Heathrow Terminal 5 is on the Piccadilly line of the London Underground. How much does it cost from Heathrow to central London by tube? Between £3-6 depending on if you pay in cash or use Oyster, contactless card. See our pricing table above.
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Is the Elizabeth Line more expensive than the Piccadilly Line? This price makes the Elizabeth Line about twice the price of the Piccadilly Line - but it will get you into central London twice as fast.
The London Underground (aka 'the Tube') gets you from Heathrow to central London in under an hour, with trains running every 10 minutes. Heathrow has three underground stations, at Terminal 2/3 and at Terminal 4 and 5. Prices start from £5.50, making it one of the cheapest travel routes to London from Heathrow.
The Piccadilly line of the London Underground does go to Heathrow Airport, but it does not go all the way to Terminal 5, which is the newest and furthest terminal from the main airport complex.
The Elizabeth Line offers a reasonable, more budget-friendly option for travelling to Heathrow. It's likely to be the best train to Heathrow if you're coming from East or Central London, as it avoids the need to change at Paddington. It's also the cheapest option if you need to travel at the last-minute.
Ticket and faresTravel on the Elizabeth line costs £12.80 at all times of the day, for a journey to or from Heathrow airport, where that journey starts, ends or goes through Zone 1. Single journey tickets and Zones 1-6 Travelcards can be purchased from airport station ticket machines.
If you do not have a Visitor Oyster Card before you arrive, you can use contactless payment cards or mobile payments to ride the London Underground, or you can buy an Oyster card at one of London Heathrow Airport's Tube stations.
Currently it is free of charge to travel on the Piccadilly Line around Heathrow Airport between T123/T4/T5 (including via Hatton Cross as long as you don't enter or exit the station there) but only if you have a Contactless Card or an Oyster Card to use.
Pay as you goYou don't have to work out the cost of your journey in advance. You can pay as you go using contactless (card or device), an Oyster card or a Visitor Oyster card. It also offers great value as pay as you go is cheaper than buying single tickets and you get daily and weekly capping.
Free London Underground services and shuttle trains (Elizabeth Line and Heathrow Express) are available for inter-terminal transfers between Heathrow Terminals 2&3 and Heathrow Terminal 4.