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?
Trains in England are not very punctual...I would not trust that train to actually arrive at 18:15. And buses are of course subject to road delays. However, is 19:05 the 'gate close' time or the departure time? Stansted announces gates very late and of course Ryanair doesn't start processing passengers early enough to make that a hard stop. Also note that the security scanners are very sensitive (e.g. small tube of lotion in a side pocket), so it's not unlikely to get pulled for a re-scan which will easily eat up even more time.