This journey is in zones 2-6 and you’ll have to use the Piccadilly and District lines, changing trains at Hammersmith
- From Heathrow T2&3 take the Piccadilly Line
- Change at Hammersmith to the District Line
- Leave the train at Richmond
Number of stops: 16 · Journey time: Approx 52 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 [change train] Hammersmith ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Kew Gardens ➜ Richmond
Live status and delays
Closures on the Piccadilly and District line
First and last train times
Piccadilly line timetable
Alternative routes include Heathrow T2&3 to Kew Gardens
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Heathrow T2&3 is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Richmond has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
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 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
Richmond exit – There’s a lift from the platforms to the booking hall, or two flights of stairs (9 steps up +15 steps up from the District line and National Rail eastbound platforms, and 2x12 steps up from the National Rail westbound platform). After that you must use two flights of stairs between the booking hall and the Church Street/car park exit (15 steps down +9 steps down), but it’s level to the Kew Road exit
This journey is in zones 2-6 and you’ll have to use the District and Piccadilly lines, changing trains at Hammersmith
- From Richmond take the District Line
- Change at Hammersmith to the Piccadilly Line
- Leave the train at Heathrow T2&3
Number of stops: 17 · Journey time: Approx 55 mins
Stations on the route: Richmond ➜ Kew Gardens ➜ Gunnersbury ➜ Turnham Green ➜ Stamford Brook ➜ Ravenscourt Park ➜ Hammersmith [change train] 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 District and Piccadilly line
First and last train times
District line timetable
Alternative routes include Richmond to Kew Gardens
Stairs, lifts and escalators
Richmond is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
Heathrow T2&3 has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Richmond entrance – You must use two flights of stairs between the Church Street/car park entrance and the booking hall (9 steps up +15 steps up), but it’s level from the Kew Road entrance. After that you need to use a lift to the platforms, or two flights of stairs (15 steps down +9 steps down to the District line and National Rail eastbound platforms, and 2x12 steps down to the National Rail westbound platform)
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
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 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
| 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 |
| 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.