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Heathrow T2&3 ⇄ Kennington Station

This journey is in zones 1-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and Northern lines, changing trains at Leicester Square

  1. From Heathrow T2&3 take the Piccadilly Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Northern Line
  3. Leave the train at Kennington

Number of stops: 23 · Journey time: Approx 63 mins

Stations on the route: 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 ➜ South Kensington ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Green Park ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Embankment ➜ Waterloo ➜ Kennington

Live status and delays

Closures on the Piccadilly and Northern line

First and last train times

Piccadilly line timetable

Alternative routes include Heathrow T2&3 to Elephant & Castle, Heathrow T2&3 to Oval and Heathrow T2&3 to Vauxhall

Stairs, lifts and escalators

Heathrow T2&3 is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train

Kennington is not wheelchair accessible

Heathrow T2&3 entrance – There’s a lift (or escalator, or four flights of 9, 11, 11, 4 steps down) from the bus station to the booking hall. There’s an escalator (or two flights of 14, 15 steps down) plus a long walk and a travelator from Terminal 2 to the booking hall. There’s a ramp (or two flights of 11, 11 steps down) plus a long walk and 3x travelators between Terminal 3 Arrivals and the booking hall. There’s a ramp plus 2xtravelators between Terminal 3 Departures and the booking hall. After that there’s another lift or an escalator down to the platforms

Changing trains at Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

Kennington exit – You have to use one flight of stairs and a lift between the platforms and the exit (19 steps up). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (3 steps up +17 steps up +2x19 steps up +21 steps up)

This journey is in zones 1-6 and you’ll have to use the Northern and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Leicester Square

  1. From Kennington take the Northern Line
  2. Change at Leicester Square to the Piccadilly Line
  3. Leave the train at Heathrow T2&3

Number of stops: 24 · Journey time: Approx 66 mins

Stations on the route: Kennington ➜ Waterloo ➜ Embankment ➜ Charing Cross ➜ Leicester Square [change train] Leicester Square ➜ Piccadilly Circus ➜ Green Park ➜ Hyde Park Corner ➜ Knightsbridge ➜ South Kensington ➜ 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 ➜ Heathrow Terminals 2&3

Live status and delays

Closures on the Northern and Piccadilly line

First and last train times

Northern line timetable

Alternative routes include Kennington to Elephant & Castle, Kennington to Oval and Kennington to Vauxhall

Stairs, lifts and escalators

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

Heathrow T2&3 is not wheelchair accessible

Kennington entrance – You have to use a lift and one flight of stairs between the entrance and the platforms (19 steps down). If you want to avoid the lift then you have to use another five flights of stairs (21 steps down +2x19 steps down +17 steps down +3 steps down)

Changing trains at Leicester Square – You must use stairs when changing between the Northern/​Piccadilly line platforms

Heathrow T2&3 exit – There’s a lift or an escalator from the platforms to the booking hall. After that there’s another lift (or escalator, or four flights of 4, 11, 11, 9 steps up) to the bus station exit. Or there’s an escalator (or two flights of 15, 14 steps up) plus a long walk and a travelator to Terminal 2. Or there’s a ramp (or two flights of 11, 11 steps up) plus a long walk and 3x travelators to Terminal 3 Arrivals. Or there’s a ramp plus 2xtravelators to Terminal 3 Departures

Cash, Oyster & Travelcard fares

The journey is in zones 1-6. The cheapest fare is £3.60 off-peak (£5.60 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 T2&3 ⇄ Kennington Station
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
Travelcard prices from Heathrow T2&3 ⇄ Kennington 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.