The journey from Heathrow T2&3 to Tottenham Court Road is in fare zones 1-6 and it’s a direct train on the Elizabeth tube line
- From Heathrow T2&3 take the Elizabeth Line
- Leave the train at Tottenham Court Road
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 40 mins
Stations on the route: Heathrow Terminals 2&3 ➜ Hayes & Harlington ➜ Southall ➜ Hanwell ➜ West Ealing ➜ Ealing Broadway ➜ Acton Main Line ➜ Paddington ➜ Bond Street ➜ Tottenham Court Road
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Elizabeth line
Tube times for the Elizabeth line
Alternative routes include Heathrow T2&3 to Covent Garden, Heathrow T2&3 to Leicester Square and Heathrow T2&3 to Oxford Circus
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
Heathrow T2&3 tube station is wheelchair accessible, and has step-free access from the street to the train
The Elizabeth and Northern lines at Tottenham Court Road station are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central line only has step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train
Heathrow T2&3 station 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
Tottenham Court Road station exit – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use an escalator and one flight of 20 stairs from the Central line platforms to the booking hall, or two escalators and two flights of 9 and 14 stairs from the Northern line platforms, followed by two flights of stairs to the Tottenham Court Road/New Oxford Street exit (2x19 steps up), or two flights to the Oxford Street exit (19 steps up +17 steps up), or three flights to the Andrew Borde Street exit (20 steps up +2x13 steps up), or three flights to the Centre Point exit (20 steps up +13 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Centre Point Piazza exit (20 steps up +6 steps up +14 steps up +8 steps up), or four flights to the Charing Cross Road exit (10 steps up +13 steps up +8 steps up +9 steps up)
The journey from Tottenham Court Road to Heathrow T2&3 is in fare zones 1-6 and it’s a direct train on the Elizabeth tube line
- From Tottenham Court Road take the Elizabeth Line
- Leave the train at Heathrow T2&3
Number of tube stops: 9 · Journey time: Approx 44 mins
Stations on the route: Tottenham Court Road ➜ Bond Street ➜ Paddington ➜ Acton Main Line ➜ Ealing Broadway ➜ West Ealing ➜ Hanwell ➜ Southall ➜ Hayes & Harlington ➜ Heathrow Terminals 2&3
London Underground tube delays
First and last train times on the Elizabeth line
Tube times for the Elizabeth line
Alternative routes include Tottenham Court Road to Covent Garden, Tottenham Court Road to Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road to Oxford Circus
Stairs, lifts and escalators to the station platforms
The Elizabeth and Northern lines at Tottenham Court Road underground station are wheelchair accessible, and have step-free access from the street to the train. The Central line only has step-free access from the street to the platform, and there may be a step up or gap to the train
Heathrow T2&3 station has step-free access from the street to the platform (but there may be a step up or gap to the train)
Tottenham Court Road station entrance – There’s a lift between the entrance and the platforms. If you want to avoid the lift then you can use two flights of stairs from the Tottenham Court Road/New Oxford Street entrance (2x19 steps down), or two flights from the Oxford Street entrance (19 steps down +17 steps down), or three flights from the Andrew Borde Street entrance (2x13 steps down +20 steps down), or three flights from the Centre Point entrance (8 steps down +13 steps down +20 steps down), or four flights from the Centre Point Piazza entrance (8 steps down +14 steps down +6 steps down +20 steps down), or four flights from the Charing Cross Road entrance (9 steps down +8 steps down +13 steps down +10 steps down), followed by an escalator and one flight of 20 stairs down to the Central line platforms, or two escalators and two flights of 9 and 14 stairs down to the Northern line platforms
Heathrow T2&3 station 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
Tube fare between Heathrow T2&3 and Tottenham Court Road
This tube journey is in Oyster zones 1-6. The cheapest fare is £3.60 off-peak (£5.60 peak) when you pay by Oyster or contactless. There’s no return fare, you just pay the same as two single tickets
Fare zone | Cash | Oyster & Contactless cards | |||
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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 |
Fare Zone | Travelcards (Train, Bus & Tram) | |||
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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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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.
Travel by car – Car parks near Tottenham Court Road station