Oyster Cards
Can you use Oyster cards on the Heathrow Express?
In this helpful guide, we’ll look at how to use your Oyster card on the Heathrow Express.
What is an Oyster card?
An Oyster card is a pre-paid travel card that you can add money to, so you can pay-as-you-go on a variety of transport options in and around London. You can use an Oyster card to pay on the bus, tube, tram, DLR and London Overground, as well as most Elizabeth Line, IFS Cloud Cable Car and Thames Clippers River Bus services. You can also use it on the Heathrow Express.
You simply touch in with your Oyster at the start of your journey and touch out at the end on yellow card readers to pay the right fare.
Can you use your Oyster card on the Heathrow Express?
Yes, you can use your Oyster card on the Heathrow Express. Just like getting the tube or London Overground, you simply tap your Oyster on the ticket barriers as you enter and leave the station.
Say, you’re travelling from London Paddington to Heathrow Central on the Heathrow Express. You’ll tap your Oyster Card at the ticket barriers before you arrive on our Heathrow Express platforms (usually six and seven). And when you leave the train at Heathrow Central, you’ll tap your Oyster card again to complete your journey.
For a single journey on the Heathrow Express, you’ll be charged for a single ticket with a cost of £25.
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