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Piccadilly lineorElizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Piccadilly line reaches Paddington, and the whole of Zone 1 beyond it; the Elizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport does not. The other airport, not the city. For a connection between Heathrow and London City; for central London take the Elizabeth line to Paddington or Bond Street.
The Piccadilly line is quicker: 50 min against 1 h. The Elizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport varies between 58 and 62 minutes.
Piccadilly line: 05:00–23:30. Elizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport: 05:21–23:06.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in GBP. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
Piccadilly line
Elizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport
Difference
1
£5.90
£15.50
£9.60
2
£11.80
£31
£19.20
3
£17.70
£46.50
£28.80
4
£23.60
£62
£38.40
5
£29.50
£77.50
£48
6
£35.40
£93
£57.60
7
£41.30
£108.50
£67.20
8
£47.20
£124
£76.80
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Where each one leaves you
Piccadilly · Transport for LondonPiccadilly line
From
Underground stations at Terminals 2 & 3, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5
To
Every Zone 1 station without a change, including Piccadilly Circus and King's Cross
Luggage
No stated limit, but it is a tube train and the Piccadilly line has no racks.
Runs
05:00–23:30
Journey
50 min
It is the slowest of the three trains at about 50 minutes, and it stops everywhere. What it buys is £20.10 kept and a fare that counts towards your daily cap.
There is no off-peak fare on this journey. Landing at a quiet hour saves you nothing, which is not true of any other Zone 6 station.
The Night Tube runs on Friday and Saturday nights only, and not to Terminal 4.
Elizabeth→DLR · Transport for LondonElizabeth line and DLR to London City Airport
From
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 rail station, or Terminal 4; changing at Woolwich
To
London City Airport DLR station, changing at Woolwich for Woolwich Arsenal
Luggage
Racks at the ends of the Elizabeth line carriages; the DLR has open space for bags.
Runs
05:21–23:06
Journey
58–62 min
Take it from Terminals 2 and 3 or Terminal 4: those Elizabeth line trains run to Abbey Wood through Woolwich. Terminal 5's trains run to Shenfield, and TfL's planner sends those passengers via Stratford and the Jubilee line, three trains.
TfL counts the nine-minute walk between Woolwich station and Woolwich Arsenal DLR station as part of the trip. At some hours its planner leaves the Elizabeth line at Canary Wharf for a short walk to Poplar and the DLR instead.
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