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== Public transport to central London ==
The London Underground Piccadilly line will take you directly from the stations at Terminal 1,2,3 / 4 / 5 to the centre of London via Hammersmith and Kensington in around 50 minutes. It connects with many other lines.It and is the cheapest option. With an Oyster or contactless payment card the fare to zone 1 is £3.10. Between 0630 and 0930 Mon-Fri a peak time fare of £5.10 applies. If you pay by cash the fare is £6 at all times.
Two mainline railway service also operate from the Terminal 1,2,3 and 5 stations to London Paddington station. The Heathrow Express is a non stop service taking 15 minutes to get to Paddington but is incredibly expensive (£22-£25 single.) The Heathrow Connect service also takes the same route but takes 30 minutes and makes 5 stops including Ealing Broadway. It costs £10.30 single to Paddington (£8 to Ealing Broadway.) As it is also quite expensive it would be recommended to take the Underground instead unless you are going to somewhere on the route and are in a hurry.
If you plan on travelling to Croydon then you can take the X26 London bus, avoiding travelling into the centre of London and getting there for £1.50. While the X26 is an express bus it is slow, taking just under 2 hours and potentially longer at busy times of day.
== Public transport within the airport ==
A free travel zone operates around Heathrow airport. You can travel for free between the terminals on either buses or the Underground/ Heathrow Connect/Express trains. It is also possible to travel to Hatton Cross Underground station for free.