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Elizabeth lineorPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport?
The short answer
These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Elizabeth line reaches Paddington, and the whole of Zone 1 beyond it; the Piccadilly, Jubilee 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 Piccadilly line to Piccadilly Circus.
The Elizabeth line is quicker: 40 min against 1 h 12. The Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport varies between 72 and 76 minutes.
Elizabeth line: 05:21–00:12. Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport: 05:10–23:33.
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
Elizabeth line
Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport
Difference
1
£14.60
£5.90
£8.70
2
£29.20
£11.80
£17.40
3
£43.80
£17.70
£26.10
4
£58.40
£23.60
£34.80
5
£73
£29.50
£43.50
6
£87.60
£35.40
£52.20
7
£102.20
£41.30
£60.90
8
£116.80
£47.20
£69.60
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Where each one leaves you
Elizabeth · Transport for LondonElizabeth line
From
Rail stations at Terminals 2 & 3, Terminal 4 and Terminal 5
To
Paddington, continuing through Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road and Liverpool Street
Luggage
Racks at the ends of the carriages; the trains are built for it.
Runs
05:21–00:12
Journey
40–45 min
It is the weakest value of the three on time alone: 2.5 times the Underground fare to save about ten minutes. It is also the option the airport promotes hardest.
The airport quotes this journey at "£13.90" on its own page. TfL, which sets the fare, charges £14.60 to Paddington and £15.50 beyond.
The airport states the journey as "under 40 minutes" on one page and "under 45 minutes" on another.
Piccadilly→Jubilee→DLR · Transport for LondonPiccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport
From
Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 Underground station, or Terminal 4 or 5; changing at Green Park and Canning Town
To
London City Airport DLR station, beside the terminal
Luggage
No stated limit, but these are Tube trains and the Piccadilly line has no racks.
Runs
05:10–23:33
Journey
72–76 min
Three trains and two changes, at Green Park and at Canning Town, on a ride of about an hour and a quarter. With luggage the Elizabeth line is easier but dearer: £15.50.
From Terminal 5 the Piccadilly line starts a stop earlier; Terminal 4 has its own branch, and not every train serves it.
Tap in at the Underground station and tap out at London City, or you may be charged a maximum fare.
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