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Heathrow T5 ⇄ Kew Gardens Station | Tube Journey, Train Times & Fares

The journey from Heathrow T5 to Kew Gardens 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 T5 take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
  3. Leave the train at Kew Gardens

Number of tube stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 67 mins

Stations on the route: Heathrow Terminal 5 ➜ Heathrow Terminals 2&3 ➜ Hatton Cross ➜ Hounslow West ➜ Hounslow Central ➜ Hounslow East ➜ Osterley ➜ Boston Manor ➜ Northfields ➜ South Ealing ➜ Acton Town ➜ Hammersmith [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens

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 T5 to Richmond and Heathrow T5 to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms

Heathrow T5 underground station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Kew Gardens station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)

Heathrow T5 station entrance – There’s an escalator, or lift, between the terminal entrance and the Piccadilly line platforms

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

Kew Gardens station exit – There is level access between the eastbound platform and the Station Avenue exit, and the westbound platform and the North Road exit, but there are three flights of stairs between the westbound platform and the Station Avenue exit (15 steps down +2x11 steps up), and three flights of stairs between the eastbound platform and the North Road exit (2x11 steps down +15 steps up)

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Tube fare between Heathrow T5 and Kew Gardens

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 T5 ⇄ Kew Gardens 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 T5 ⇄ Kew Gardens 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
See our complete list of Adult train prices 2024, Senior train prices 2024, Child train prices 2024, Oyster prices 2024, Contactless prices 2024 and Travelcard prices 2024
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.