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Where to buy Heathrow Express tickets

Get your Heathrow Express tickets online

Buying Heathrow Express tickets online is quick and simple. Plus, you’ll get the best available prices by booking in advance.

Where to book your ticket?

Head to our ticket fares hub and you’ll see all the different ticket types you can buy. This includes single tickets, day return tickets, anytime day return tickets, carnet tickets, and more. Once you’ve chosen your preferred ticket, just follow the booking process on our website. It’s super simple and will be done in minutes.


Email confirmation and accessing tickets

Once you have purchased your ticket you will receive an email confirming your booking. If you have booked a Heathrow Express ticket only you will have a link in the email to access and download a pdf of your ticket. Simply print the ticket or have it ready on your mobile phone to scan at the ticket gate line to access the train.


If you have booked a journey that includes a London Underground ticket you will need to collect your tickets for both your Heathrow Express and London Underground journey from a ticket machine at the station.


Collecting tickets

To collect your tickets you will need a payment card and your collection reference. You will find this in your booking confirmation email or in your account if you have registered.

How to use the ticket machines to collect your tickets

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Tap the button on screen to collect tickets.

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Insert any payment card (please note you will not be charged) to activate the machine

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Type in your collection reference.

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Tap the button to print your tickets.

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Get your Heathrow Express tickets online

For the quickest and most secure way to buy your Heathrow Express tickets, simply download our app. You can do so here, and it’s available for both Apple and Android devices.

With the app, there’s no need to print off your tickets. Once purchased, they’re saved in the app. You can then simply scan them at the ticket barriers or on the train during your journey using your phone. It’s quick, simple and no hassle. Plus, once you create an account within our app, your payment details will be saved for fast ticket purchasing the next time you travel with us.

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Get your Heathrow Express tickets at the station

You can buy your Heathrow Express ticket at the station. Either at London Paddington or your chosen station at Heathrow. You have two options to buy your ticket at the station:

  • The ticket office
  • A ticket machine

With the ticket office, you’ll need to queue up and pay with either cash or card. This can be quite time consuming if the station is busy. Ticket machines can also get quite busy, but often it's a slightly quicker option than the ticket office. The machines are simple to use and quick to pay with a Credit or Debit Card.

Just remember, you'll save money if you buy your tickets online – either via our website or app. Plus, it will save you time at the station too.

Where to buy FAQs

Our ticket types

Choose from a range of Heathrow Express ticket types to suit your journey and your budget.

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Single

Book a Single ticket on either Standard Class or Business First Class. Pick any train on that day and travel one way either to or from Heathrow whether you're flying for business or pleasure.

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Advanced Discounted Single

Make great savings by booking your single ticket on Standard Class 45+ days in advance. Get organised with your train travel and plan a single journey to or from Heathrow for just £10. Get your advanced discount ticket. Get your advanced discount ticket here.

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Same Day Return

Book a Same Day ticket if you're flying out of and returning to Heathrow on the same day. Ideal for business travelers regularly flying out of Heathrow. Hop on a morning flight for a meeting in Edinburgh or Berlin and fly home that evening, using Heathrow Express both ways.

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Return

With a Return ticket on Heathrow Express, you have ultimate flexibility for your travel to and from the airport.

Whether you're away for two weeks with the family or enjoying a city break, you can travel five days after you buy the ticket and return within one month.

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Carnet tickets

Available as a Carnet x6 or Carnet x12 on both Standard Class and Business First Class, you'll save money on your journeys by buying your tickets in bulk.

With a Carnet x6 you get 6 journeys for the price of 5, whilst a Carnet x12 will give you 12 journeys for the price of 9.

Family Travel

Family travel

Children aged 15 and under travel for free on Heathrow Express. If you're travelling as a family from Heathrow – whether to see friends or for the holiday of a lifetime – book tickets for the whole family, but only pay for the adults.

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