Originally Posted by
cockpitvisit
How bad are security lines at STN on a weekday around 19:00?
If the gate closes at 19:05 and I travel by train/bus from Cambridge to arrive at the airport around 18:15, am I stretching it, or would I be OK?
Should I buy priority access for the security screening to be on a safe side?
I'd concern myself more about the trains running on time, rather than the airport security!
There's nearly always a queue at Stansted, but it generally moves quite quickly. I haven't waited more than 15 minutes to reach the front of the queue without priority, since the security area was reconfigured about five years ago.
After security, it's a 10 to 15 minute journey to the gate (either by foot to gates 40-59, 81-88 or 90-93, or transit to gates 1-39).
I'm not sure if priority actually saves that much time at STN.