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Ealing Common ⇄ Heathrow T4 Station

This journey is in zones 3-6 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Acton Town

  1. From Ealing Common take the District Line
  2. Change at Acton Town to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Heathrow T4

Number of stops: 10 · Journey time: Approx 37 mins

Stations on the route: Ealing Common ➜ Acton Town [change train] Acton Town ➜ South Ealing ➜ Northfields ➜ Boston Manor ➜ Osterley ➜ Hounslow East ➜ Hounslow Central ➜ Hounslow West ➜ Hatton Cross ➜ Heathrow Terminal 4

Live status and delays

Closures on the District and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

District line timetable

Alternative routes include Ealing Common to Heathrow Terminals T2&3 and Ealing Common to Heathrow Terminal 5

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Ealing Common is not wheelchair accessible

Heathrow T4 is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Ealing Common entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (9 steps down +20 steps down)

Changing trains at Acton Town – There’s a lift between the different platforms

Heathrow T4 exit – There’s a lift between the platforms and the exit. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (9 steps down +15 steps up)

This journey is in zones 3-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Acton Town

  1. From Heathrow T4 take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Acton Town to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Ealing Common

Number of stops: 11 · Journey time: Approx 51 mins

Stations on the route: Heathrow Terminal 4 ➜ Heathrow Terminals 2&3 ➜ Hatton Cross ➜ Hounslow West ➜ Hounslow Central ➜ Hounslow East ➜ Osterley ➜ Boston Manor ➜ Northfields ➜ South Ealing ➜ Acton Town [change train] Acton Town ➜ Ealing Common

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Heathrow T4 to Heathrow Terminals T2&3 and Heathrow T4 to Heathrow Terminal 5

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Heathrow T4 is not wheelchair accessible

Ealing Common is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Heathrow T4 entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator or two flights of stairs (15 steps down +9 steps down)

Changing trains at Acton Town – There’s a lift between the different platforms

Ealing Common exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (20 steps up +9 steps up)

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 3-6. The cheapest fare is £2 off-peak (£3 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There are no return tickets, you just pay the same as two singles

Cost of tube fare from Ealing Common ⇄ Heathrow T4 Station
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 3-6 fare £6.70 £3 £2 £15.60 £15.60
Travelcard prices from Ealing Common ⇄ Heathrow T4 Station
Fare Zone Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram)
One day travel­card Week travel­card Month travel­card
Anytime Off-peak
Zone 1-6 travelcard £22.60 £15.90 £78 £299
Zone 1-9 travelcard £28.50 £17 £111.30 £427.40
Note: Ticket prices are correct as of

Peak and off-peak times

For Oyster and contactless off-peak is outside the hours of 6.30 AM-9.30 AM and 4 PM-7 PM (Mon-Fri). For travelcards it’s any time after 9.30 AM (Mon-Fri). Weekends are always classed as off-peak.

The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter when it ends.