Covent Garden to Heathrow

Take the Tube at 5:45; that is the first one; one way is £6.00 for adults; get there 3 hours before the flight

The above is the cash fare. The Oyster fare is slightly cheaper at £5.10 each.

Wow, thank you both for the fast reply! I knew we'd have to be up early but I was not planning on quite that early. Good to know!

05:44 is the first train from Covent Garden to Heathrow.

Unfortunately if you get to the platform at 5:45 you will have to wait 10 minutes for the next one.

Thank you Nigel-good to know. We will be there at 5:43! Who needs sleep? :)

I knew we'd have to be up early but I was not planning on quite that early

For a flight to the USA you need to be there 3 hours ahead. Tube is an hour, plus or minus. You need to be on the Tube at 5:30, but the first one isn't until 5.44. It is a bit quicker that early in the morning so it is scheduled to arrive at 6:32 at Terminals 2 and 3, and at 6:39 for Terminal 5.

That should be OK. But not by much.

Do you know which terminal you need to get to?

Thanks!
Terminal 3, and the actual departure time is 9:40, so it looks like we should be ok.

I fly between the U.S. and London a few times a year.

1) The tube fare with an Oyster card is 3.10 GBP before 6:30 AM.

2) I have never arrived three hours before a flight. I usually get there two hours ahead and still have quite a bit of time to spare.

If you have no bags to check, check in the day before online and either print your boarding pass or download it to your phone. When you get to the airport, just go straight to security.

If you have a bag to check, still check in online and use the bag drop machines.

Terminal 3, and the actual departure time is 9:40, so it looks like we
should be ok.

DL to Boston? Taking the 1st Piccadilly train to Heathrow should be fine. The Tube stop is between Terminals 2 and 3; it's about a 5-10 minute walk to T3 depending upon your pace.

The tube fare with an Oyster card is 3.10 GBP.

This is actually where the early start is favourable as the peak fare of £5.10 kicks in at 06:30 (I had read the message first as meaning leaving for Heathrow at 9:30 which would be the unlucky end just before peak fares finish).

Thanks Frank and continental and Marco, I think we’ll aim for an early ride and if we miss the first one, it’ll probably be ok too. Nice to know we’ll get cheaper fares!

Heathrow Fares from Zone 1

Oyster/Contactless:

--Peak (6:30-9:30 and 1600 to 1900) £5.10

--Off Peak (all other times and holidays/weekends) £3.10

Cash

All times: £6.00

Heathrow Fares from Zone 1
Oyster/Contactless:
--Off Peak (all other times and holidays/weekends) £3.10

A bargain! Thanks!