# Sleeping in Stansted airport **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 17, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186 "2002-11-17T18:36:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/1 "2002-11-17T18:36:50Z")
I am going to London next weekend. Got a flight for $50 from Germany. The time of the flight isn’t the best, I arrive at Stansted airport at around 11pm. Since the bus ride to the city takes about an hour, I thought I’d just sleep in the airport and take a bus out the next morning at 7am or so. I did the same thing this spring when I had connection flight at Heathrow. Anyone know if that is possible at Stansted? I am fine with sleeping on the chairs, just need to know if there is a no-sleep policy or something. ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/2 "2002-11-17T18:51:06Z")
[The Budget Traveller’s Guide to Sleeping in Airports](http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/stansted.htm) > [@](#): > > STANSTED, England > “Hellish huge open plan characterless airport in the middle of nowhere. Freezing at night, I suggest a few lagers before bedding down will help you sleep. Air conditioning units drone on all night and seats and designed in a sloping style so you can’t lie on them. Poor show!” ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/3 "2002-11-17T18:53:44Z")
Believe it or not, there is actually a [page dedicated to this question](http://www.sleepinginairports.net/europe/london.htm) (well, dedicated to the sleeping prospects in various London airports – you’ll have to scroll down 2/3 of a page for Stansted). Sounds like it gets mixed reviews on comfort, but it’s certainly possible. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/4 "2002-11-17T18:55:14Z")
Oh damn, I see **astro** beat me to the Sleeping in Airports site. However, the London page (the one I linked to) has additional information and reviews, not all of which are as grim as the one quoted. ---
**Author:** ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/5 "2002-11-17T19:16:35Z")
Thanks for the great link, just what I nedded. Seems to be ok, I don’t expect it to be really quiet and warm. I can sleep pretty much anywhere. What’s with this one guy mentioning there is a tube connection from Stansted to London? I thought the tube was not connected to the aiport. ---
**Author:** ![everton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@everton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/everton)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/6 "2002-11-17T19:30:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MattK \* > \*\*What’s with this one guy mentioning there is a tube connection from Stansted to London? I thought the tube was not connected to the aiport. \*\* It’s not a Tube train as such, but it gets into Liverpool Street, which is an interchange station for several Underground lines. [Here’s some info](http://www.airwise.com/airports/europe/STN/STNtran1.html) about transport between Stansted and London. And [here’s the London Underground](http://www.thetube.com/) site. ---
**Author:** ![MattK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@MattK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattK)\ **Post date:** [November 17, 2002, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-in-stansted-airport/137186/7 "2002-11-17T19:36:35Z")
OK, I guess I’ll take the bus since it’s a lot cheaper than the express train.