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London Heathrow Airport Transfers

Coaches to Heathrow from £5.20 one-way*

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Children under 14 years of age are not permitted to travel without being accompanied throughout the journey by a responsible person aged 16 years or over.
Children aged 14 - 15 years old may travel unaccompanied, as from 5am, arriving at their booked destination no later than 10pm. Unaccompanied children will be asked for proof of age or a signed letter of permission from their parent/guardian. (sms or chat based messages are not permissible)

One infant aged 0-2 travels free when accompanied by an adult with a valid ticket. Additional infants aged 0-2 must be paid for. If you are travelling with more than 1 infant aged 0-2, please book the additional infant as 'Children (3-15).

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Easy Heathrow transfers

Our direct coach transfers to London's Heathrow Airport start from just £5.20 one-way, and with services running day and night from pick-up points across the UK, you can travel with confidence once again.

Arrival and Departure information: 

Terminal 2 & 3: Coaches arrive and depart from the Heathrow Central Bus Station.

Terminal 4: Coaches arrive and depart outside of Heathrow Terminal 4.

Terminal 5: Coaches arrive and depart outside of Heathrow Terminal 5.

Popular routes to Heathrow Airport

Routes Service Daily Services Journey Time
Bristol to Heathrow 201, 202, 401 10 2 hours
Cambridge to Heathrow 727 6 2 hours 15 minutes
Cardiff to Heathrow 201, 202 8 3 hours 25 minutes
Exeter to Heathrow 404, 406, 501, 504 7 3 hours 25 minutes
Birmingham to Heathrow 212, 423, 595, 707 13 3 hours 15 minutes
Bournemouth to Heathrow 204 11 2 hours 50 minutes
Southampton to Heathrow 204 6 1 hour 50 minutes
Coventry to Heathrow 707 5 3 hours 35 minutes

Taking the coach to Heathrow

Our Heathrow coach services get you as close as possible to most Heathrow terminals, making your check-in and return as easy as possible. Please check which terminal you’re flying out of, or arriving into, to use the closest stop to you:

Terminals 2 and 3
Our coaches arrive and depart from the Central Bus Station which is only a 5 minute walk from the terminal buildings via the lift, escalators and travelators.

Terminal 4
Our coaches use stops 13 and 14 right outside the terminal building at arrivals level. Free transfers to the Central Bus Station and Terminal 5 can be made at stop 7 outside arrivals.

Terminal 5
Our coaches use stops 11 - 15, right outside the terminal building at arrivals level.

 

Free travel connections between terminals

Take advantage of free connection services between all Heathrow Airport terminals on our coaches or by travelling on Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express train services.

To ensure a stress-free travel experience we recommend you get to the airport at least 3 hours before your scheduled flight departure time. There are plenty of things to keep you occupied at the airport including - restaurants, bars, retail shops and currency exchanges.

For more information on Heathrow's facilities, visit the Heathrow Airport Website.

Delayed flight?

For just £5 each way, our Change & Go Add On lets you be completely flexible with which coach you board to and from the airport

Board any available coach 12 hours before or after your original departure time.

So if your flight is delayed, then there's no need to panic; you can just hop on the next available coach.

Simply add the 'Change & Go' option to your ticket in the Add Extras section of the booking process.

Luggage

You can take two 20kg suitcases and one item of hand luggage per adult on our coaches. However, be sure to check your flight luggage allowance with your airline before your pack.

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*Limited Availability. No booking fee when logged into My Account and purchasing on the National Express website or app, otherwise £1 booking fee applies. Fares correct 5 May 2023 for travel between 5 May 2023 and 1 September 2023.

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