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Piccadilly 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 Piccadilly 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 Piccadilly line is quicker: 50 min against 1 h 12. The Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport varies between 72 and 76 minutes.
Piccadilly line: 05:00–23:30. 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
Piccadilly line
Piccadilly, Jubilee and DLR to London City Airport
Difference
1
£5.90
£5.90
same
2
£11.80
£11.80
same
3
£17.70
£17.70
same
4
£23.60
£23.60
same
5
£29.50
£29.50
same
6
£35.40
£35.40
same
7
£41.30
£41.30
same
8
£47.20
£47.20
same
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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.
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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