London Southend, Southend-on-Sea (SEN)
An airport in Southend-on-Sea, United Kingdom. IATA code SEN. ICAO code EGMC. Terminal: Main.
Terminals
London Southend Airport has 1 terminal: Main.
- Terminal: opens 3 hours before first scheduled departure
Security and liquids
At London Southend Airport, liquids in hand luggage can be in containers of up to 2 litres each. They can stay in your bag at security. They don’t need a clear plastic bag. Source: londonsouthendairport.com, checked 4 November 2026.
- Fast Track lane to pass through security fast · Source: londonsouthendairport.com
- Terminal opens 3 hours before first departure · Source: londonsouthendairport.com
What can I take through security?
Getting there
- Greater Anglia: Liverpool Street, London
- Essex Airlink X30: Chelmsford and London Stansted Airport
- Arriva Southend routes 7, 8, 9: Southend, Rochford, Rayleigh
- Airport taxi rank: terminal front
- Coach: The X30 links Southend city centre with London Stansted Airport by way of Southend Airport and Chelmsford, stopping near the Holiday Inn Hotel. Tickets are bought on board by contactless payment. It runs 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM on Mon – Fri and 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM on Sat, Sun and bank holidays.
- Car hire: Europcar offers car hire from a landside desk, though it is temporarily closed; hours are 08:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Mon–Sat) and 09:00 AM – 11:30 PM (Sun).
- Train: SEN airport has its own railway station, only 2 minutes away on foot. Up to 6 trains an hour link Southend Airport Station with Stratford Station or London Liverpool Street Station in central London, and tickets are sold from machines in arrivals and at the station.
Checked 24 September 2026. Each way’s source is in London Southend essentials.
On Flyteller:
- Departures and arrivals
- The map of the airport and the area around it
- Walking routes along its mapped corridors
- Essentials, each fact with the page it came from: getting there and away; lounges; facilities; terminals and airlines; at security
- What you can take through security
The airport’s own website: londonsouthendairport.com
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