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Heathrow T5 ⇄ Kew Gardens Station

This journey is in zones 2-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District 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 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

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and District line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Heathrow T5 to Richmond and Heathrow T5 to Gunnersbury

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

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

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

Changing trains 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 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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Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 2-6. The cheapest fare is £2.10 off-peak (£3.40 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 Heathrow T5 ⇄ Kew Gardens Station
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
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.