The journey from Embankment to Heathrow T4 is in fare zones 1-6 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road
- From Embankment take the District Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Heathrow T4
Number of tube stops: 19 · Journey time: Approx 59 mins
Stations on the route: Embankment ➜ Westminster ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Victoria ➜ Sloane Square ➜ South Kensington ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Acton Town ➜ South Ealing ➜ Northfields ➜ Boston Manor ➜ Osterley ➜ Hounslow East ➜ Hounslow Central ➜ Hounslow West ➜ Hatton Cross ➜ Heathrow Terminal 4
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the District and Piccadilly
First and last train times on the District line
Tube times for the District line
Alternative routes include Embankment to Heathrow Terminals T2&3 and Embankment to Heathrow Terminal 5
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Embankment underground station is not wheelchair accessible
Heathrow T4 station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Embankment station entrance – The Villiers Street entrance and the booking hall are on the level, but you must use one flight of 4 stairs from the Victoria Embankment entrance. After that there are two flights of stairs to the Circle/District line platforms (2x15 steps down to the eastbound platform, or 16 steps down +14 steps down to the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs to the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps down +19 steps down to the southbound platform, or 6 steps down +20 steps down to the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs to the Northern line platforms (6 steps down)
Changing tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms
Heathrow T4 station 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)
The journey from Heathrow T4 to Embankment is in fare zones 1-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at Gloucester Road
- From Heathrow T4 take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Gloucester Road to the District Line
- Leave the train at Embankment
Number of tube stops: 20 · Journey time: Approx 71 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 ➜ Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ Earl’s Court ➜ Gloucester Road [change train] Gloucester Road ➜ South Kensington ➜ Sloane Square ➜ Victoria ➜ St. James’s Park ➜ Westminster ➜ Embankment
London Underground tube delays
Strikes and closures on the Piccadilly and District
First and last train times on the Piccadilly line
Tube times for the Piccadilly line
Alternative routes include Heathrow T4 to Heathrow Terminals T2&3 and Heathrow T4 to Heathrow Terminal 5
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Heathrow T4 train station is not wheelchair accessible
Embankment station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Heathrow T4 station 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 tube line at Gloucester Road – You must use stairs when changing between the Circle/District line platforms and the Piccadilly line platforms
Embankment station exit – There are two flights of stairs from the Circle/District line platforms to the booking hall (2x15 steps up from the eastbound platform, or 16 steps up +14 steps up from the westbound platform), or two escalators plus three flights of stairs from the Bakerloo line platforms (6 steps up +19 steps up from the southbound platform, or 6 steps up +20 steps up from the northbound platform), or two escalators plus one flight of stairs from the Northern line platforms (6 steps up). After that there’s another flight of 4 stairs to the Victoria Embankment exit, but the Villiers Street exit is on the level
Tube fare between Embankment and Heathrow T4
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-6. The cheapest fare is £3.60 off-peak (£5.60 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
| Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single fare | Single fare | Daily cap | |||
| Peak | Off-peak | Peak | Off-peak | ||
| Zone 1-6 fare | £6.70 | £5.60 | £5.60 | £15.60 | £15.60 |
| 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 |
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Peak and off-peak journey 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. Note: Between the 8th March and 31st May 2024 TFL are running a trial called ‘Off-Peak Friday Fares’, where Fridays will be classed as off-peak all day.
The fare is based on what time your journey begins. It doesn’t matter what time your journey ends.
Travel by car – Car parks near Embankment station