for British entry, as you have to pass through passport control & Immigration, regardless of whether your connecting flight is a domestic or an international one.
2. If you connect from a UK flight to an international flight, you may have to show our passport when passing through special immigration control.
3. If you stop over between connecting flights, you will have to exit the airport after passport control, baggage reclaim & Customs, and then check in timely for your onward flight. Keep in mind that Stansted Airport does not allow overnight stays and you will have to make arrangements for a hotel stay.
Check-in at Stansted Airport: Before leaving for the Airport, recheck (online or by phone) the departure time of your flight by contacting your airline. Keep in mind that you should be arriving at the check-in counter prior to your scheduled departure (rechecking the screens upon your arrival) for: long-haul flights 3 hrs (El Al: 3.5 hrs); Europe, UK & Ireland 2 hrs; all charter flights 3 hrs; on-line check-in at least 1 hr. At Stansted Airport you find self-service kiosks for Air Berlin (check-in Zone A) and Ryanair (check-in Zones F & J).
London Stansted International Airport has presently one large passenger terminal, divided into a Check-in & Domestic Arrivals area, International Arrivals, and the Departure Lounge:
(a) The Check-in & Domestic Arrivals area has (from left to right) Check-in Zones A through K, an BT Openzone area, Left luggage/ Lost & Found; Foreign Exchange (Moneycorp), outsized baggage, repacking area, special assistance desk, our operators, cash machine, domestic arrivals, food & drink establishments, shops, and Fast Track & Security checks 2 to 8 leading to the departure lounge and gates 1 to 99.
(b) The International Arrivals area has 7 baggage carousels, one of which is for oversized baggage, and a baggage enquiry desk. It also has Customs, passport control & a shower. In the International arrivals concourse are rental car desks, currency exchange, Information desk, Burger King & Costa Coffee, duty-free, Spar & WHSmith. Outside is an escalator from the car park & train station. From the exit you have access to the car park, bus & train stations.
(c) The Departure lounge area has a large choice of shops and some food & drink establishments. It also offers an Airline information desk, BT Openzone area, Moneycorp exchange, TV area, cash machine, a shower, security checkpoints and access to gates 81-88 via pier, to gates 1-19 & 20-39 via transit; and, past ‘Pret A Manger’, the departures route to gates 40-59.
Other amenities & services inside the passenger terminal include food & drink establishments and shops, Information desk, internet access, lost & found, left baggage, meeting points, meeting rooms fo hire, showers, family facilities, business services, ATM cash machines, currency exchange, smoking areas, baggage trolleys, worship areas, and more.
Ryanair has a new pay-as-you-visit business lounge.
Connecting Flights at Stansted Airport:
1. If you arrive on an international flight, you will need the proper documents for British entry, as you have to pass through passport control & Immigration, regardless of whether your connecting flight is a domestic or an international one.
2. If you connect from a UK flight to an international flight, you may have to show our passport when passing through special immigration control.
3. If you stop over between connecting flights, you will have to exit the airport after passport control, baggage reclaim & Customs, and then check in timely for your onward flight. Keep in mind that Stansted Airport does not allow overnight stays and you will have to make arrangements for a hotel stay.


