It was opened on 22 August 1848 by the Windsor, Staines and South Western Railway (later the London and South Western Railway). It is 14 miles 68 chains (23.9 km) down the line from London Waterloo and is in Travelcard Zone 6.
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Within London, all London Underground, National Rail, London Overground, TfL Rail and Docklands Light Railway stations are assigned to six fare zones. Fare zone 1 covers the central area and fare zones 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 form concentric rings around it.
You can use your Oyster card on all Southern trains within the London Zones 1-6 – as well as on buses, Tubes, Trams, The Docklands Light Railway, London Overground, TfL Rail and most National Rail services in London.
A Travelcard gives you unlimited travel within London zones 1-4 or 1-6 on the Underground, Overground, TfL Rail, Docklands Light Railway, buses, trams, and most National Rail services in London*.
Heathrow Airport is in Zone 6 of London's zoned transport system. To understand the zone system which is the basis for all fares on the London Underground, read our using the London Underground page. London's tube system is called the London Underground and not Metro London, as is common in some other Major cities.
Heathrow Terminal 4 station is located below Terminal 4 Arrivals. Heathrow Terminal 5 Underground station is in the basement of the terminal building. All stations are in Travelcard Zone 6.