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Heathrow T4 ⇄ West Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Heathrow T4 to West Kensington is in fare zones 2-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District tube lines, changing trains at Hammersmith

  1. From Heathrow T4 take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at West Kensington

Number of tube stops: 13 · Journey time: Approx 59 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 [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Barons Court ➜ West Kensington

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 Earls Court, Heathrow T4 to Barons Court and Heathrow T4 to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

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

West Kensington station is not wheelchair accessible

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 Hammersmith – Changing between the Circle and H&C line platforms, or the District and Piccadilly line platforms, are all on the level, but you must use a lift and walk 520 metres outside in the street to change between the Circle/​H&C platforms and District/​Piccadilly platforms

West Kensington station exit – You must use two flights of stairs between the platforms and the exit (16 steps up +13 steps up from the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps up from the westbound platform)

The journey from West Kensington to Heathrow T4 is in fare zones 2-6 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly tube lines, changing trains at Hammersmith

  1. From West Kensington take the District Line
  2. Change at Hammersmith to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Heathrow T4

Number of tube stops: 12 · Journey time: Approx 45 mins

Stations on the route: West Kensington ➜ Barons Court ➜ Hammersmith [change train] 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 West Kensington to Earls Court, West Kensington to Barons Court and West Kensington to West Brompton

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

West Kensington underground station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Heathrow T4 station is not wheelchair accessible

West Kensington station entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the entrance and platforms (13 steps down +16 steps down to the eastbound platform, and 2x15 steps down to the westbound platform)

Changing tube line at Hammersmith – Changing between the Circle and H&C line platforms, or the District and Piccadilly line platforms, are all on the level, but you must use a lift and walk 520 metres outside in the street to change between the Circle/​H&C platforms and District/​Piccadilly 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)

Tube fare between Heathrow T4 and West Kensington

This tube journey is in Oyster zones 2-6. The cheapest fare is £2.10 off-peak (£3.40 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets

Cost of tube fare from Heathrow T4 ⇄ West Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
Fare zone Cash Oyster & Contactless cards
Single fare Single fare Daily cap
Peak Off-peak Peak Off-peak
Zone 2-6 fare £6.70 £3.40 £2.10 £15.60 £15.60
Travelcard prices from Heathrow T4 ⇄ West Kensington Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares
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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Note: Tube journey prices are correct as of

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.