LHR

London, England

London Heathrow Airport

04:28 LOCAL · 66°F CLEAR · 2 RWY · ELEV 83 FT

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Weather

66°F CLEAR

Observed 03:20 UTC · EGLL

Ground transport

Getting to and from London Heathrow Airport

How to reach the city, and where each option picks you up.

Option

Published fare

Journey time

Frequency

Pickup point

Best for

Heathrow Express

Non-stop to London Paddington

Single £26 · Advance from £10

15 minutes to Paddington from T2 & 3

Every 15 minutes; first from Paddington 04:34 (Sun 04:55), last from T5 23:57

Stations at Terminals 2 & 3 and Terminal 5; for T4 ride the free transfer train first

PREMIER+ fares bundle security Fast Track; children 15 and under go free in Standard

Elizabeth line

TfL trains across central London

Under 40 minutes to central London

Stations at Terminals 2 & 3, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5

One train to Bond Street, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Stratford — pay by contactless or Oyster

London Underground

Piccadilly line

Under an hour to central London

Every 10 minutes at Heathrow

Tube stops at every terminal — note the loop towards T4 is one-way (return via Hatton Cross)

The airport calls it the most affordable rail option; calls at King’s Cross St. Pancras and Piccadilly Circus

Intercity coach

National Express · The Airline · FlixBus · Flightline 730/731

Central Bus Station between T2 and T3; T4 stops 12–17; T5 stops 9–15

The Airline runs to Oxford and on to Gatwick; FlixBus and National Express cover the rest of the country

RailAir coach links

First Bus to four National Rail stations

T2 stops 11–12 · T3 stops 7–8 · also serves T5

Joins the airport to trains at Reading, Woking, Guildford and Watford Junction

Local buses (TfL)

Day routes, Superloop SL7/SL9 and night buses

Central Bus Station or T5; routes 482 and 490 also call at T4

No cash on board — contactless or Oyster only. The H30 is free all day, and the N9 covers the night hours to town

Taxi & private hire

Black cabs · WeKnow (official, all-electric)

24/7

Cab ranks outside every terminal; WeKnow desks in each Arrivals hall

Every black cab is wheelchair-accessible and the driver has passed the Knowledge; WeKnow quotes fixed rates

Driving & drop-off

M4 J4 / M25 J15 for T2 & 3 · M25 J14 for T4 and T5

Drop-off £7 per visit

Kerbside zones outside each terminal, charged by number-plate cameras with no barriers

Skip the fee at any Park & Ride: 29 minutes free plus a free bus in. Non-compliant cars also owe the £12.50 ULEZ

Every fare here is the one its operator publishes, and links to the page that publishes it. Options with no fare shown do not have a fixed published fare.