N9 night busorRailAir RA1?

N9 · Transport for LondonN9 night bus

From

Terminal 5 and Heathrow Central Bus Station

To

Green Park in 79 minutes, Piccadilly Circus in 82, Charing Cross in 86

Luggage

A London bus. There is a luggage rack by the door and no guarantee of space on a full one.

Runs

23:43–04:45

Journey

79–89 min

It only exists at night. Between 04:45 and 23:43 there is no N9, and this is the only option here that runs in the small hours at all.

It is slow: 82 minutes to Piccadilly Circus against the Express's 15 to Paddington. You are trading an hour for £24.25.

It runs every night of the week, unlike the Night Tube, which runs on Friday and Saturday nights only.

N9 night bus: price for every party size

RA1 · RailAirRailAir RA1

From

Terminal 3 (Stands 7/8), Terminal 2 (Stands 11/12) and Terminal 5

To

Reading railway station, calling at Winnersh Triangle

Luggage

2 bags up to 30 kg each plus hand luggage per person, included; extra bags £5.00 each.

Runs

04:10–00:15

Journey

24–45 min

Reading to Heathrow is billed "in 40 minutes" on RailAir's own site and "under 45 minutes" to Terminal 5 specifically — book the extra few minutes for T5.

It does not run around the clock: the last coach from Terminal 3 is 00:15 and the first is 04:10, a gap of almost four hours.

RailAir RA1: price for every party size