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Heathrow express
However you arrive in London, it is a quick and easy process to reach the Centre, and also to redeem your London Travelcard Voucher !

Heathrow Airport
The Piccadilly line serves Heathrow, with trains running every few minutes from early morning to late evening. Journey time is around 50 minutes to say Piccadilly Circus. (London Travelcard valid)
Heathrow Express run direct, high speed trains between Paddington station and Heathrow. Trains depart every 15 minutes. Journey time is around 15 minutes to Terminals 1, 2 & 3. An extra 5 minutes should be allowed for journeys to Terminal 5. (London Travelcard not valid, special ticket required … Get your London Heathrow Express ticket
Heathrow Connect trains also operate between London Paddington and Heathrow Terminal 4 via Terminals 123, calling at intermediate stations. Journey time to Terminals 123 is approximately 25 minutes and a further 5 minutes to Terminal 4. The last stop before Heathrow is Hayes and Harlington and Travelcards are valid between Paddington and Hayes, but from Hayes into Heathrow a supplement is charged on the train.

Passengers requiring South West London and Waterloo can catch a frequent 285 bus from Heathrow Central bus station to Feltham station (journey time approx 15 minutes), with trains connecting Feltham station and South West London to Waterloo. (London Travelcard valid)
London Travelcard Vouchers can be redeemed at Heathrow Airport Central Transport Interchange in the National Express Coach Station Ticket Office (adjacent to Underground station). Passengers with Zones 1 & 2 Vouchers though are recommended to exchange on arrival in Central London as the tickets are not valid from Heathrow anyway !

Passengers arriving at Terminal 5 may exchange their London Travelcard Vouchers at the National Express Ticket Office immediately to your left as you leave International Arrivals.

Gatwick Airport
Southern and Gatwick Express rail services run direct between Victoria and Gatwick. Journey time is between 30 and 40 minutes. First Capital Connect rail services run between Gatwick and St Pancras International, Farringdon, Blackfriars and London Bridge stations. (London Travelcards not valid until in London, special ticket required, click here for Gatwick Express tickets)

London Travelcard Voucher customers can exchange their Vouchers at any Rail Ticket Office including those in South Terminal and the main Railway Station.

London City Airport

Docklands Light Railway run between London City Airport and Canning Town, Canary Wharf and Bank stations. (London Travelcards valid).

Stansted Airport

Stansted Express services run roughly every 15 minutes between Stansted Airport and
Liverpool Street and Tottenham Hale stations. (London Travelcard not valid until in London, special ticket required, click here for Stansted Express ticket
London Travelcard Voucher customers can exchange their Vouchers at the Stansted Express Rail Ticket Office adjacent to the train platforms for the trains to London.

Luton Airport

Green Line coaches (route 757) run from Luton Airport to Victoria (Buckingham Palace Road), Hyde Park Corner, Marble Arch, George Street and Baker Street. Click here for Luton express ticket
First Capital Connect rail services run to London Bridge, Blackfriars, Farringdon and St Pancras International from Luton Airport Parkway station for a connecting shuttle bus service. (London Travelcard not valid until in London).
London Travelcard Vouchers can be redeemed both at the Train Tickets desk in the Arrivals Hall at the Airport or at Luton Airport Parkway station.

Eurostar

Eurostar trains arrive and depart from the magnificently refurbished St Pancras International station in London. St Pancras is also the home to East Midlands main-line trains to the East Midlands including Nottingham and Sheffield. Alongside is Kings Cross main-line station, home to East Coast trains to Lincoln, Leeds, York, Durham, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Inverness. In addition running under the whole complex is the First Capital Connect main-line railway linking with Luton and Gatwick Airports and Brighton on the South Coast. Lastly 6 Underground Lines serve the complex and a network of bus routes!
London Travelcard Voucher holders have a multitude of redemption points in St Pancras International and Kings Cross stations with the main National Rail Ticket Offices in all stations.

National Rail

If you are arriving in London by train from elsewhere in the UK, all London Terminal stations can exchange your London Travelcard Voucher.

National Express Coaches
If you are arriving in London by National Express Coach, where-ever you alight you will be close to a redemption point for your London travelcard Voucher. The National Express Coach Stations at Heathrow Airport redeems the Vouchers. Also any National Rail station, including Victoria (for Victoria Coach station) and Stratford station.

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